My earliest remembrance of the miracle of the rosary was when I was 5 years old and my great grandmother (on my father’s side), Amy Delapenha held them with reverence as she watched on television: boxing matches, followed by the ritual of “The Price is Right” with Bob Barker, then lunch with “Guiding Light” and “As The World Turns.”
These letters are part of an ongoing discussion that began with an editorial, “Need for Good Homilies,” published in the Feb. 7 issue. You can find the complete archive here. Dear Editor: The late Father Andrew Greely once commented that the sign of a good liturgy could be judged by the expression on the people’s faces […]
Our Lady Queen of Martyrs in Forest Hills is a Catholic, co-educational school with classes from nursery to eighth grade. The school offers half-day nursery and both a full and a half-day Pre-K. Our Lady Queen of Martyrs provides a quality education children while assisting in their creative formation. The educational program promotes spiritual and […]
A Mass of Christian Burial for Father Daniel Weiscopf was celebrated on Tuesday, Dec. 2 at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Church, Forest Hills. He died Nov. 28 at Coney Island Hospital. He had been living at SS. Joachim and Anne Nursing Home, Coney Island, since 2009. He was 73. Born in the Bronx, Father […]
This week’s Tablet TALK highlights a Bayside pastor’s 25th anniversary of ordination, has details about a special novena to St. John Vianney, invites Catholic singles to a beer garden party and much more…
A Mass of Christian Burial for Msgr. Thomas J. Gradilone, a senior priest, was celebrated March 14 in the chapel at Immaculate Conception Pastoral Center, Douglaston. He died March 12. He was 88. Born in Ridgewood, he attended Cathedral College, Brooklyn; and Immaculate Conception Seminary, Huntington. He was ordained June 3, 1950 by Bishop Thomas […]
