by Marie Elena Giossi For many, the birthday of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was simply a holiday from work. But for those gathered at St. Gregory the Great Church, Crown Heights, last Monday, Jan. 20, it was a day set aside to remember a martyr for the cause of justice. The diocesan […]
Toys from Queens to the Philippines When Julius Balatbat, a third grader at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Academy, Queens Village, mentioned to his class that he was sending some of his toys to children affected by the typhoon in the Philippines, his classmates, including the girls pictured above, wanted to help. Teacher Christine Thornhill coordinated […]
