Liz Faublas visits St. Joseph’s High School in Brooklyn to get a peak at their 3D-printing lab. She found all hands on deck, prosthetic or not, helping to create a place in the future for women in STEM fields.
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Kids Tell True Meaning of Christmas in Tablet Art Contest
Every year Brooklyn Diocese’s newspaper, The Tablet, holds an art contest during the Christmas season. Kids from 1st grade all the way to high school submit their work, focusing on the theme “Keep Christ in Christmas.” Katie Engesser catches up with the Tablet team as they continue their search for the ultimate piece of Christmas cheer.
Brooklyn Bishop Returns to Red Hook Church
Tim Harfmann reports from Red Hook, Brooklyn as Auxiliary Bishop Neil Tiedemann returns to Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church. This is the first trip the Brooklyn-born bishop is making to the parishioners since he served as their pastor from 1998-2005.
Festive Three Kings Parade Enlivens Williamsburg
In its twentieth year, Brooklyn’s Three Kings Parade filled Graham Avenue with music and dancing in celebration of the visit of the wise men to the infant Jesus. Our Konrad Aderer follows the mile-long route to find out what makes this tradition so precious to Spanish-speaking people in changing Williamsburg.
Meet the Priests: Father Carlos Velasquez
Ordination day is a very important day in any priest’s life. But what happens after ordination day? Currents reporter Katie Engesser is traveling around Brooklyn and Queens to catch up with the newly ordained, beginning with Father Carlos Velaquez in Queens, who is one of a kind.
Cardinal Tobin installed as leader of Newark Diocese
The 1.5 million Roman Catholics in the Archdiocese of Newark, N.J., welcomed a cardinal as their new shepherd. Michelle Powers was at Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart, one of the largest cathedrals on the East Coast, and filed this report.
Pave the Way Foundation and ‘Silence’
Host, Monsignor Kieran Harrington, vicar of communication for the Diocese of Brooklyn, is joined by president and co-founder of the ‘Pave the Way Foundation’, Gary Krupp, to talk about Pope Pius XII and recently uncovered Protection Covenants. Then, Monsignor is joined by Father James Martin, to talk about his involvement with the new Martin Scorsese movie: “Silence”.
Playoff-Bound Giants Have Priests Hopeful
As the New York Giants prepare for this Sunday’s NFL playoff game against the Green Bay Packers, Tim Harfmann speaks with priests who religiously root for the hometown team.
“Project Andrew” Teaches Young Men About the Priesthood
At Cathedral Prep School and Seminary, young men are asked to consider a holy life as they arrive. But as the youngsters listen for Christ’s call, Bishop of Brooklyn Nicholas DiMarzio is taking matters into his own hands with his own Project Andrew. Katie Engesser was there for the talk and filed this report.
Bread of Kings for Kings County
Michelle Powers helped bake Rosca de Reyes, a special ring-shaped loaf whose name means “bread of kings.” The bread is central to the celebration of El Dia de Los Reyes, or the Epiphany, for Mexicans.