With a goal of providing care for the whole child — their bodies, as well as their minds — Immaculate Conception Catholic Academy in Astoria has opened a wellness center for students to learn how to live healthy and productive lives.
Our Youth
For Nursing Home Residents, Years Melt Away When Students Come
The lifting of COVID-19 restrictions in nursing homes in New York is being cheered by residents of Hillside Manor Rehabilitation and Extended Care, a 400-bed facility in Jamaica Estates. It means the girls of The Mary Louis Academy will be coming back.
Ranks of Altar Servers Grow at Basilica of Regina Pacis As Numbers Fall Elsewhere
Along with the growth in Masses at Basilica Regina Pacis is a need for more altar servers. The parishes youth responded this year with another 35 servers in the ranks.
Youth at Florida Catholic Parish Help Lead Prayers, Vigil Following Tragedy
After girding themselves with eucharistic adoration, rosary, songs and reflections, the teens, young adults and parish community of St. Joseph stepped out into the night air to solemnly walk to Surfside’s new ground zero.
St. Michael’s Academy Battles Hate and Fosters Healing Through Asian Studies
At a time when attacks against Asian-Americans have risen more than 300% in New York, educators at one Queens Catholic school are using Asian-themed curricula to help students learn not to hate.
Good Grammar Lays Groundwork for Success, Educators Say
The practice of good grammar and proper spelling is becoming a lost art. Still, academies in the Diocese of Brooklyn keep up the tradition by teaching students things like the difference between a colon and a semicolon.
Three Young Catholic Women Make History by Becoming Eagle Scouts
Rachel and Mara Snyder, and Madeline “Maddie” Mullin are part of history, becoming part of the inaugural group of young women to become Eagle Scouts in the Boy Scouts of America.
2020 Keep Christ in Christmas Art Contest
The Tablet, in collaboration with the Archbishop John Hughes Council of the Knights of Columbus, invites youth to express their faith through art by participating in the 2020 DIGITAL Christmas art contest.
Fall 2020 College Section
The Tablet’s Fall 2020 College Section is an informative resource for students and parents on colleges and enrollment for Catholic schools in the New York metropolitan area.
Kids Helping Kids: One Boy’s 1,740-Mile Journey Raises Money for Refugees
Months ago, 11-year-old Romeo Cox in Italy secretly hatched a plan to somehow visit his grandmother Rosemary in England. Romeo and his granny hadn’t seen each other in a year and a half when the coronavirus pandemic struck. So, he repeatedly asked his parents if he could walk to see her because he missed her.