Brother Jubilarians
The religious brothers of the diocese were honored along with women religious at a jubilee celebration May 22 at Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston. They were guests of honor at a liturgy...
View ArticleXaverian Names Girls’ Volleyball Coach
Xaverian H.S., Bay Ridge, announced that Marie McGoldrick-Raico has been named the school’s girls’ volleyball coach as it prepares to go co-ed this fall. McGoldrick, a Bay Ridge native, most recently...
View ArticleObituary: Father Richard Skarbek
Father Richard Skarbek, whose ordination in Rome by Pope John II in 1986 at age 54 followed several decades as director of the Our Lady of Perpetual Help Ridgemen drum and bugle corps in Sunset Park,...
View ArticleObituary: James ‘Jim’ McElroy
McElroy A Mass of Christian Burial for James “Jim” McElroy, 86, former baseball coach at St. Francis College, Brooklyn Heights, was celebrated July 22 at Good Shepherd Church, Marine Park. He also was...
View ArticleFormer Terriers Soccer Star Playing in Pros
Vincent Bezecourt (Photo courtesy St. Francis College Athletic Communications) Vincent Bezecourt, a 2016 graduate of St. Francis College, Brooklyn Heights, is currently playing his first season with...
View ArticleObituary: Sister Lois Keller, R.S.M.
Sister Lois Keller, R.S.M., 83, a Sister of Mercy of the Americas Mid-Atlantic Community for 65 years, died July 3 at Calvary Hospice in Lutheran Hospital, Sunset Park. Born in New York City, she...
View ArticleSt. Francis College
A Value-Added Approach (Photo: St. Francis College) Founded more than 150 years ago by the Franciscan Brothers, the mission of St. Francis College in Brooklyn Heights has always been to help young...
View ArticleItalian Ices and Raffles Support St. Mary’s
Young people at St. Mary’s, Long Island City, acted like town criers announcing the sale of Italian Ice and St. Mary’s 50/50 raffle to raise funds for an outreach concert of Handel’s “Messiah” later...
View ArticleFarewell and Greetings at Greenpoint Parish
Last weekend was bittersweet in Greenpoint as members of St. Anthony-St. Alphonsus parish bid farewell to one priest and welcomed another. Father Jilson George, C.M.I., a parochial vicar who served...
View ArticleOzone Park Couple Celebrates 60 Years of Marriage, Renews Vows
As their family and friends from the Knights of Columbus looked on, Irving and Jennie Stuart of Nativity B.V.M.-St. Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr parish, Ozone Park, renewed their wedding vows on Sept....
View ArticleFaiths Share Concept of Mercy
By Antonina Zielinska A Catholic, a Jewish, a Muslim and a Protestant leader got together at St. Francis College last week to talk about Mercy. “God has 91 names in Islam: all knower, the punisher, but...
View ArticleWEB EXCLUSIVE: SFC Animal Blessing
By Antonina Zielinska Big K9 unit dogs, little dogs in pink tutus, cats in baskets and pets of all kinds depicted on physical photos and digital screens received a special blessing from the Downtown...
View ArticleSports Round-Up – Nov. 26
The St. Francis College, Brooklyn Heights, men’s soccer team won its third Northeast Conference (NEC) championship title in the past four seasons with a 1-0 victory over St. Francis University,...
View ArticleSt. Francis College President Brendan Dugan Dies at 69
Mr. Dugan A Mass of Christian burial for Brendan J. Dugan, president of St. Francis College, Brooklyn Heights, was celebrated on Friday, Dec. 23 at St. Mary Star of the Sea Church, Court St., Carroll...
View ArticleDr. Timothy J. Houlihan Named St. Francis College’s Interim President
The St. Francis College Board of Trustees has named Dr. Timothy J. Houlihan as interim president of St. Francis College, Brooklyn Heights. Dr. Houlihan currently serves as provost of St. Francis. He...
View ArticleDr. Timothy J. Houlihan Named as Interim President of St. Francis College
The St. Francis College Board of Trustees has named Dr. Timothy J. Houlihan as interim president of St. Francis College, Brooklyn Heights. Dr. Houlihan currently serves as provost of St. Francis. He...
View ArticleSt. Ephrem’s Scores for Kids With Cancer
St. Francis College men’s basketball players Jahmel Bodrick, left, and Joshua Nurse, right, pose with “Swish For Kids” participant George Fischetti. Photo (C) Jim Mancari St. Ephrem’s parish, Dyker...
View ArticleBrooklyn Priest Becomes Knight of Holy Sepulchre
Brooklyn’s own Father John P. Cush, academic dean of the Pontifical North American College (PNAC), Vatican City-State, and an assistant professor of theology and U.S. Church history, was invested as a...
View ArticleMsgr. Dempsey Was Pioneer In Church TV Ministry
Msgr. Dempsey Msgr. Michael Dempsey, a senior Brooklyn priest and a pioneer in national television ministry, died March 10 at his private residence in Astoria. He was 84. A Mass of Christian Burial was...
View ArticleTerriers on Parade in Florida
St. Francis College of Brooklyn Heights made its first appearance in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Naples, Florida. The contingent of Brooklynites was led by the school’s director of development,...
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