More than 25 students and alumni attended Project Andrew, an initiative that gives young men the opportunity to learn more about the priesthood by joining one of the Diocesan Bishops and other seminarians from the Brooklyn Diocese.
Cathedral Prep and Seminary
Youth Views: Reflection on St. Peter Claver
The Tablet asks students from around the Diocese of Brooklyn a question for the opinion section of the Youth page.
Msgr. Hunt Remembered As Teacher, Pastor, Vicar
A Mass of Christian Burial for Msgr. James A. Hunt was celebrated in the chapel at the Immaculate Conception Pastoral Center, Douglaston.
Inauguration Is Teachable Moment at Local Schools
Timing is everything. For students in Joe Russo’s government class at Cathedral Preparatory School and Seminary, Elmhurst, it meant that on the last day before midterm exams and before the curriculum switched to economics, Donald J. Trump was sworn into office as the 45th President of the United States. Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Academy, Dyker Heights, was one of many elementary schools viewing the inauguration. Each class watched in its classroom and enjoyed a dress down day with almost all the students wearing red, white and blue or other patriotic-themed clothing.
Robert John Winnemore
Robert John Winnemore, 71, a Queens-born lawyer, died Oct. 29.
Flushing Priest Felt Spirit of Christmas in Hockey
While some people become engulfed by secular practices surrounding the holidays, Father Ed Kachurka’s experience is a reminder of the true spirit of Christmas.
Local Marathoners’ Times
Here are the times for local parishioners who participated in the New York City Marathon on Sunday, Nov. 5
Aux. Bishop Chappetto at Cathedral
Prior to celebrating All Saints’ Day Mass at Cathedral Prep and Seminary, Elmhurst, Auxiliary Bishop Raymond Chappetto, came home to tell his personal vocation story to the young men in the Pier Giorgio Frasatti Discernment Group.
Hoops Tourney Keeps Child’s Spirit Alive
From Oct. 2 to 21, Cathedral Prep and Seminary hosted the Colin Flood Hoops for Hope Memorial Basketball Tournament. Colin was an eight-year-old boy from Middle Village who passed away on June 22, 2014.
Former B’klyn Pastor Dies in California
Father Carlos Valencia, 58, former pastor of Visitation B.V.M. Church, Red Hook, died July 29 in California. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Aug. 10 in Park Slope.