Astoria Parish Celebrates 175 Years

This week’s Tablet TALK features a very special anniversary in Astoria, an invitation to explore opera, a lecture on John Henry Newman and much more.

Friends, Parishioners and Stylish Centenarians

This week’s Tablet TALK features two stylish centenarians in East New York, invites readers to observances for St. Rocco, Our Lady of Knock and Sept. 11, and much more.

LEGO Learning Makes Lessons Fun

This week’s Tablet TALK highlights a STEM-minded school robotics team from East New York, two upcoming events that will take you back to the groovy ’70s, introduces the newest DeSales Media/NET-TV baby and much more.

Charities’ Delivers More Than a Meal on Wheels

More than just dropping off a meal, Balroop Pirmal offers a welcome hello and safety check for the elderly homebound to whom he delivers 55-60 wrapped meals six days a week for Catholic Charities of Brooklyn and Queens Home Delivered Meals Program.

Father Keating Named Deputy CEO of Catholic Charities

Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens has announced that Very Reverend Patrick J. Keating, associate vicar for Human Services of the Diocese of Brooklyn, and chief executive officer of Catholic Migration Services, will also serve as deputy chief executive officer of Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens.

Diocese Honors Those Who Gave Their Blood

At a reception in Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston, Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio honored the parishes that have made significant contributions to the New York Blood Center over the past year.

Obituary: Rosemary Oliva

Rosemary Oliva, a member of St. Bernadette’s parish, Dyker Heights, who worked almost four decades at Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens, died on Feb. 9.

End-of-Life Decisions

Dear Editor: Thank you for reporting on “A Catholic Look at End of Life Issues,” (Nov. 12). It is a very important and all too avoided subject. Compassion and Choices (the agency directing the physician-assisted suicide movement) has run a tremendously successful campaign to devalue human life when its truly vulnerable – that is sinful.