Aaliyah Lewis, a graduate of both St. John’s University, Jamaica, and Bishop Ford H.S., Park Slope, recently began her professional basketball career with Forssan Alku, a professional team based in Finland.
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Solly Walker Paved the Way for Future Johnnies
Solly Walker, the first black player in St. John’s history, will be honored Oct. 22 at El Caribe Country Club, Mill Basin, by the Brooklyn U.S.A. Athletic Association, a community-based organization established in 1974 to help improve the quality of life for youth in Central Brooklyn.
Sunny Skies for St. Anselm’s Walk for Education
This week’s Tablet TALK highlights a jazzy night in Bedford-Stuyvesant, a climate change documentary in Bayside, a night of feathers, beads and masks in Mill Basin and much more.
Sports Round-Up Oct. 14
Msgr. McClancy H.S., East Elmhurst, is set to induct the 2017 class into its Athletics Hall of Fame on Oct. 21.
Religious Share Faith, Vocation Stories with St. John’s Students
St. John’s University Campus Ministry sponsored its third annual Brothers/Sisters’ Nite to let students see, meet and pray with religious sisters and brothers serving the local Church in Brooklyn and Queens.
Brother Labre Tallman, O.S.F.
Brother Labre Tallman, O.S.F., died Sept. 2, in St. Catherine’s Hospital, Smithtown, L.I.
Bro. Beckett Marks 90th Birthday
This week’s Tablet TALK highlights a homecoming weekend at a Flatbush parish, a creation-themed art show in Bayside, a milestone birthday for a Franciscan brother and much more.
Patrick Tracy
A Mass of Christian Burial for Patrick Tracy, 64, former director of campus ministry at St. Joseph’s College, Patchogue, L.I., was celebrated Sept. 20 at Holy Family Church, Hicksville, L.I. Born in Brooklyn, he attended Nazareth H.S., East Flatbush, and received his master’s in theology and divinity from St. John’s University. He recently retired to […]
Reds’ Pitcher Played Hoops at St. John’s
Amir Garrett, who once played small forward for the St. John’s University, Jamaica, men’s basketball team, currently plays pro baseball as a starting pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds.
Growing in and Sharing The Marist Charism
By Brother Mike Sheerin, F.M.S. I said “yes” to become a Marist Brother while I was a student at Christ the King High School in Middle Village in the late 1960s. I was intrigued by the 35 brothers who served in the Boys’ Division of the school back then. Their ability to engage 1,500 […]
