During Catholic Schools Week, St. Rose of Lima Catholic Academy, Rockaway Beach, thanked Msgr. James Spengler for his many years of service as pastor of St. Rose of Lima parish. He was very happy with his new jacket, bearing the academy logo, and a generous donation from the students and their families. • • • […]
The Internship Program at Xaverian (IPAX), Bay Ridge, is a dynamic opportunity for rising juniors in the Honors Program to learn about a wide variety of careers in hands-on experiences with talented professionals.
Students within the Diocese of Brooklyn showed gains in the second year of the Common Core aligned math and English Language Arts (ELA) tests. A larger percentage of students in grades four, six and eight scored proficient in both math and English Language Arts in 2014 as compared to the 2013 tests.
The 18th annual Three Kings Parade in Williamsburg marched up Graham Ave. on Sunday, Jan. 11. The day began with Mass at All Saints Church. Mainly a march of school children from the predominantly Hispanic community, participants included the religious education program of St. Mary-Most Holy Trinity parish directed by Sister Carol Woods, S.F.M.A. The […]
St. Joseph’s College has a new state-of-the-art multipurpose gymnasium. The 40,000-square- foot Hill Center – named after the college’s recently retired president Sister Elizabeth Hill, C.S.J. – is now open.
By Father Brian Jordan, O.F.M. St. Francis of Assisi is now in Brooklyn. He has arrived in the form of rare Franciscan manuscripts that have never left the library of the Sacro Convento San Francesco in Assisi in 700 years! This all came about through a mutual arrangement of the Conventual Franciscans who administer the […]
The house on the corner of Colonial Rd. and 81st St. in Bay Ridge is so festively lit for Christmas that it has become a stop for New York City tourist buses. “I met the director of A Slice of Brooklyn tours and he asked if it would be all right if the buses pulled […]
St. Athanasius parish lit up its outdoor Nativity scene and church with the colors of Christmas on Dec. 13. The Saturday evening Mass was followed by singing, guest appearances, the arrival of Santa Claus and refreshments in the parish hall.
Thanksgiving weekend is a time to take stock of all the blessings God has bestowed upon us and to do exactly what the holiday’s name says to do – give thanks. However, for one Brooklyn family, the events of the past few months have cast a shadow over God’s blessings. But even so, it has […]
It was a festive weekend at St. Mark’s parish, Sheepshead Bay, when guest celebrant Father Stephen Saffron presided at lessons and carols and the Christmas display was unveiled and lit.
