Former Rockaway Point Pastor Welcomed People

A Mass of Christian Burial for Father John Cullinane, the retired pastor of St. Genevieve, Rockaway Point, was celebrated June 4 at St. Thomas More Church, Breezy Point. He died June 1, one day before his 59th anniversary of ordination. He was 85. Born in Brooklyn, he was baptized at Our Lady of Angels Church, […]

Queens Schools Sweep Oratorical Contest

The Diocesan Oratorical Contest, sponsored by the Office of the Superintendent ~ Catholic School Support Services, was held at Our Lady of Mercy Academy.

New Deacons for Brooklyn and Queens

Our New Deacons

Photos from Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio’s ordination of 19 men to the permanent diaconate on Saturday, May 23.

Dean S. Dobbins

Dean S. Dobbins, of Our Lady of Mercy parish, Forest Hills, is a native of Queens. He has been married to Sandra for 14 years and they have two sons. A director for IT security and an author, he has been active in his parish as a lector, an extraordinary minister of the Eucharist and […]

Tablet TALK: From Jackson Heights to Nepal

In this week’s Tablet TALK, students raise funds for earthquake victims in Nepal, a visit from Bishop Frank Caggiano, details about anniversary celebrations and more.

Holy Child Jesus soup supper Tablet Talk

Tablet TALK: HCJ Soup Supper Supports Pantry

This week in Tablet TALK, Holy Child Jesus holds a Lenten Soup Supper, service awards at St. Sebastian’s in Woodside, and a national honor for a St. Francis professor.

Tablet TALK: Girl Scout Sunday in Astoria

This week in Tablet TALK: A celebration of the founding of the Girl Scouts, a street is renamed for a late local bishop, fathers and daughters dance in Rockaway, a gala benefits mothers and children, and more.

Sister Mary Noemi Kreppein, O.P.

Sister Mary Noemi Kreppein, O.P., a Sister of St. Dominic, Amityville, L.I., for 75 years, died Jan. 21. She was 97. Born in Brooklyn and baptized Elizabeth, she was the first of three sisters to become Sisters of St. Dominic. She entered the Amityville Dominican Congregation in 1939 from St. Cecilia parish, Greenpoint.  In 1943, […]

St. Camillus Catholic Academy Catholic Schools Week

Tablet Talk: Community-Focused Catholic Schools Week

News from around the diocese, including a celebration of Catholic Schools Week at St. Camillus Catholic Academy in Rockaway and the return of Father James Martin, author of “My Life With The Saints.”

Tablet TALK

This week’s Tablet TALK has news about a local Catholic running for political office, highlights St. Francis College’s newest honors, invites readers to a Queen brunch featuring a nationally known speaker and much, much more…