The Msgr. King Basketball Tournament returned to the St. Thomas Aquinas Dec. 26-30. Named after Msgr. Jeremiah J. King – the parish pastor who oversaw the building of the gym – it was the first high school tournament played in a grammar school gym in the country.
Christmas tree and Nativity scene lightings and festivals of Lessons and Carols are traditional ways parishes celebrate the Advent season and prepare for Christmas But St. Thomas Aquinas parish, Flatlands, hosted something a little different last weekend – an Advent prayer opportunity based around the scriptural theme of “Waiting.” Participants were invited to reflect on […]
The St. Thomas Aquinas, Flatlands, Sports Association presents the first annual “Giving Thanks” Basketball Classic to be held Nov. 29-30 in the parish’s Msgr. King Hall. The 12U basketball teams from St. Thomas; St. Bernard, Mill Basin; Good Shepherd, Marine Park; and St. Ephrem, Dyker Heights, will participate. Saturday, Nov. 29 is a day full […]
College basketball teams are gearing up for the annual NCAA Tournament, and right here in Brooklyn, local athletes can experience their own version of “March Madness.” The youth leadership ambassador program of the Vicariate of Black Catholic Concerns will hold a “March Madness” event Saturday, March 15 from 3-8 p.m. in Msgr. King Hall at […]
by Father Robert Lauder First in a Series MY FAVORITE philosopher is St. Thomas Aquinas. Of course, Thomas was primarily a theologian, but within his writings, there is a great deal of philosophy. When I studied undergraduate philosophy in the seminary, all the courses had a Thomistic emphasis, and this was also true of […]
by Antonina Zielinska When Edward F. Clancy first presented his idea of bringing pilgrims from Holy Family-St. Thomas Aquinas parish, Park Slope, to World Youth Day he ran into many obstacles. He had to convince the parish not only that it was possible to raise the funds for World Youth Day but also that it […]
St. Saviour H.S., Park Slope, senior tennis star Raven DeLeon has received a scholarship to play for St. Thomas Aquinas College, Sparkhill, N.Y. Congratulations to Raven and good luck with the Spartans!
by Gail Donovan This is the second in a series of articles about the future of Catholic schools in Brooklyn and Queens. When Father Thomas Doyle arrived at St. Thomas Aquinas in the Flatlands section of Brooklyn in 2004, he found a parish school with dwindling enrollment housed in a building badly in need of […]
