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Imagine not hearing the majestic sounds produced by thousands of metal or wooden organ pipes echoing around you during a wedding, funeral, or Mass. That’s the reality some houses of worship are facing as an organist shortage unfolds nationwide, on the heels of a pandemic that brought in-person services to a screeching halt for months and has since affected attendance. […]
While there was heated contention between the City and Roman Catholics earlier this fall – regarding the dismissal of St. Frances Xavier “Mother” Cabrini in the She Built NYC campaign – progress with external initiatives are taking place to honor her. A statue will be made in Cabrini’s honor and a Brooklyn post office may be rechristened to share her […]
1. Cabrini’s original name was Maria Francesca Cabrini, before she took her vows in 1877 and changed her name to Frances Xavier, in tribute to Francis Xavier. 2. Before becoming a nun, Cabrini was a teacher. She, herself, was taught by the Daughters of the Sacred Heart and had earned a teaching certificate with them in 1868. She was a […]
Upon coming to America in 1889 from Italy, Saint Frances Xavier “Mother” Cabrini and her seven Sisters helped newly arrived Italian immigrants in Lower Manhattan who were struggling with poverty. Her order organized catechism and educational classes, opened an orphanage and founded Columbus Hospital (now part of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center). Cabrini herself taught at St. Joachim’s parish, the Church […]
She Built NYC concept She Built NYC is a public arts campaign that honors women through the installation of monuments that recognize and celebrate their historic impacts on and contributions to New York City (NYC). Former Deputy Mayor Alicia Glen and First Lady Chirlane McCray launched it in June 2018, after research showed that only five out of the City’s […]
Last month, Brooklynites had the opportunity to see the incorrupt heart of St. Jean Vianney – also known as the Curé of Ars – as it continues to make its way through the United States. The Shrine of Ars, France, has entrusted the major relic to the Knights of Columbus, the world’s largest Catholic fraternal organization. It was on display […]
On Saturday, December 8th, Sacred Hearts of Jesus & Mary-St. Stephen Church, will continue the parish tradition of lighting a five-foot Christmas star atop its 210-foot steeple. The tradition of the star lighting dates back to the 1950’s but had been suspended for a number of years. It was resumed in 2012 after the arrival of the current pastor,Monsignor Guy […]
During a fraught week for our city and country, in which multiple pipe bombs were mailed to prominent figures and a murderous attack was waged on the worshipers in a Pittsburgh synagogue during Shabbat services, a timely banner was installed by Charles Roussim outside of St. Mary Star of the Sea Church in Carroll Gardens. Based on the Golden Rule, […]
Archbishop Christophe Pierre, the Papal Nuncio, celebrated the French Mass at St. Agnes Church in Cobble Hill on Sunday, October 7th. Joining the pope’s envoy to the United States in concelebration were Diocese of Brooklyn Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio, Parish of St. Agnes/St. Paul Pastor Monsignor Joseph Nugent, Father Paul Anel, Father Willy Kingsley, and Deacon Leroy Branch. In attendance were […]
After 77 years in religious service, Sister Marie Innocentia Lipari of the Parish of St. Paul and St. Agnes is retiring at the age of 96. Father Joseph Nugent, pastor, calls the much beloved Sr. Innocentia’s retirement a “big loss” to the parish. Born Madeline Lipari and baptized Maria Magdalena in 1922, she was raised on First Place in Carroll […]