Students are reacting a day after St. Francis College announced it is eliminating its entire division one athletics program at the end of the spring semester.
The Knights Of Columbus organized a prayer service for aborted babies on Sunday at American Martyrs Church in Bayside, Queens.
Bishop Robert Brennan joined the faithful at St. Nicholas of Tolentine in Jamaica on Monday for continuation of the Lenten Pilgrimage in the Diocese of Brooklyn.
Pope Francis sent a statue of the sleeping St. Joseph to the Church where he received his First Communion, his Confirmation and celebrated his first Mass as a priest in Argentina. This gesture was in honor of the feast of St. Joseph.
The Pope has a special devotion to this saint. In his room, he keeps a statue of the sleeping St. Joseph, and under it, he leaves little pieces of paper with his prayer intentions. Pope Francis explained his fondness for the saint during a Mass in the Philippines.
“I have great love for Saint Joseph, because he is a man of silence and strength,” Pope Francis said on January 16, 2015 during a visit to the Philippines. “On my table I have an image of Saint Joseph sleeping. Even when he is asleep, he is taking care of the Church!”
With the statue, the Holy See sent a message signed by Pope Francis. In it, he asked his intentions to be left next to the statue. The parishioners welcomed his gift with a procession and honored his request.
The public can now attend an hour-long Eucharistic Adoration every second Tuesday of the month in front of St. Peter’s Basilica.
The first adoration, held on March 14, was led by Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, archpriest of St. Peter’s Basilica. Prayers were offered for Pope Francis in honor of the 10th anniversary of his pontificate.
The initiative is a new addition to the pastoral outreach of the Basilica. Last fall, the Basilica released Lectio Petri, a set of meetings to reflect on various aspects of St. Peter’s life.
This series came after a video about St. Peter was projected onto the facade of the Basilica for two weeks during the month of October.
The video used images of St. Peter from the Vatican Museums and its goal was to help pilgrims and tourists alike get to know the first Pope.
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Michael Barasch from Barasch and McGarry is worried the Ohio residents may still be in danger from the fallout of the derailment.
The instructions from her teacher are loud and clear, but Dulce Maria doesn’t understand them.
Unlike her fellow fifth grade classmates, in English, she reads at a kindergarten level.
That’s why Christine Latona and the teachers at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy in Gravesend, Brooklyn, even those who don’t have Dulce Maria in class, are rallying around her, making sure she gets all the benefits of a Catholic education.
“It’s allowing her to get the education she needs, it’s enabling her to be bilingual in a predominantly English speaking school and it’s giving her the confidence that she’ll need later on in life to say look what I was able to accomplish and learn by coming to a Catholic school,” Latona said.
She uses iReady, it’a a program used to determine students’ needs, track their progress and personalize their learning. For Dulce Maria, the school is using it in two languages.
“I like school but the problem is I still can’t speak English well. I’m trying my best because I know they’re trying to help me so I try to pay attention especially to any feedback that give me,” said Dulce Maria.
Dulce’s been at Our Lady of Grace since she arrived in New York two months ago. She came with her father from Colombia, they crossed the southern border on foot.
“In Colombia there are a lot of robberies and incidents caused by some very bad people, we were afraid to go out with jewelry or anything of value and it gave people in the city a feeling of insecurity, it’s not safe,” she said.
Stephanie Campanella is the school’s DeSales Technology Institute coach, she set Dulce Maria up on Duo Lingo, meeting her right where she is so she can learn English at her own pace.
“We want to have our doors open to anyone who comes in to have a great Catholic education and not just have a safe place but to learn and thrive in whatever environment they’re in and we work collaboratively to make sure that happens,” she said.
With support from her teachers, her new friends and Our Lady of Grace’s technology, not just progress but success is possible for Dulce Maria. It might take time, but for now – it clicks.
Catholic schools in the Diocese of Brooklyn are doing what they can to help with the migrant crisis currently ensuing in New York City.
Supporters of former President Donald Trump could be planning big protests in Manhattan after the former president said on social media that it appears he’ll be arrested on Tuesday.
The Archdiocese Of Los Angeles is honoring the late Bishop David O’Connell with his own chapel at the Cathedral of Our Lady of The Angels.
DYKER HEIGHTS — A record number of entries and the most cash prizes ever awarded converged on March 16 with the announcement of winners in the 2023 youth spring art contest co-sponsored by The Tablet.
The newspaper joined the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph and the Archbishop John Hughes Council of the Knights of Columbus to hold the contest for youth in the Diocese of Brooklyn. This year had the theme — “St. Joseph: Fatherhood.”
“By sheer numbers alone, far and wide, it’s the biggest contest we’ve had,” said Dustin Etheridge, manager of digital content and creative services for DeSales Media Group, the ministry that produces The Tablet.
The contest, which began in mid-February, was open to all school students in the diocese from first through 12th grades. Judges had 827 submissions to evaluate and were categorized into two groups: first through eighth grades and high school.
Father Christopher Heanue, the rector of the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph, conceived the idea to host the art contest while the church is preparing for an installation of a statue honoring its namesake. He added that the artwork might help inform the final product of the sculpture.
“I was so excited to try to release some ideas for the co-cathedral in terms of trying to use the creative talent of our students from our Catholic schools,” Father Heanue said during the awards ceremony at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Dyker Heights.
