The calling toward apostolic discipleship has always been the guiding principle of Israel Rodriguez’s life — even before he had any choice. When he was 9 years old, his parents felt compelled by the words of Pope John Paul II to become missionaries, and traveled from Spain to Newark in 1988 as part of the Neocatechumenal Way.
Alyssa Rivera, the kindergarten teacher at St. Brigid-St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Academy, had a surprise for her students when they returned from winter break: A shiny, modernized classroom.
A distinct, freshly painted newness greeted students on Sept. 6 for the start of the school year at St. Brigid-St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Academy.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams wanted to visit a campus in the Diocese of Brooklyn during Catholic Schools Week 2022. That honor went to St. Brigid-St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Academy in Bushwick.
In today’s digital age, young people are becoming more exposed to the behind-the-scenes of technology, including learning how to write code. At St. Brigid-St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Academy in Bushwick, junior high students are doing just that since September 2020 with their math and science teacher Jose Martinez.
