Seventh- and eighth-grade students from Catholic elementary schools were welcomed to The Mary Louis Academy (TMLA) in Jamaica Estates for the fourth annual History Fair. The theme of this year’s event was “Those Who Have Made the World a Better Place.” Featured were: Pope Francis, the Sisters martyred in El Salvador, Martin Luther King Jr., Aung […]
By Emma Schoppmeyer Bishop Kearney H.S., Bensonhurst, had the honor of welcoming two Marine working dogs and their handlers during a special Mass in their honor. The two dogs, Sgt. Lucca and Jony, and handlers Gunnery Sgt. Christopher Willingham, Cpl. Juan Rodriguez and Sgt. Brian Riddle, came to meet us at St. Athanasius Church, Bensonhurst. […]
Sabrina Lall, senior St. Francis Prep I am grateful for my time volunteering at a local elementary school. I met many children that gave me insight on how greatly my presence affected them and how happy I made them. Logan Blascovich, junior St. John’s Prep An experience that I will never be […]
A group of young people gathered in front of St. James Cathedral in Downtown Brooklyn, ready to embark on an 11.5-mile pilgrimage to the Shrine of St. Frances Cabrini in Washington Heights, Manhattan, Nov. 9. The morning air was cool and clear. American, Italian and Vatican flags led the way as we started the journey […]
When St. Francis Prep, Fresh Meadows, celebrated its 150th anniversary five years ago, the school was connected with its “cousins” in Kenya. Brother Peter Roddy, O.S.F., minister general of the Irish Franciscan Brothers, came to Queens to celebrate the benchmark. He told Brother Leonard Conway, O.S.F., then-principal and current president, about St. Francis Secondary School […]
Xaverian H.S., Bay Ridge, hosted its annual Induction Ceremony of the Brother Hilary Chapter of the National Honor Society (NHS). One hundred and fifty-one exceptional students from the senior, junior and sophomore classes were conferred membership to the society. The ceremony began with a welcome address by Deacon Kevin McCormack, principal, and an opening prayer […]
Students from Bishop Kearney H.S., Bensonhurst, joined the nation’s largest Veterans Day Parade. They walked down Fifth Avenue in Manhattan to show their appreciation of all the men and women who fought to keep the country safe. They marched together with FDNY Engine 343, a commemorative engine in honor of the 343 New York firefighters […]
Veronica Carrasco, freshman Cristo Rey Brooklyn Conscience can either be a bright light that guides you forward or a dark alley that pulls you down into the silent depths of confusion that can so easily cause havoc in your life. Sometimes it’s not easy to make the morally good decisions, but we have to […]
By Enza Yoo Ten seniors from Bishop Kearney H.S., Bensonhurst, were installed as extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion at the opening of school Mass, offered by Kearney’s chaplain, Msgr. David Cassato and assisted by Deacon Dante Colandrea. Under the direction of Sister Rosemarie Figlia, C.S.J., Kearney’s campus minister, these girls attended a diocesan workshop explaining […]
Joshua Liriano, junior Cristo Rey Brooklyn One of my greatest decisions is joining the school baseball team. This showed me hard work and discipline; it also improved my school grades. Briana Laurenceau, freshman Cristo Rey Brooklyn One of my greatest decisions was participating in the dorming program, Boys Hope Girls Hope. Living […]
