I want to be able to travel the world and see and meet people from different cultures/ nationalities. I want to experience their way of life, a new way of life.
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Youth Views: What do you think of liturgical music?
I feel that liturgical music can help us pray better. It helps us grow closer to Him. I feel that by listening or singing along to liturgical music, it helps us to see what God has planned for us in the future.
A Journey to DC in Honor of Our Mother
Karolina Smiarowska, 18, joined her fellow parishioners from St. Matthias, Ridgewood, for the diocesan pilgrimage to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., Oct. 25. For her, the pilgrimage served as a continuation of the formation she received at World Youth Day Brazil and as a Jornadista.
R U Texting During Mass? Put the Phone Down
ALBANY, N.Y. (CNS) – Families navigate their smartphones while doing everyday activities, so it’s no surprise that cellphones affect even church.
Sisters of Charity Mark 90 Years in New York (with slideshow)
More than 300 Sisters of Charity, Halifax, and their associates, along with clergy, family and friends, marked the 90th anniversary of the Sisters’ arrival in New York at the Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston, Oct. 25.
Year for Consecrated Life
The worldwide observance of the Year for Consecrated Life proclaimed by Pope Francis will open in the diocese with prayer services in Brooklyn and Queens. Our Lady of Angels Church, Bay Ridge, will be the site for the Brooklyn service on Sunday, Dec. 7, at 3:30 p.m. The opening in Queens will take place on Sunday, Dec. 14, at Immaculate Conception Monastery Church, Jamaica Estates, at 3:30 p.m.
Calling Cathedral Alumni
Where It All Began – a celebration of the 100th anniversary of the founding of Cathedral Prep – will be held on Saturday, Nov. 8, at 5 p.m. Mass at St. Joseph Co-Cathedral, Prospect Heights. Auxiliary Bishops Paul Sanchez and Raymond Chappetto, both alumni of Cathedral College, Brooklyn, will be the main celebrants.
100-Year-Old Former Teacher Still Volunteers
It was a crisp fall morning on Sunday, Oct. 19, when St. Ephrem’s parish and school community gathered in Dyker Heights to celebrate the 100th birthday of Madeline Scotto. The celebration began at the 10 a.m. parish Mass.
Pilgrims to National Shrine Reflect Ethnic Make-Up of Diocese (with video and slideshow)
A record 3,000 pilgrims from the Diocese of Brooklyn traveled to Washington, D.C. for a pilgrimage to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate in Conception .
Annual High School Supplement
The Tablet, in coordination with local high schools, presents this years Annual High School Supplement.