This week’s Tablet TALK features the Passionists in Jamaica Estates and the 50th anniversary class of Mater Christi H.S., reminds readers about #GivingTuesday and much more.
St. John’s University
Sports Round-Up Nov. 5
The New York State Baseball Hall of Fame inducted a 17-member Class at the Hilton Hotel of Troy. Several players and coaches with local ties to Brooklyn and Queens were enshrined.
It’s Time for the Chris Mullin Era
Of course the ties to St. John’s are present, but for the five-time NBA All-Star and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer, the ties to the entire Diocese of Brooklyn make this coaching homecoming that much more special.
Sports Round-Up, Oct. 17, 2015
In anticipation of his first season leading the St. John’s University, Jamaica, men’s basketball team, Brooklyn’s own Chris Mullin has been busy filling out his coaching staff.
Our Youth Round Up Oct. 10, 2015
Continuing the Vincentian Tradition; No Shortage of Creativity At St. Edmund Preparatory; Teen Holy Hour; Catholic Junior High Rally; Teen Shout-Out; Youth Page Submissions
Red Storm Serves Up Big Time for CYOers (with video)
The Catholic Youth Organization teamed up with St. John’s University, Jamaica, for a series of CYO nights this fall in which the young athletes got the chance to soak in the Division I college atmosphere.
Sports Round-Up, Oct. 10, 2015
Grace Sullivan is the Colleen Queen; CYO basketball coaching clinic; St. John’s University women’s soccer senior forward Rachel Daly became the all-time leader in goals in school history.
Local College Students Follow Papal Simulcast
All three Catholic colleges in the diocese, St. Francis College and St. Joseph’s College in Brooklyn and St. John’s University in Queens, had students at some papal events, but for those who couldn’t get tickets, St. Joseph’s and St. John’s set up TV screens on their campuses to follow the pope’s historic trip.
NYC Hoops Hall of Fame Inducts New Class
The New York City Basketball Hall of Fame hosted its 26th annual induction ceremony Sept. 16 at the New York Athletic Club, Manhattan.
Chief Brehon
Businessman Kenneth D. Daly, president of the New York business of National Grid, is the Chief Brehon of the 2015 Great Irish Fair of New York.