Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio placed ashes on the heads of Massgoers in Downtown Brooklyn as Christians around the world began the season of Lent on Feb 10.
St. James Cathedral Basilica
24 Hours of Prayer
The Diocese of Brooklyn will participate in the 24 Hours of Prayer for the Lord March 4-5, as requested by Pope Francis
Obituary: Father DeLaura Served as A Priest for 53 Years
A Mass of Christian Burial for Father Felice J. DeLaura, a retired parochial vicar at St. Thomas Apostle Church, Woodhaven, was celebrated there on Friday, Feb. 5. He died Feb. 1. He was 78.
Msgr. Bynon, Educator And Pastor, Dead at 85
A Mass of Christian burial for Msgr. Joseph P. Bynon, former superintendent of schools and former pastor of Resurrection-Ascension, Rego Park, was celebrated Jan. 8 in the chapel at Immaculate Conception Pastoral Center, Douglaston.
B’klyn Parishioners Visit Cathedral’s Holy Doors
“Remember, Sunday at three,” my friend, George, had texted me, mid-week. “Pilgrimage. Holy Door.” I wasn’t entirely sure what this “Holy Door” was all about, even though I had read that Pope Francis was “opening the Holy Door” …
Retired Prison Chaplain Dies at 82 in Florida
A Mass of Christian Burial for Father John H. Wilkinson, 82, a senior priest of the diocese, was celebrated Nov. 30 in the chapel at Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston. He died Nov. 23 in Venice, Florida, where he was living in retirement.
Holy Doors: Preparing for the Year of Mercy
In the Diocese of Brooklyn, the Holy Year of Mercy will officially open on Sunday, Dec. 13, with the “opening” of Holy Doors at six different sites.
Tablet TALK: Grief Counselors Are Ready for the Journey
This week’s Tablet TALK highlights a Sisters of Mercy-sponsored sock drive for veterans, a night of recollection with Father Charles and Laurie Mangano, diocesan bereavement resources and much, much more.
Walking Together in Trust and Love
From Marine Park to Howard Beach to Elmhurst and now Rome, I have had an incredible experience of priesthood for many reasons. In light of today’s Gospel, perhaps I might articulate two of them: first, “going out two by two,” and second, “taking nothing for the journey.”
Diocese Offers Prayers For Peace on Hispaniola
“We are two communities but in Brooklyn we come together as one,” said Bishop DiMarzio at a special Mass June 24 to pray for a resolution to the threat to deport Haitians from the Dominican Republic.