Sister Joan Marie McAvoy, C.S.J., a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for 68 years, died April 26, in St. Joseph Convent, Brentwood.
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Sister Joan Marie McAvoy, C.S.J., a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for 68 years, died April 26, in St. Joseph Convent, Brentwood.
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.
baby in a manger is proof enough for Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York that Americans can express a culture of life. And it wasn’t the Christ child. Instead, it was a newborn infant left by his mother in the crib of a manger scene at a parish in Queens.
Sister Anne Michel Pavell, C.S.J., a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for 65 years, died Jan. 5, in St. Joseph Convent, Brentwood.
Father Christopher Heanue reflects on how God invited the people of Holy Child Jesus parish, Richmond Hill, to rejoice in the gift of life when a healthy newborn baby boy was left in the parish manger.
St. Stanislaus parish, Ozone Park, hosted the “Battle Against Breast Cancer,” a preseason Catholic Youth Organization basketball tournament to raise funds for breast cancer research.
Sister Alice Haigney, C.S.J., a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for 83 years, died Sept. 11 in Maria Regina Residence, Brentwood.
Last month, newly ordained Father Christopher Heanue had the opportunity to travel with his parents to Ireland, the place of their birth, to celebrate Masses of thanksgiving for family members who still living there.
This week’s Tablet TALK features eight centenarians in Queens Village, highlights a Greenpoint parish focusing on family life, invites readers to a Catholic conference at NYU and much, much more…
Father Christopher Ryan Heanue, 27, says his “yes” to God and priesthood is something that happens everyday.