Scores of Catholics filled the streets around St. Athanasius Church, Bensonhurst, as they celebrated a bilingual night of adoration June 19. The youth event, titled “Unity.Unidad,” featured multi-cultural components to highlight the beauty of Christian unity.
My dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, Our priesthood Ordinations this year have been blessed with 10 men, seven of whom were born in the United States and three who have come to us from other countries, one of whom came to our Diocese when he was seven years old. Truly, we are blessed to have representations from all of the major ethnic groups which make up this great and complex diocese here in Brooklyn and Queens. We are also blessed to have these men who pledge to follow their vocation to the priesthood.
City Councilman Mark Treyger and Our Lady of Grace parish, Gravesend, hosted a street co-naming ceremony to honor Barbara Dattilo, the founder and former director of the parish’s Youth Ministry program, called the Teen Group. At the end of the June 14 ceremony, a new street sign was unveiled that co-named the corner of East […]
On June 6, Bishop Loughlin M.H.S., Fort Greene, celebrated the graduation of the Class of 2015, which included several members of the former Bishop Ford H.S., Park Slope.
After wrapping up a long-term renovation project, St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Park Slope has a new look thanks to local artists and parishioners.
A Q&A with Mary Jane McCartney, Generations of Faith volunteer and a Catholic Foundation for Brooklyn and Queens board member.
Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan, Msgr. Kieran E. Harrington and several New York bishops and representatives from the states’ dioceses met with Governor Andrew Cuomo on June 1 to encourage them to pass a bill that would be key for the future of Catholic schools and other religious and independent schools in the state.
Someday, the late Bishop Francis X. Ford will be declared a saint, but no one thinks it will happen soon. “It’s a moving, alive process,” says Father Raymond Finch, M.M., the Brooklyn-born Superior General of Maryknoll. “Now, can I tell you exactly where and how long it’s gonna be? Can’t. Different things happen at different moments, some steps are taken and some steps take a little longer.”
My dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, The Education Tax Credit bill is an idea whose time has come. For years, I have been a supporter along with Timothy Cardinal Dolan and the rest of the diocesan bishops across New York. The bill also counts as supporters Governor Andrew Cuomo and a majority of legislators in the State Senate and State Assembly.
The 61 new lay leaders from 37 parishes will coordinate new or existing parish ministries.
