My hope is that the offices and agencies in our own Diocese of Brooklyn take the words of Pope Francis to heart as they reach out to communities that might not be present at Mass in our churches each Sunday.
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio
Lent’s Unique Opportunities
As we look forward to this season which prepares us for the glory of Easter, we recognize that it is a penitential season. It is the season when we hear the plan that Jesus has given us in the Gospel, that we pray, that we fast and that we perform works of charity.
The Power of Renewal
This month, we marked the first anniversary of the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI, one of the most historic moments in the history of our Church. It was the first time in over 600 years that a pope had resigned the Papacy. As we look back on this year, we recognize the great act of […]
The Highest Expression of Intimacy
My dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, This week we celebrate St. Valentine’s Day, a day that has taken on a commercial aspect rivaling even Christmas consumerism. The amount of money spent on gifts including flowers, candy and other articles gives a clear indication of the value placed on not just the saint’s feast […]
Bishop Visits: Kids Excited to Host Bishop During Catholic Schools Week (with slideshow)
As part of his annual Catholic Schools Week (CSW) schedule, Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio visited Immaculate Conception School, Jamaica Estates, on the morning on Jan. 30 to promote this year’s CSW theme – “Communities of Faith, Knowledge and Service.” The entire student body of more than 500 children from nursery through eighth grade attended a special […]
A Response to the New Evangelization
My dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, When the first encyclical of Pope Francis, Lumen Fidei (“Light of Faith”), was signed in June, 2013 on the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, our Holy Father presented faith as a light that dispels the darkness and illuminates us. A few months later, in October, 2013, […]
Living Differently in This World
My dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, This weekend, on the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, we celebrate World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life. Inaugurated in 1997 by Blessed John Paul II, we have the opportunity as the Church around the world to pray for our religious men and women who […]
We Believe in Catholic Schools
My dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, As we begin to celebrate Catholic Schools Week on Jan. 26, I wish to share with you the theme for Catholic Schools Week that the National Catholic Education Association (NCEA) has selected, not only for this year but for the next two-to-three years: “Catholic Schools: Communities of […]
‘Who Is Our Brother?’
My dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, As we begin the New Year, we have the wonderful message of Pope Francis’ first World Day of Peace on Jan. 1. His theme is “Fraternity, the Foundation and Pathway to Peace.” The choice of our Holy Father as the Time Magazine “Person of the Year” puts […]
What a Year It Has Been!
My dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, As we look back on 2013, who could have contemplated that so much would have changed in our Church and in our Diocese in the last 12 months? As we approach the year’s end, I cannot help but think simply of what has happened this year, beginning […]
