Baseball season is officially open for the young members of the sports program at St. Athanasius Church.
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Blessed by Sister Ave
Dear Editor: The Brooklyn Diocese has been blessed with the ministry of Sister Ave Clark, O.P., an Amityville Dominican who resides in Bayside and coordinates Heart to Heart Ministry. Presently, Sister Ave gives retreats and spiritual presentations in Brooklyn, Queens and Long Island. She is a pastoral counselor and brings people hope and healing. On her prayer line, she listens and offers people comfort and compassion. Her motto is “Be a Beacon of Hope.”
Leave These ‘CHIPS’ Behind
Get your motor running, spring yourself from a cage out on Highway 9, do whatever it takes to get away from the mind-numbing, motorcycle-bedecked comedy “CHIPS” (Warner Bros.).
Catholics Concerned Over New Immigration Order
Within hours of President Donald Trump’s new executive order March 6 banning refugees from six majority-Muslim nations, Catholic and other religious groups joined secular leaders in questioning the wisdom of such a move, with others vowing to oppose it outright.
Pope Greets Kaine
Pope Francis greets U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia.
Children’s Author Tells Stories to Queens Students
Children’s author Michael Sampson appeared at Divine Wisdom Catholic Academy, Douglaston, during Catholic Schools Week to share his books and to inspire students to write and read.
Bishop Opposes Death For Killer of Churchgoers
Jurors unanimously agreed to sentence Dylann Roof to death for killing nine black churchgoers.
Dr. Timothy J. Houlihan Named as Interim President of St. Francis College
The St. Francis College Board of Trustees has named Dr. Timothy J. Houlihan as interim president of St. Francis College, Brooklyn Heights.
A Bensonhurst Christmas
Children of St. Mary Mother of Jesus parish, Bensonhurst, presented a living Nativity scene as the Gospel was read at Christmas Eve Mass.
2016 Year in Review
Dominant figures of 2016 World Youth Day 2016 The Jubilee Year Ends as Call for Mercy Continues Faces of the Diocese 2016 Two New Bishops Trump Wins the Presidency Signs of the Times – 2016 The Year in Quotes: 2016