Congratulations to Angelica Cieslak and Stella Guida from Sacred Heart Troop No. 4121 in Glendale for receiving the Silver Award.
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Youth Views: What is an ability that you appreciate in others but do not possess yourself?
I am not very athletic, but I do appreciate and respect those who are. It takes time and discipline to be able to commit to a sport, and I value that.
Youth Views: Has your love for your parents changed from the time you were a young child?
People change as they grow up and have a different perspective of their parents. But I will always have the love I had as kid for my parents.
‘Zoo Crew’ Helps Run Vacation Bible School (with slideshow)
St. Kevin’s Church, Flushing, was crawling with “little critters” at the parish’s first-ever weeklong Vacation Bible School, held July 7 though 11.
YAMS Teens Accept Highest Form of Generosity
I appreciated the desire of the revivalists for us to have the same relationship with God as they do; I feel this is the ultimate form of generosity.
Youth Views: Reflect upon the Catholic teaching of labor before capital.
God gave humans souls, and this automatically puts humans above the interest of capital. That is why I always make sure to tell cashiers: “I hope you have a wonderful day.” Cashiers are often treated as machine operators, when in reality they are God’s children —just like us.
Bishop Kearney H.S. Names First President
Dr. Margaret M. Minson, a product of Catholic education, who has spent the last several years providing access to such education to thousands of underserved students throughout New York City, has been appointed the first president of Bishop Kearney H.S., Bensonhurst, as the school moves to a new mode of governance.
A Look at Graduations 2014
Twenty-four of the 33 graduating students at Cristo Rey Brooklyn H.S. are first-generation college attendees… St. Patrick Catholic Academy held its graduation ceremony inside St. Patrick Church, Bay Ridge, June 13… St. Patrick Catholic Academy held its graduation ceremony inside St. Patrick Church, Bay Ridge, June 13.
Serving at God’s Table
Father Frank Spacek, chaplain at Christ the King R.H.S., Middle Village, installed six new extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion at the End of Year School Mass.
Serving at God’s Altar
The parish of St. Mary Magdalene Church, Springfield Gardens, commissioned and blessed nine new altar servers.