OSSINING, N.Y. (CNS) – Father Raymond J. Finch, a native of Brooklyn who has served for 38 years as a Maryknoll missioner throughout Latin America, has been elected superior general of the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers. Representatives to the Maryknoll Society’s 13th general chapter held at the Maryknoll Mission Center in Ossining elected Father Finch […]
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St. Patrick’s CYO Soccer Closes Season with All-Star Games
The Kindergarten and First Grade Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) soccer teams from St. Patrick’s parish, Bay Ridge, ended their season by playing in All-Star Games. The exciting featured the Purple team taking on the Gold team followed by the Red team squaring off against the Blue team. The games concluded another season of fun for […]
Cathedral Prep Marks 100 Years of Greatness
When the Salve Regina was intoned last Saturday evening at St. Joseph’s Co-Cathedral in Prospect Heights, about 75 men picked up the chant and didn’t miss a beat for the rest of the hymn. This was their school song, the unofficial anthem of Cathedral Prep, which is marking the 100th anniversary of its establishment […]
Student Techies at Fontbonne
Students from Fontbonne Hall Academy, Bay Ridge, are not known to pass up an opportunity to learn more about technology. Last month, a group of students attended Techweek’s LAUNCH Start Up Competition in Manhattan. They met the next generation of technical inventors and professionals who were there to compete for $50,000 in cash and prizes. […]
Still Time to Help Elect Gil Hodges to Hall!
There’s still time to sign the petition circulating to elect Gil Hodges to the Baseball Hall of Fame!
Brother from Brooklyn Promotes Religious Life
Brother Sean McLaughlin, S.D.S., was presented with the newly established Pillar Award from the Religious Brothers Conference.
Video: Tablet Editor Shows Off His Arm
Tablet Editor Ed Wilkinson threw out the ceremonial first pitch for DeSales Media Group’s Family Night at MCU Park.
Brooklyn’s Own Joe Torre Deserving of Cooperstown Nod
Brooklyn-born Joe Torre will be enshrined July 27 into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y.
A Diverse Class of New Priests for the Diocese
This year’s priestly ordination ceremony had to be one of the most eagerly anticipated events of the church calendar. It’s not often that a diocese can boast about ordaining more priests for a single year than any other diocese or archdiocese in the country. But that was the case in Brooklyn this year.
Ordinands from Many Different Nations
My dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, On Saturday, June 28, through the Grace of God, I will ordain 13 men to the priesthood for service to the Diocese in Brooklyn and Queens.