Parishioners from St. Peter Claver at Msgr. Quinn's grave

Visiting a Saintly Site

Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio celebrated a Mass to observe the 75th anniversary of the death of Msgr. Bernard Quinn, a Brooklyn priest whose cause for sainthood is being studied at the Vatican. The bishop and a contingent of parishioners from St. Peter Claver, Bedford-Stuyvesant, processed to Msgr. Quinn’s burial site for a prayer service. For the […]

Tablet Talk Easter basket

Tablet TALK: Blessing of the Baskets

In this week’s Tablet TALK, Easter basket blessings at St. Stanislaus Kostka, a retreat for young adults, an evening of dinner and doo-wop, and more.

Claverites Think Their Pastor Was a Saint

It’s been 75 years since the death of Msgr. Bernard Quinn, the founder of St. Peter Claver parish in Bedford-Stuyvesant, and the founder of Little Flower Camp in Wading River, L.I. His legacy is such that people believe he was a saint and his cause for canonization is currently before the Congregation of the Saints […]

St. Kevin's Girl Scouts

Tablet TALK: Flushing Scouts Earn Silver Awards

In this week’s Tablet TALK, St. Kevin’s Girl Scouts are honored, St. Mel’s new servers are installed, a chance to help clean up the Vanderbilt Motor Parkway, and more.

Preach the Story of Salvation

My dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, This is the complete text of Bishop DiMarzio’s homily at the Chrism Mass, March 31, at St. Joseph’s Co-Cathedral, Prospect Heights.

Palm Sunday Mass at Vatican

Tens of Thousands Will Join Church This Easter

By Kristi Anderson ST. CLOUD, Minn. (CNS) – Who was Jesus? Why do we need a pope? How were we made by God? All of these are good questions that anyone considering becoming Catholic might ask. But the questions are even more poignant when they come from a young man who grew up in a […]

Holy Child Jesus soup supper Tablet Talk

Tablet TALK: HCJ Soup Supper Supports Pantry

This week in Tablet TALK, Holy Child Jesus holds a Lenten Soup Supper, service awards at St. Sebastian’s in Woodside, and a national honor for a St. Francis professor.

Greenpoint Parish Rededicated

Auxiliary Bishop Paul R. Sanchez rededicated the newly renovated lower church of St. Anthony-St. Alphonsus, Greenpoint.