Youth from through out the diocese celebrate this holiest of times in unique ways.
Our Youth
Youth Views: What Is Easter?
Sean Faison-Ince, senior St. Edmund Prep Easter is a reminder of Jesus’ significance to me. It also reveals to me how many people are Catholic just like me. Seeing the parishioners walk down my street shows how many faithful there are. Anna Occhino, senior St. John’s Prep Easter is a time of reverence and […]
Youth Follow Jesus Unto Death
Youth from St. Pancras Church, Glendale, and St. Finbar, Bath Beach, performed live Stations of the Cross.
Det. McDonald Visits St. John’s Prep Students
Detective Steven McDonald talked about being shot and left quadriplegic, and he said his faith and ability to forgive enabled him to go on with life.
Youth Get Stuck in Church
More than one hundred gathered for the annual youth lock-in to have a good time and strengthen their relationships with God.
Youth Views: Is It Important to Come off as Honest and Sincere?
Andrew Wenzler, sophomore Archbishop Molloy H.S. I feel that it is important to just be yourself and don’t let anyone change you. If you stay true to friends and family, they will see you are a genuine person and would respect you for that. Imani Ragguette, senior St. Saviour H.S. It is important […]
Pi Day at Holy Cross H.S.
Students from Holy Cross celebrated National Pi Day with a competition to see who could recite from memory the most digits of this infinite number that expresses the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle.
Holy Cross Cantor Says Goodbye to Cardinal Egan
Holy Cross freshman Evan Katsefes, a cantor at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Manhattan, had the privilege of singing in the choir at the funeral Mass for Cardinal Edward Egan. “I was honored to share such an intimate space with dignitaries, celebrities and accomplished musicians,” he said. “It was a beautiful Mass and a great way to […]
Benefit Concert Organized by Local Youth
Connor Whelan, 19, is a musician from Brooklyn who has taken it upon himself to organize a concert to benefit the Sisters of St. Joseph of Brentwood, L.I. The gig will feature other local musicians, including Gypsy Trane, Steven Vaughn, Nicki Marone and Maribeth Dono and the Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM) Choir. A varied […]
Knights Show Strength in Wearing Pink
Students at Holy Cross H.S. united in an effort to raise funds and awareness of breast cancer. The project is spearheaded by Cathy Kenny, junior class moderator and coordinator of the Science Research Program.