Bible camp at Immaculate Heart of Mary, Windsor Terrace, meant learning about extraordinary animals such as the axolotls, as well as saintly role models, such as a nun who cared for lepers, and of course Gospel stories.
Parishes
Obituary: Sister John Joseph Dunphy, C.S.J.
Sister John Joseph Dunphy, C.S.J., former guidance counselor at Bishop Kearney H.S., Bensonhurst, died July 21 at Maria Regina Residence in Brentwood.
You Can Be a Star at Father Troike Summer Leadership Program (with slideshow)
For 47 years, there’s been plenty of action at the annual Father Edward Troike Summer Leadership Program at Cathedral Prep and Seminary.
Obituary: Brooklyn Franciscan Brother Jack Moylan
Brooklyn Franciscan Brother John (Jack) Moylan, O.S.F., who spent 35 years ministering to the incarcerated and their families, died July 27.
Women Hoping to See Msgr. Quinn Be Saint
Two Brooklyn women who credit St. Therese of Lisieux with restoring their vision – 80 years apart – are now praying for another special intention: the canonization of Servant of God Msgr. Bernard J. Quinn.
Street Named for Former Pastor in East New York (with slideshow)
East New York residents gathered outside St. Rita Church to witness the renaming of Shepherd Avenue in memory of their late shepherd, Msgr. John T. Peyton, who served the community for over 25 years until his death in 2008.
Bishop Blesses New Korean Parish Center (with slideshow)
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio joined St. Paul Chong Ha-Sang Church, Flushing – one of the country’s largest Korean Catholic parishes – to bless a new education center and rectory – a $3.5 million project funded by parishioners.
Fiddler in Douglaston Is a Show with a Cause
Usually the singing heard at the Immaculate Conception Center (ICC) in Douglaston comes during Mass in the chapel or when seminarians living there practice their hymns.
Queens Pilgrims Visit Toussaint-Related Sites
“What a beautiful day for a pilgrimage” remarked Price Olivier as he and his wife Doris joined 160 other pilgrims from Southeast Queens as they boarded buses to lower Manhattan to visit the sites associated with the life of the Venerable Pierre Toussaint.
Lithuanian Archbishop Visits Brooklyn Parish
The Lithuanian community of Brooklyn and Queens was visited this spring by Archbishop Gintaras Grusas of Vilnius, Lithuania.