THE TABLET and THE NET — Bishops’ Golf Classic, Aug. 11. North Hills Country Club. Enjoy golf, dinner and raffles. Call: Kim Benn, 718-772-0909, kbenn@diobrook.org; or Ellen Egerter, 718-499-9786. XAVIER SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND — Sept. 22. Benefits Veteran’s Outreach Program. Cost: $175 per golfer. Split Rock Golf Course. Call: 212-473-7800. ST. MATTHIAS, RIDGEWOOD — Seventh Annual Golf Classic, Sept. 22. Cost: […]
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Upcoming Pilgrimages
PILGRIMAGE TO ROME, Sponsored by Xavier Society for the Blind, for sighted and vision-impaired travellers, Oct. 2-9 Cost: $2,300, double. Contact: 212-473-7800. TRI-DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE, Rome, Assisi, Florence with the Brooklyn Diocese, Rockville Centre Diocese, and New York Archdiocese, Oct. 16-23. Prices start at $2,395. Call: 1-888-908-2378. ITALY-BIRTHPLACE OF PADRE PIO, Sponsored by Padre Pio Prayer Group at Immaculate Conception, […]
Upcoming Reunions
ST. ATHANASIUS SCHOOL, BENSONHURST Class of 1967, 44th Reunion Sept. 24, 2-6 p.m. Location: School auditorium Contact: Cynthia (Babkes) Mangels, 610-769-7713 or cmangels@ptd.net ST. MICHAEL HIGH SCHOOL, EAST NEW YORK Class of 1961, 50th Reunion Oct. 1, 12-3 p.m. City Cellar Contact: Carol De Maria Gatz, 516-608-8624 To submit information regarding an upcoming reunion, contact […]
“Be” Attitudes for Living the Good News
LAST WEEK, we began reading the Gospel of Matthew’s 13th chapter. The obvious theme from this chapter is that of the seed that is sown. Last week, we began to question how we receive the Word of God, recognizing the multifaceted aspect of that particular term: the Word of God, ultimately, is the second Person […]
The Truth With Charity
At last Sunday’s Angelus, Pope Benedict XVI, reflecting on the Gospel about the sower, addressed his outdoor audience on Christ’s use of parables. God, the Holy Father remarked, does not force us to believe in Him, for He always respects our freedom. Yet His thirst for our souls invites Him to draw us in by […]
Tablet TALK
CK’s Newest Hall of Famers Christ the King Regional H.S., Middle Village, inducted six alumni, former staff and friends into its Hall of Fame this spring. Above, top row, from left, Principal Peter Mannarino and members of CK’s Board of Trustees, Robert Normandia, vice chairman; Dolores St. Louis, executive assistant; Serphin Maltese, chairman; and Bernard […]
Diocese Announces New Media Venture
by Antonina Zielinska Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio used the annual Diocesan World Communications Day luncheon to announce his plans to merge diocesan communications efforts into a single entity to be named the DeSales Media Group. The new company will combine the ministries of The Tablet, NET TV, and the Catholic Television Network along with new media […]
Sacredness of Marriage At Core of SSM Battle
by Nancy Frazier O’Brien WASHINGTON (CNS) – It was a fight involving an age-old definition of marriage, with several Catholics playing key roles. But in the end, the effort to stop a same-sex marriage bill in the New York Legislature came down to money and political favors – neither of which were at the disposal […]
A New Day: Hispanic Renewal Groups Move To New Sites in Brooklyn
After sharing memories and shedding tears, Jornadistas said their final farewell to the SS. Peter and Paul Spirituality Center in Cobble Hill on July 1, before processing to their new home at Transfiguration Church, Williamsburg, for a midnight Mass. The Diocese of Brooklyn is closing both the Brooklyn and Queens campuses of the SS. Peter […]
New Vatican Portal
A woman looks at the homepage of the new Vatican news portal on an iPad in Rome. The information portal at www.news.va aggregates the Vatican’s various media into a one-stop site for all things papal. It was launched June 29.