Father Claudio Antecini, although born in Italy, is now a historian of the neighborhood surrounding his current parish — Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Hurricane Sandy
NYC Marathon 50th Anniversary Special to Local Runners
Two Catholic runners are set to run this year’s NYC Marathon.
iPads Enhance Classroom Learning
This week’s Tablet TALK features iPad learning in diocesan schools, a Woodside woman marking 50 years in the Catholic Daughters of America, details on an upcoming Diocesan Ultreya and much more.
Diocese Responds to Natural And Manmade Disasters
Over the past few weeks, we’ve witnessed more than our share of disasters – both man-made and natural occurrences.
Sandy Survivors Step Up To Help with Harvey Relief
The parish hall at St. Mary of the Isle Church on the South Shore of Long Island was a beehive of activity Sept. 2 as an army of volunteers packed canned food, flashlights, baby formula, cleaning products and an assortment of other relief supplies into corrugated boxes for the victims of Hurricane Harvey.
My First Five Years of Priesthood
Where have my five years of priesthood gone? I always saw myself as a “baby priest,” but the reality is quickly fading away as 50 of my younger brothers have been ordained after me.
Catholic Charities Aids Coney Island’s Recovery
Still rebuilding from the devastation of Hurricane Sandy, Coney Island residents welcomed a sign of hope for the future in early December when Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens held a groundbreaking ceremony for an early childhood center set to open in 2017.
Notre Dame Football Coach Helping to Rebuild Breezy Point Infrastructure
Notre Dame football coach Brian Kelly was in Breezy Point on April 22 at a ribbon-cutting ceremony to open the new Catholic Club building damaged during Hurricane Sandy.
Rebuilding Homes Builds Character for St. Joe’s Baseball Team
From St. Joseph’s College Brooklyn, Clinton Hill Teamwork is a lesson that can be taught on or off the field. Members of the St. Joseph’s College Brooklyn baseball team learned this first hand when they came together in December and volunteered with the Friends of Rockaway organization, which specializes in rebuilding houses that were severely […]
Rockaway Parishioner Coordinates Heisman
Tim Henning has plenty on his plate. The third-generation parishioner and former sacristan and altar server at St. Camillus-St. Virgilius parish, Rockaway Park, is an extraordinary minister of Holy Communion and lector; on the board of directors at St. Camillus School; the chairman of the parish’s annual St. Patrick’s Day Dance; a member of the […]