“Would you come and follow me if I but call your name? Will you go where you don’t know and never be the same?” If that hymn speaks to your heart, perhaps God is calling you to be a priest, a religious sister or brother. Although National Vocation Awareness Week comes to a close this […]
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Bishops, Diocesan Officials To Visit Catholic Schools
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio, three auxiliary bishops and the diocese’s Secretary for Education and staff of the Superintendent of Schools’ Office will visit Catholic schools during the week of and the week following Catholic Schools Week (Jan. 27-Feb. 2). The schedule is as follows: Tuesday, Jan. 29 8:45 a.m. – Bishop Raymond F. Chappetto, St. Joseph […]
Baby Jesus Missing From B’klyn Creche
A week after the statue of Baby Jesus disappeared from the outdoor creche at a Brooklyn church, there still was no word as to what happened to it. Louis Pepe, a member of Sacred Hearts-St. Stephen parish, Carroll Gardens, said he realized the figurine was missing when he left for work on Jan. 3 at […]
Three Kings’ Feast Brings Gifts for the Year of Faith (with slideshow)
by Antonina Zielinska With the Year of Faith in full swing, the parish of St. Frances de Chantal, Borough Park, celebrated the feast of the Epiphany by keeping the responsibilities of their faith in mind. They celebrated a festive family Mass Jan. 6 complete with Three Kings, a family blessing and traditional Polish Christmas carols. […]
Latin Mass in Brooklyn (with slideshow)
For the first time since the Second Vatican Council, a Pontifical Solemn Mass in Latin was celebrated by a bishop at St. James Cathedral-Basilica, Downtown Brooklyn (See The Edior’s Space, Page 12). Bishop Athanasius Schneider, Secretary of the Bishops Conference of Kazakhstan, was the celebrant of the Jan. 5 liturgy sponsored by the Society of […]
Buses to March for Life
Buses to the March for Life in Washington, D.C., on Friday, Jan. 25, can be accessed from several churches and diocesan sites. The following is a list of pick-up times and places and contacts to make reservations. 6 a.m. – St. Joseph’s, Astoria; 6:30 a.m.- Immaculate Conception, Astoria Contact: Ann Gilmartin at 718-651-9017 6 […]
Vatican Rejects Anti-Semitic Comment
by Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) – The Catholic Church remains committed to deepening its relations with Jews and finds it “absolutely unacceptable” to consider the Jewish people as enemies, the Vatican spokesman said. “It is absolutely unacceptable, impossible, to define the Jews as enemies of the Church,” Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi said. In an […]
Camden’s New Bishop
WASHINGTON (CNS) – Pope Benedict XVI has accepted the resignation of Bishop Joseph A. Galante of Camden, N.J., and has named Auxiliary Bishop Dennis J. Sullivan of New York to succeed him. The changes were announced in Washington Jan. 8 by Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, papal nuncio to the U.S. Bishop Galante, 74, has headed […]
Cinema in the Year of Faith – What Makes a Movie Catholic?
by John P. McCarthy NEW YORK (CNS) – In “Porta Fidei” (“The Door of Faith”), an apostolic letter announcing the current Year of Faith, Pope Benedict XVI urges us to study the history of Catholicism, which he describes as “marked by the unfathomable mystery of the interweaving of holiness and sin.” This striking observation also […]
What Do You Love About Your Catholic School?
As Catholic Schools Week approaches, The Tablet wants to know: “What do you love about your Catholic school?” We invite students, parents, teachers and principals to respond in two to three sentences for inclusion in a future issue. Please submit your answer, along with your name, school and phone number (for verification purposes) to Marie […]