It’s finally time for another high school football season here in the Diocese of Brooklyn. But right from the start, this season has already taken on a different feel, especially at St. Francis Prep in Fresh Meadows.
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Rockaway Beach Mass Officially Ends Summer
In thanksgiving for a good summer, scores of parishioners at St. Francis de Sales, Belle Harbor, celebrated Sunday Mass in a place close to their hearts: the beach.
Douglaston Chairman Is Glad to Be Involved
With just over 10,000 gifts to date, Generations of Faith continues this fall. Dan O’Byrne serves as the general chair for the campaign at St. Anastasia, Douglaston, and shares his experience serving on his parish’s campaign team.
Tablet TALK: Lithuanian Dignitary Visits Williamsburg
This week’s Tablet TALK features a visiting Lithuanian dignitary in Williamsburg, a new postulant from Hollis, a health fair in Fresh Meadows, details about 9-11 tributes in Brooklyn 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.
Newly Ordained Celebrates His Family’s Irish Roots
Last month, newly ordained Father Christopher Heanue had the opportunity to travel with his parents to Ireland, the place of their birth, to celebrate Masses of thanksgiving for family members who still living there.
Before the New Year Starts
Before welcoming the 2015-2016 school year, here is a couple of stories you might have missed from last year with this final tribute to the 2014-2015 school year in the Diocese of Brooklyn and Queens.
New York Prepares For Francis
Since last week, New Yorkers and tourists in Midtown Manhattan have been gazing up at a smiling Pope Francis at one of New York’s busiest intersections. The 225-foot tall hand-painted billboard welcomes the pope, who will be in New York, Sept. 24-26.
Little Sisters Continue Ministry, For Now
Two federal appeals courts acted Aug. 21 in cases related to the contraceptive mandate for employee health insurance. One court said the Little Sisters of the Poor need not comply with its July ruling against them while the sisters appeal to the Supreme Court.
Celebrating Mary Is More Than an Obligation for Corona Parishioners
When Catholics filled Our Lady of Mount Carmel Chapel, Corona, to celebrate the feast of the Assumption, they did so out of love, not obligation.