Sister Karen Schneider, an ER pediatrician, and Sister Mary McGrory, a psychologist and RN from Brooklyn, regularly travel to Haiti and Guyana to provide medical care.
Brooklyn
Scout Honors
Scouts were awarded Catholic Religious Emblems at a convocation conducted by the Diocesan Catholic Committee on Scouting at St. Athanasius Church, Bensonhurst.
Strengthening the Future of the Diocese
Our parishes and Diocese must look to the future with plans to strengthen our faith. With that in mind, we are embarking on a bold initiative entitled Generations of Faith.
Christ Is Risen Art Contest 2015
Nearly 1,400 students from Brooklyn and Queens entered The Tablet’s annual Christ Is Risen Easter Art Contest. Here are the winners, honorable mentions and their artwork.
New Rector Installed at Cathedral
Father Peter Purpura was installed by Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio as the rector of St. James Cathedral-Basilica, Downtown Brooklyn, on Good Shepherd Sunday.
Flushing Pilgrims Tour Brooklyn Churches
Two busloads of parishioners embarked on a journey from Queens to Brooklyn, the “Borough of Churches,” to visit three historic structures.
St. Edmund Cares for Earth
Students in the St. Edmund Prep Education Program, Sheepshead Bay, recently taught an Earth Day lesson to Phil Fama’s ninth grade art class.
Diocese Announces Capital Campaign
Generations of Faith, an $80 million capital campaign, aims “to strengthen the heart of our Diocese, fulfill the promise to those who have faithfully served us, and foster the formation of future generations of Catholics.”
Tablet TALK: Scouts Enjoy Mass with Bishop Cisneros
This week in Tablet TALK, a Mass for Scouts in Richmond Hill, a celebration of scholarship and leadership at St. Francis College, “Active Catholics” on NET TV, and more.
Co-Cathedral Was Rockin’ During Diocesan Youth Day
Cars slowed and passersby paused to witness the exuberance emanating from St. Joseph Co-Cathedral as nearly 1,200 teenagers gathered for Brooklyn Catholic Youth Day.