For Brooklyn-born Father Mark Bristol, 31, the call to priesthood flowed and ebbed while in the U.S. Navy. Ultimately, he discerned God was calling him to be a fisher of men.
Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal – Ridgewood Queens
Obituary: Sister Marie Lucy Sullivan, C.S.J.
Sister Marie Lucy Sullivan, C.S.J., a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for 68 years, died March 23 in her Hempstead, L.I.
Holy Door Pilgrimage
Forty-seven parishioners from Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal parish, Ridgewood, under the leadership of their pastor, Father Anthony Sansone, along with Father Johny Chengalan Thomas, C.M.I., made a one-day pilgrimage to the Basilica of Regina Pacis and to St. Joseph Co-Cathedral in celebration of the Jubilee Year of Mercy.
Brooklyn Pilgrims Visit Six Holy Doors
Shortly before sunrise on a recent Saturday, more than 150 people walked through the doors of St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Flatlands, thus beginning their day-long pilgrimage to all six Holy Doors in Brooklyn and Queens.
Sister Ann Maureen Oakman, C.S.J.
Sister Ann Maureen Oakman, C.S.J., a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for 76 years, died Nov. 11.
Tablet TALK: Grief Counselors Are Ready for the Journey
This week’s Tablet TALK highlights a Sisters of Mercy-sponsored sock drive for veterans, a night of recollection with Father Charles and Laurie Mangano, diocesan bereavement resources and much, much more.
Obituary: Sister Mary Margaret Duffy, O.P.
Sister Mary Margaret Duffy, O.P., a Sister of St. Dominic, Amityville, L.I., for 86 years, died Aug. 26. She was 102.
Father Lukasz Lech
A missionary spirit brought Polish-born Father Lukasz Lech, 30, to the Brooklyn Diocese, where he hopes to build bridges between God and His people.
Father Aufiero Recalled as a Very Spiritual Man
A Mass of Christian Burial for Father Louis Aufiero, 78, who lived at Queen of Peace Residence, Queens Village, was celebrated there June 1. He died May 24 at Queen of Peace, five days before his 50th anniversary of ordination. Born in Williamsburg, he attended St. Nicholas School, Most Holy Trinity H.S., Cathedral College, all […]
Nine Priests Observe Their Golden Jubilees
Meet the nine priests celebrating their 50th anniversaries this year.