Tablet TALK: Midwood Children Donate Toys

This week’s Tablet Talk highlights gift givers in Flatlands, new altar servers in Bay Ridge, a special event for Catholics who teach in public schools and much more.

Ministry to Day Laborers Finds Home in Sunnyside

As if leaping straight out of Jesus’ parable of the Workers in the Vineyard (Mt 20), Queen of Angels parishioners went out to find day laborers still standing around looking for work at 9 a.m. on a Saturday.

Giving Thanks Through the Sport of Hoops (with video)

During this time of year, we all take a step back and realize the countless blessings we have in our lives. And for a group of young athletes, their method of giving thanks was the sport of basketball at The St. Thomas Aquinas Sports Association’s Giving Thanks Basketball Classic.

From Africa, Francis Delivers Global Message

The image of an inverted pyramid where leaders minister to people is how Pope Francis sees the Church. His trip to Africa shows this is how he views the world. After Kenya and Uganda the pope defied security worries and put his own personal safety at risk in order to travel to the war zone of the Central African Republic (CAR) as an “apostle of hope.”

Boomers and Beyond – Fall 2015

The Tablet is pleased to present this guide to Baby Boomers in partnership with local providers of health care, leisure, legal and financial services. We hope this guide helps your planning for a healthy, prosperous future.

Filipino Spirituality Aids Recovery in the Islands

The devastation caused by Super Typhoon Haiyan in 2013 shook the lives of millions of Filipinos, including Sister Vilma Orejola, F.L.P, director of faith formation at Sacred Heart of Jesus parish in Cambria Heights.

Bayside Parish Plants Seeds in Nicaragua

Fifteen missioners, under the guidance of Margaret Brower, arrived Nov. 7 in Nicaragua. Each member had paid his or her own airfare and the team had raised more than $49,000 for the mission.

Maimonides CEO Lights Brooklyn One More Time

Maimonides Medical Center invited Christian leaders to the hospital Nov. 18 to make sure they would have enough money to again bring light to their communities this Christmas season.