The St. Clare’s parish youth group performed Good Friday in a dramatization of the Stations of the Cross. Father Andy Struzzieri, far left, brought the tradition back to St. Clare’s when he became pastor in June, 2012. (Photo by Jim Mancari)

St. Clare’s Youth Group Revives Living Stations (with slideshow)

The parish youth group at St. Clare’s, Rosedale, performed a live dramatization of the Stations of the Cross on Good Friday at the church. The 20 youth group members are mostly high school students who are parishioners at St. Clare’s, with a few performers being students at the parish’s elementary school. Father Andy Struzzieri, pastor, […]

Rockaway Beach Caminata with slide show

Over 500 diocesan Jornadistas embarked on their yearly Holy Saturday Caminata bringing their march of faith to Rockaway Beach. This year’s theme, “Go and Make Disciples of All People That No One Should Be Left Behind,” was brought to life as the Jornadistas continue to support their brothers and sisters whose lives were devastated by […]

Up for the Math Challenge

  Five students from St. Saviour H.S. in Park Slope participated in the 2013 Moody’s Mega Math Challenge.  The Challenge posed a relevant and ambitious applied math problem to nearly 5,800 high schoolers in 29 eastern U.S. states. The five young women from St. Saviour are pictured. From left to right are: Imani Greeves, Chelsea Miller, […]

Smoking Drains Life Charge

Using her artistic talents to spread a positive message, Kristen Walsh, a junior at Bishop Kearney H.S., Bensonhurst, won the Great American Smokeout print advertisement contest for New York State. The contest, sponsored by ENT & Allergy Associates and the American Cancer Society, is a peer-to-peer anti-smoking effort. Walsh’s winning entry is titled: “Your Life […]

Christ the King R.H.S. Marks Its 50th Year

This year marks the 50th anniversary of Christ the King R.H.S., Middle Village. The golden jubilee celebrations will begin on Friday, April 19, with a gala dinner-dance at El Caribe, Mill Basin, from 7 to 11 p.m., and continue throughout that weekend with musical performances and a celebratory Sunday Mass. This momentous achievement is predicated […]

Students Honor St. Patrick, Ireland

Students from throughout the diocese celebrated the feast day of St. Patrick in various ways. Above, students from St. Saviour H.S., Park Slope, show their green during the annual St. Patrick’s Day parade in Manhattan on March 17. The school also participated in the Park Slope Parade the next day. Below: Aimée Coyle, senior, Meghan […]

Leaving Everything Behind to Serve

Seven students from Xaverian H.S., Bay Ridge, put their faith and training into practice by participating in the Urban Challenge program sponsored by the Romero Center in Camden, N.J. The Urban Challenge is a retreat with service, learning and immersion. It offered the students an opportunity to participate in various service projects with young children, […]

Never Never Land At Christ the King R.H.S.

Members of the advance theater class at Christ the King R.H.S., Middle Village, performed the play, Peter Pan to the children from Christ the King’s daycare and pre-k classes. The young children watched in wonderment the tale of Peter, Wendy and Never Never Land. The cast and crew of the production were: Sasha Anderson, Marissa […]