Leading up to the annual March For Life, Tim Harfmann speaks with Laura Montes, a 21-year-old mother of two baby boys. The pro-life supporter is a devote Catholic at St. Anastasia Church, Douglaston, but admits she considered abortion because of her age.
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The Tablet Gives Catholic Kids High Marks in Art
Every year the Tablet, along with the Knights of Columbus at Archbishop Hughes Council, gives the children of Brooklyn and Queens a challenge- to create a piece of art with the message “Keep Christ in Christmas.” And the kids have yet to disappoint- this Advent season the paper received the most entries ever! Now the Tablet have picked their winners and are celebrating the best budding artists of their grade. Katie Engesser was at the awards ceremony and filed this report.
Workshop Helps Immigrants With Citizenship
Catholic Migration Services is well known throughout the Brooklyn Diocese for their help with immigrants. But this Saturday, in partnership with Brooklyn Borough president Eric Adams, they will aid a huge amount of people in their journey to citizenship. The workshop is on naturalization and has become so popular that a second session is already in the works. Katie Engesser talks with those in charge of the event and filed this report.
Msgr. John Delendick
Msgr. John Delendick is the Pastor of St. Jude, Canarsie and a chaplain to New York Fire Department.
Fr. Jeffrey Dillon
Father Jeffry Dillon, a former police officer who turned in his badge so he could serve in the precinct of the Lord, is the administrator at Christ of King and St. Mary Madeline Parish. He has received degrees in social work, counseling, senior health, and mental health. He has also helped out at St. Clement Pope Parish in Ozone Park.
Catholic Youth Day Strengthens Faith
At one of the Brooklyn Catholic Youth Days, nearly 500 middle and high school students gather at St. Margaret’s Church, Middle Village, to evangelize the faith. The young Catholics attend Mass with Auxiliary Bishop Paul Sanchez, pray during adoration and celebrate the sacrament of reconciliation. Tim Harfmann speaks with the future leaders of the Church and files this report.
Diocese Student Competes in ‘Chopped Junior’
Tonight, our Michelle Powers introduces a schoolgirl who attends Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy in Gravesend. The sixth grader is about to make her television debut.
Southeast Queens Residents Awaiting Relief
Rosedale, Queens is one of the neighborhoods most affected by frequent flooding in our city. Our Konrad Aderer visits an overflowing street and the parish of St. Clare to find out what solutions are on the horizon.
Nickeled and Dimed!: New Tax Could Have New Yorkers Paying for Bags
Your weekly shopping trip could cost more this February because of a law passed by the New York City Council. The law would require consumers to pay a 5 cents a pop for each plastic bag used. Katie Engesser reports from the streets of Brooklyn with the full story.
Brooklyn Priest Racially Attacked
Tim Harfmann reports from Marine Park, Brooklyn, where a priest was allegedly threatened with a baseball bat. The Nigerian-born priest, known to his Good Shepherd Church parishioners as Fr. Melchizedek, was out for an early morning walk last week. That’s when, according to authorities, a 25-year-old white man screamed racial slurs at him.