by Antonina Zielinska Thanks to a collaboration between local Catholics and Maimonides Medical Center, the Celebration of Light has entered its 16th consecutive year of decorating Brooklyn churches at Christmas. On Nov. 16, Maimonides donated $1,000 each to 28 parishes, including some who are not catholic, to light up their church buildings or Nativity scenes. […]
Twenty-five sophomores from St. John’s Preparatory H.S., Astoria, accompanied by faculty chaperones ventured to the Boston area to explore its sights and delve into its rich history. Students were able to partake in various activities including: a guided tour of Boston, a visit to the renowned JFK Library, and an excursion to the Salem Witch […]
by Msgr. Joseph Calise A FEW YEARS ago I was flying back from a funeral in Naples, Florida, to a funeral in New York. Actually, it would be better to say that I was trying to fly back. The airport that night was a series of problems which were compounded by the fact that I […]
Every year, I write columns during Advent asking our readers to help us to help those in need at Christmas time. It’s our annual Bright Christmas Appeal that has been going on for more than 40 years. The program is a very simple one. I tell you about the needs of some parishioners in Brooklyn […]
by Ed Wilkinson Seminarians studying theology as they prepare for priesthood in the Diocese of Brooklyn will no longer attend classes at Immaculate Conception Seminary, Huntington, but instead will reside and study at St. Joseph’s Seminary, Dunwoodie, currently the archdiocesan seminary. Seminarians from the Rockville Centre Diocese also will move from Huntington to Dunwoodie. […]
My dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, On the First Sunday of Advent, we will notice changes in the Mass text which come from the revision of the Roman Missal. The Roman Missal was first revised in 1970 which was the first English translation of the 1962 Latin Missal. Since that time, the 1985 […]
By Father Frank Mann A few months ago, while reading The Tablet in a rectory dining room, I heard some of the most soul-stirring music that I could ever recall. The immediate questions that ran though my mind were: “Where are these exhilarating and enthralling sounds coming from? Who composed such beautiful music? What were […]
by Msgr. Joseph Calise The long form of today’s second reading from Saint Paul’s letter to the Thessalonians ends with the words, “Console one another with this message.” Those words might seem standard enough until we put them into their context. In this section of the letter, Paul is talking about the final times and […]
by Jay Akasie This is the third article in a special series on the reconfiguration process in the diocese. Suppose, just for a moment, that a Catholic living in the Diocese of Brooklyn during the mid-20th century could somehow be transported to the present day. He’d be mighty impressed by the current parish re-organization plan, […]
