Faith and the Force: Rabbi Celebrates 54 Years in the NYPD
December 16, 2019By Emily Drooby With a handshake and a smile, Rabbi Alvin Kass focuses on what he does best: serving the NYPD and […]
Topic: Service
McClancy Remembers 9/11 Hero and Alumnus Alvarez
September 30, 2019By Tim Harfmann and Andrew Pugliese EAST ELMHURST — Luis Alvarez learned the importance of being compassionate and serving others during his […]
Therapy Dog Helps Families Grieve at Brooklyn Funeral Home
August 21, 2019By Tim Harfmann For Nora Pavone, every day is bring-your-dog-to-work day at Brooklyn’s Marine Park Funeral Home. “I saw other therapy dogs […]
Man Dedicates Decades to Brooklyn Church
September 12, 2018Jim Egan remembers that in 1939, Marine Park’s Good Shepherd Church was being built down the street from where he lived. Once […]
Strengthening Life Skills & Faith at Boy Scout Camp
July 18, 2018Over 700 boys from troops in Brooklyn and Queens are spending part of this summer at the Ten Mile River Camp, located […]
Emotional Reunion 40+ Years in the Making
June 6, 2018Reunited and it feels so good! A Brooklyn native and a retired nun meet again after being decades apart. The sister changed […]
2018 World Communications Day Honors Ed Wilkinson
May 14, 2018At World Communications Day in the Brooklyn diocese, the highlight is the presentation of the St. Francis de Sales Distinguished Communicator Award. […]
‘Way of The Cross’ Makes Way Through Brooklyn
April 2, 2018Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio spent Good Friday commemorating the Lord’s journey to the cross on Calvary. He led a procession through a Brooklyn […]
World Aids Day Service Honors Loved Ones
December 4, 2017On World Aids Day, Currents News Tim Harfmann reports that at a Catholic Church in Park Slope, parishioners gather to remember those […]
Confirmation Candidates Put in Day of Service
August 3, 2017Confirmation candidates from Saints Simon and Jude parish are getting a head start on the fifty hours of service our Diocese asks […]