A year after Hurricane Sandy hit Breezy Point, Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio visited Blessed Trinity parish to install a new pastor and to continue to show support for the Rockaway Peninsula. “Here in Breezy, you have been people of perseverance,” he told the congregation gathered at St. Thomas More Church. “I think you know exactly […]
For those recovering from Hurricane Sandy’s wrath, the past year has seemed like the blink of an eye. St. Mary Star of the Sea parish in Far Rockaway – one of the hardest hit parishes in the storm – held a commemoration and healing Mass on Tuesday evening, Oct. 29, the one-year anniversary of Sandy […]
More than 47,000 runners ran in the 42nd annual ING N.Y.C. Marathon on Sunday, Nov. 3. But of course, this year’s marathon was supposed to be the 43rd running, since the race was established in 1970. After Hurricane Sandy led to the cancellation of the 2012 N.Y.C. Marathon, runners – many of whom were affected […]
Correction: Thomas Dolan from Blessed Trinity ran the marathon in 3:06.
Bensonhurst School Celebrates Its Priests In celebration of World Priest Day, St. Athanasius School, Bensonhurst, honored its parish priests, above, from right, Msgr. David Cassato, pastor, and Fathers Ronald D’Antonio and Gabriel Toro-Rivas, parochial vicars, with music, gifts and loving prayers. Nursery teacher AnnMarie Browne offered a song, and Gina Auricchio, a teacher in the […]
Joyful prayers, songs and conversation could be heard along Beach 129th Street in Belle Harbor last weekend as the parish of St. Francis de Sales gathered to observe the first anniversary of Hurricane Sandy. Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio was the main celebrant of a special Mass of remembrance and thanksgiving on Saturday evening, Oct. 26. […]
A baseball team is comprised of 25 players who all share a common vision: winning a championship. But when Hurricane Sandy struck one year ago, the word “team” took on a different meaning for two Staten Island brothers. Dom and Mike Camerada are members of the St. Joseph’s College, Clinton Hill, baseball team. Their home […]
My dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, Hurricane Sandy has scarred the lives of many families in our Diocese. Even after a year, some of our families have yet to move back into their own homes. Others families are permanently displaced. The trauma that was inflicted was financial, physical and psychological. We were all […]
On Tuesday, October 29th at 7:30 p.m., on the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, family and friends of one of the hardest hit parishes in the Diocese of Brooklyn will gather for a commemoration and healing Mass at St. Mary Star of the Sea, located at 1920 New Haven Avenue, Far Rockaway. After the […]
After Superstorm Sandy struck his diocese, Oct. 29, 2012, Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio was instrumental in helping with the spiritual and physical recovery process. Bishop DiMarzio assesses the situation in the Rockaways the morning after the storm ravaged the peninsula… He surveys the efforts in the make-shift relief center in St. Francis de Sales School gym, […]
