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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...

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Xaverian 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...

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Obituary: 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,...

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Obituary: 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...

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Former 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...

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Obituary: 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...

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St. 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...

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Italian 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...

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Farewell 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...

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Ozone 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....

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Faiths 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...

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WEB 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...

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Sports 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,...

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St. 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...

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Dr. 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...

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Dr. 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...

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St. 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...

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Brooklyn 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...

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Msgr. 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...

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Terriers 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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