On May 20, 1984, 21-year-old Robert Brennan graduated summa cum laude during the commencement exercise at St. John’s University in Queens. Fast forward to May 21, 2023, and now Bishop Robert Brennan was back at St. John’s, but this time to give his first commencement invocation as the bishop of the diocese.
Their religious order is called the Sisters of St. Dominic of Amityville, but they have ties to the Diocese of Brooklyn that date back to the mid-19th century.
The Sisters of Charity of New York, who announced in April they would no longer accept new members, enjoyed a long history of service in the Diocese of Brooklyn.
Bittersweetness prevailed Saturday, May 13, as bishops, a cardinal, priests, seminarians, and their families assembled for the Class of 2023 convocation at Cathedral Seminary House of Formation. The event honored seven seminarians who are receiving bachelor’s or master’s degrees at upcoming commencement ceremonies.
What could be more appropriate, from a Catholic perspective, than a television series about a close-knit, devout Irish Catholic family that says grace around the dinner table and attends church in their neighborhood?
New Catholics, having received sacraments of initiation at Easter Vigils Saturday, came to Easter Mass Sunday, brimming with the excitement of new beginnings and ready to serve the Church.
The Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph was engulfed in darkness on the night of April 8, Holy Saturday, but not to worry. It would soon be filled with the light of Jesus Christ. For this was the Easter Vigil.
A closer look at the scenes of Holy Week throughout the Diocese of Brooklyn.
A couple of years ago, marriage in the Diocese of Brooklyn seemed to be making a comeback.
Donna Incorvaia grew up in a Catholic home where religion was part of her everyday life. She is now doing her best to pass her faith down to her three sons. But people like Incorvaia are becoming rare if the findings of a Pew Research Center survey are to be believed.
