Sister Doretta Leonard, M.M., is a religious educator and pastoral worker who worked in China for 56 years, including a brief period spent under house arrest when the Communists gained power.
Queens
Knights Show Strength in Wearing Pink
Students at Holy Cross H.S. united in an effort to raise funds and awareness of breast cancer. The project is spearheaded by Cathy Kenny, junior class moderator and coordinator of the Science Research Program.
CYO Hoops Spirit Alive at St. Stan’s
St. Stan’s has welcomed athletes from St. Thomas the Apostle, Woodhaven, whose CYO basketball program was disbanded in August of 2014 after a 50-year run.
Rockaway’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Photos from the annual Queens St. Patrick’s Day Parade hosted each year by the Rockaways.
Tablet TALK: Presidential Recognition for OLG Seventh Grader
This week in Tablet Talk, an extraordinary junior high volunteer, the Tommy Ashton 3-on-3 Charity Basketball Tournament, the inaugural Catholic Men’s Conference in the Bronx and more.
Brother Emmett Corry, O.S.F.
Brother Emmett Corry, O.S.F., who wrote the history of the Franciscan Brothers of Brooklyn, died Feb. 25 at Lutheran Augustana Center, Sunset Park. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated March 2, at Our Lady of Angels Church, Bay Ridge. The son of Irish immigrant parents, Patrick J. Corry graduated from St. Francis de Sales […]
Diocese Invites Faithful to Respond to Survey on Family and Marriage
In preparation for the General Synod of Bishops on the Family, the Diocese of Brooklyn has launched a survey on marriage and family life, to reflect the views and concerns of the faithful of Brooklyn and Queens.
Tablet TALK: Snows’ Student-Scientists Get Familiar With Frogs
Eighth graders at Our Lady of the Snows School get a leg up on high school, Father Gregory Tatum talks about Passover at St. Joseph’s Seminary and College, a little girl from Ireland needs your help and more in this week’s Tablet Talk.
Coaching over 40 Years of Holy Cross H.S. Football
After 42 years of mentoring thousands of student-athletes, Tom Pugh announced his retirement as the head varsity football coach for the Holy Cross Knights.
Cardinal Dolan Pays a Visit to Cathedral Prep
“I love Cathedral Prep’s motto, ‘Men For Greatness,’” Cardinal Dolan said, reminding us that the first step to becoming great is realizing that you’re not.