In order to cater to the needs of the youngest in their care, the diocesan superintendent’s office teamed up with St. John’s University, Jamaica, and Catholic schools throughout the diocese. The diocese formed a task force of professionals charged with opening new Early Childhood Development Centers in time for the 2012-2013 academic year. The task […]
The Office of the Superintendent-Catholic School Support Services has named Anthony Biscione as its new deputy superintendent. Biscione brings 31 years of experience in Catholic education to his new role of service to the elementary schools and academies in the Brooklyn Diocese. In his new role, Biscione will work with Dr. Thomas Chadzutko, superintendent, in […]
by Dr. Thomas Chadzutko As we prepare for the beginning of the 2012-2013 school year, we must pause and reflect upon why the Catholic elementary and secondary schools within the Diocese of Brooklyn are very special places of learning for the students enrolled in them. This year, the National Catholic Education Association (NCEA) has […]
Like most moms, Stephanie Nelson loves sales and saving money, especially at this time of year when her children head back to school. A background in finance has helped Nelson become one of the nation’s top experts in couponing and saving cash. She shares strategic shopping advice, coupons and more on her website, CouponMom.com, which […]
Who gets to have how much of what is the age-old wrangle that animates turf wars from schoolyard to Congress – the ultimate political question which Christ keeps rephrasing as a moral one. Politics concerns itself with power and control, morality with beneficence and disarmament. To contextualize this, consider the divergent reactions of Jesus and […]
The DeSales Media Group sponsored the 17th annual Bishops’ Golf Classic Aug. 9 at North Hills Country Club, Manhasset, L.I. Proceeds of $100,000 were donated to Catholic Migration Services (CMS). Father Patrick Keating, director of CMS, was on hand to accept the check and to thank participants. TD Bank
by Carol Zimmermann Members of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) announced Aug. 10 at the close of their four-day assembly in St. Louis that they will continue to dialogue with church officials about the Vatican’s doctrinal assessment of their organization. LCWR’s outgoing president, Franciscan Sister Pat Farrell, said the group’s leaders would begin […]
by Elizabeth Deffner ANAHEIM, Calif. (CNS) – Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson called the number of attendees at the Knights of Columbus 130th Supreme Convention in Anaheim “a testament to the growth and development” of the international fraternal organization. More than 2,000 Knights from around the world – many of them with their wives and […]
by Antonina Zielinska In the months leading up to the U.S. general elections, the Catholic Citizens Committee has been helping parishioners throughout Brooklyn and Queens participate in the democratic process. The committee is organizing voter registration drives and encouraging parishioners to sign-up for its mailing list. Members of the committee will use the information provided […]
by Marie Elena Giossi “Now you must not only listen to God’s word but also preach it,” was the instruction retired Auxiliary Bishop Guy Sansaricq gave Michel Pierre Louis as he ordained him a transitional deacon last Sunday morning at St. Catherine of Sienna Church, St. Albans. Ordination to the Holy Order of Deacons is […]
