Asked why there is still racism in the Church, Deacon Ernie Hart said, “Because we are all sinners and we don’t do what Jesus told us to do. …
Queens
Bethlehem’s Peace Light Shines Bright in Queens Deanery
A flame from the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem – the Light of Christ – arrived in Queens last weekend in time for parishes to begin illuminating their Advent candles.
Different Faiths Band Together to Help Vandalized Brooklyn Church
Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams joined Muslim and Jewish leaders and other elected officials in offering moral and financial support to the Catholic community Dec. 4 after a vandal desecrated statues in front of Our Lady of Consolation Church, Williamsburg.
Muslim Baby Dropped Off At Catholic Church
In desperation, a woman entrusted her two-week-old daughter, Maheen, to Our Lady of Refuge, leaving the baby with the pastor and parish staff.
East Flatbush Parish Hosts Hundreds for Turkey Giveaway
“It’s very important to me because it shows other people and our children to be generous and kind always,” said Maria Catanese, who, along with her husband Alphonse, donated hundreds of Thanksgiving turkeys to fellow New Yorkers through Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens.
New Deacons on The Way to Priesthood
Thirteen men were ordained to the transitional diaconate on Saturday, Nov. 3, in the main chapel at St. Joseph’s Seminary, Dunwoodie. Five men from the Brooklyn Diocese, five men from the Rockville Centre Diocese, and three men from New York Archdiocese were ordained.
Future Priests Get Together To Pray and Play Ball
More than 200 students from all levels of seminary formation celebrated the Inter-Seminary Day of Prayer and Fellowship Nov. 1 at the Immaculate Conception Center in Douglaston. The day started with a Mass celebrated by Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio.
Youth Encouraged to Explore Faith, Try to Live Like Saints
Students from Catholic academies and schools in Brooklyn and Queens came together for a junior high youth rally on Oct. 25 at the Immaculate Conception Center in Douglaston.
Pilgrims Go to Their Mother, Visit National Shrine in DC
A diocesan tradition dating back to 1922 commenced Oct. 27 when more than 2,400 locals from more than 50 parishes embarked on a daylong pilgrimage to visit the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C.
Women Prepare to Be Saints and Apostles of the New Millennium
Women from all walks of life gathered for the annual diocesan women’s conference at St. John’s University, Jamaica, Oct. 20.