The Convent of Mercy fills most of a block in the Fort Greene/Bedford-Stuyvesant area of Brooklyn. A few blocks west of its main entrance on Willoughby Avenue is Pratt Institute, where young artists and architects prepare for their future careers.
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Opera at the Co-Cathedral
On Friday, Sept. 26, the curtain went up at the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph, Prospect Heights, as a new opera series by the indie company Opera Oggi New York made its premiere. “Made in America” is a set of one-act operas with storyline, text and music by Thomas Lawrence Toscano, founder of the singer-run company. […]
Diocese Begins New School of Evangelization
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio gathered with clergy, religious and catechists to inaugurate the diocesan School of Evangelization on Thursday evening, Sept. 18.
New Daughter of Wisdom Has Some Brooklyn Roots
For Marie Josée Seide, 53, the passage to become a Daughter of Wisdom seems to have taken root long ago. Educated as a child in Haiti by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Cluny, her first encounter with the Daughters of Wisdom came in Port-au-Prince where she attended high school at Sacre Coeur, a school with a rich tradition dating back to 1875.
Tablet TALK
This week’s Tablet TALK highlights a salsa-dancing sensation studying in Brooklyn Heights, a Sister of St. Joseph feeding the needy in Queens Village, the diocesan vicar serving as grand marshal of the upcoming Ragamuffin Parade and much more…
Scenes from The Great Irish Fair 2014
The crowds returned as they do every year to Coney Ireland for a real celebration of Irish culture, faith, music, food and crafts.
Neighborhood Tradition
Carrol Gardens Continues Devotion to Maria Addolorata: The neighborhood, now a trendy home to many young professionals, got a blast from the past last Sunday in true Catholic Italian style.
Tablet TALK
This week’s Tablet TALK invites you to BeTheMatch in Flushing, has details about Father Charles and Laurie Mangano’s next Brooklyn event and much, much more…
Back to School – New Academy Model Begins in Whitestone
Local children returned to their classrooms earlier this month, and many Catholic schools and academies marked the start of the new academic year with the celebration of Mass.
Diocese Opens Pastoral Year at ‘New’ Holy Name
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio called for more dialogue with diocesan employees as he celebrated Mass Sept. 4 that opened the pastoral year. It was held at the newly renovated Holy Name of Jesus Church in Park Slope, just two blocks from the Chancery Office.