Etheridge said the contest had first, second, and third-place winners in both categories. The students at the ceremony knew they’d placed in the competition. However, they only knew which prizes they won when announced.
The top three winners in each category received, respectively, $500, $300, and $100. Additionally, the Knights of Columbus gave $500 to the school with the most entries — Our Lady of Mercy, Forest Hills.
“I’m just super honored,” exclaimed Eleni Kougiemitros, a 10th grader from St. Francis Prep, who won first place in the high school division. “It’s so crazy that I won!”
Madison Summerville, an eighth grader from St. Sebastian Catholic Academy, won second place in the first- to eighth-grade category.
“I had only one day to complete that,” she said. “And it took me 4-5 hours to do.”
Leah Struss, a second grader from Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Academy, was the youngest winner with third place in the grade-school category.
“I just really thank my parents for supporting me because if nobody supported me, I wouldn’t feel like I was good enough,” she said.
Etheridge said the cash prizes no doubt fueled the massive participation, but the contest was well-publicized, and believes the contest theme also had a unique draw.
“I think that the Fatherhood of St. Joseph — St. Joseph, as the earthly father of Jesus — is something that any child can relate to,” Etheridge said.
The winners are:
FIRST-EIGHTH GRADE CATEGORY
1st place: $500
Mikaela Pereira, 6th grade
St. Joseph Academy, Astoria
2nd place: $300
Madison Summerville, 8th grade
St. Sebastian Catholic Academy, Woodside
3rd place: $100
Leah Struss, 2nd grade
Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Academy, Forest Hills
Honorable Mention: $50
Ella Mangels, 4th grade
St. Bernadette Catholic Academy, Dyker Heights
HIGH SCHOOL CATEGORY
1st place: $500
Eleni Kougiemitros, 10th grade
St. Francis Prep, Fresh Meadows
2nd place: $300
Seunghwa Woo, 12th grade
St. Francis Prep, Fresh Meadows
3rd place: $100
Sze Yu Queemy Yiu, 11th grade
Christ the King, Middle Village
SCHOOL WITH THE MOST ENTRIES
$500 from the Knights of Columbus
Our Lady of Mercy, Forest Hills
During the Angelus on Sunday, Pope Francis expressed his sorrow for the earthquake in Ecuador that caused heavy damage and left more than a dozen dead.
“Yesterday, in Ecuador, an earthquake caused deaths, injuries and enormous damage,” Pope Francis said. “I want to express my solidarity with the Ecuadorian people and I promise to pray for the deceased and all those who suffer.”
He encouraged the people present in the square to reflect on the Gospel of the day, where a miracle of Jesus sparks controversy because it was performed on the Sabbath.
“Are we happy to proclaim that Jesus loves us, that he saves us,” Pope Francis said. “Or instead, like the parents of the man who was born blind, do we let ourselves be caged by the fear of what people will think?”
In his closing, Pope Francis greeted the participants and organizers of the Rome Marathon, which also took place that day.
MIDTOWN — On a day steeped in all things Irish, Claire Mullin kept up her three-decade tradition by watching the St. Patrick’s Day Parade on the sidewalk in front of Saks Fifth Avenue.
The 262nd New York City St. Patrick’s Day Parade passed by the spot on its annual trek up Fifth Avenue on Friday, March 17, with a rousing spectacle of bagpipes, drums, and marchers carrying Irish-themed banners.
“Today’s the day to celebrate your Irish heritage,” Mullin said. “I mean, my parents are immigrants. They came to this country — they didn’t have anything — but they gave us a good life. So why not celebrate the fact that we’re still here?”
Earlier, just a block up from where Mullin stood with friends, Cardinal Timothy Dolan celebrated the annual pre-parade Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral.
This historic house of worship, with a capacity of 2,500 people, held a full house with dignitaries and the faithful, shoulder to shoulder and clad in their favorite shades of green. Also on hand were Catholic clergy and members of the New York National Guard.
Cardinal Dolan opened his remarks by greeting a long list of guests that included Mayor Eric Adams and State Attorney General Letitia James.
He also welcomed parade grand marshal Kevin Conway, Irish Consul General Helena Nolan, and several concelebrants, including Bishop Robert Brennan and Bishop John Barres of the Diocese of Rockville Centre.
“It’s a grand day for Ireland, a grand day for New York City, for America, and for the Irish diaspora worldwide,” Cardinal Dolan proclaimed. “Made all the more grand by your gracious company.
“Fellow Irish, one and all, what better way to commence this grand feast day than with the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass?”
Gov. Kathy Hochul greeted Cardinal Dolan during the parade as she passed by the cathedral’s front steps. NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell and FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh also stopped to say hello.
Each year, an estimated 150,000 people march in the parade down Fifth Avenue, lined with about two million spectators.
The annual event’s organizers bill it as the oldest and largest St. Patrick’s Day Parade in the world. The first parade was held on March 17, 1762 — 14 years before the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
St. Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland and of the Archdiocese of New York.
Just before the parade stepped off at 11 a.m., Bishop Brennan reflected on the legacies of Irish immigrants. Despite their poverty, they not only cared for their families but also built hundreds of churches that nurtured the faith.
He noted that immigrants from other countries around the world also made unique contributions.
“Our ancestors,” Bishop Brennan said, “(faced) the struggles of a new life not only to make their own lives better but to make better lives for their children and grandchildren, to give opportunities. That’s my story.”
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