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November 2019

November 13, 2019

AP: Attorney preparing lawsuit against Brooklyn’s Bishop DiMarzio

This is my bishop and the man who ordained me. I find this, on every...

October 2019

October 03, 2019

Vatican appoints Brooklyn’s Bishop DiMarzio to lead apostolic visitation of Buffalo

From the In My Backyard Desk: The Vatican announced on Oct. 3 that it has...

September 2019

September 23, 2019

UPDATE: Police arrest suspect in Queens church vandalism

Some of you may remember this item from several days ago. Now, an update: Police...

May 2019

May 25, 2019

Ordination Update: 18 New Deacons for Brooklyn

Check out the video from NET: The press release: The Most Reverend Nicholas DiMarzio,...

May 19, 2019

12 Years

How is it even possible? This weekend, by happy coincidence, I'm at the seminary in...

March 2019

March 04, 2019

Prayer Request: For Angela, a Consecrated Virgin from the Diocese of Brooklyn

I was saddened to learn today that a beautiful soul, Angela Scannapieco, has gone home to...

February 2019

February 19, 2019

‘The Fact Is, Some Men Should Never Have Been Ordained’

My friend, blog neighbor and fellow Queens resident Dr. Pat McNamara offers us the long...

December 2018

December 24, 2018

Shock: Brooklyn priest kills himself days before Christmas

Details: A Brooklyn priest killed himself inside a church rectory less than two weeks before...

December 03, 2018

Outrage: Man urinates on shrine, destroys statues at Brooklyn Catholic church

Details: A man urinated on and then knocked over two statues of angels guarding the...

August 2018

August 02, 2018

Meet the Brooklyn priest getting an MBA at Berkeley

Someone asks in this story, "What’s a priest going to do with an MBA in...

April 2018

April 20, 2018

Bishop: Deacons ‘will lead the charge’ of the New Evangelization

A great write-up of the recent convocation of deacons in Brooklyn by Ed Wilkinson of...

April 16, 2018

A great afternoon in Brooklyn: our deacon convocation

We had a superlative turnout for a convocation marking the 50th anniversary of the restoration...

December 2014

December 03, 2014

Brooklyn launches hip new ad campaign for Christmas

From the In My Backyard Desk ... Hot on the heels of last year's buzz-worthy...

September 2014

September 16, 2014

Gimme five!

When so much of the world seems to be bad, here's a little slap of...

January 2014

January 16, 2014

“God forgive me, but I hope the ones responsible for that altar are still in purgatory”

Hot on the heels of yesterday's post on beauty in churches, here's a living example...

October 2013

October 30, 2013

Breezy Point’s Mary statue to be part of Sandy remembrance

From the Wall Street Journal: On Tuesday night, St. Thomas More church will once again...

September 2013

September 18, 2013

“I always will be a Brooklyn kid”

The local paper, the Brooklyn Tablet, bids a fond farewell to Bishop Frank Caggiano, the...

September 16, 2013

Bishop Caggiano: “Witness is the most powerful method of conversion. Not confrontation. Witness.”

A great interview with a great priest: from the National Catholic Register, a chat with...

September 10, 2013

Restoration: bringing back a pipe organ in Brooklyn

Left, the Rev. Michael A. Perry, pastor of Our Lady of Refuge, sat at the...

August 2013

August 04, 2013

How an Italian boy from Brooklyn became bishop of Bridgeport

Photo: Gregory Shemitz A great profile of a great priest, from Greenwich Time: For a...

July 2013

July 31, 2013

It’s official: Brooklyn’s Caggiano to Bridgeport—UPDATED

What had been rumored for months is now fact: [01138-01.01] APPOINTMENT OF THE BISHOP OF...

July 30, 2013

“Parishioners Were on the Sidewalk Crying”: Vandal Strikes Brooklyn Churches, Synagogue

Details: Police at the 68th Precinct were questioning a suspect in connection with a rash...

July 16, 2013

Catechists Announced for World Youth Day—Including a Bishop from Brooklyn

To the surprise of no one east of the Hudson, it's Auxiliary Bishop Frank Caggiano...

July 16, 2013

God Bless Brooklyn…

...where we still do stuff like this. It's Giglio time again! For the uninitiated: In...

June 2013

June 10, 2013

Funeral Services for Bishop Joseph Sullivan

From the Diocese of Brooklyn: All services listed below are open to the public. Monday,...

April 2013

April 25, 2013

“The cooler, more welcoming side of the Catholic Church” —UPDATED

That's how the Diocese of Brooklyn describes its new ads for "hipster Jesus." From CNN:...

April 23, 2013

Jesus Christ, hipster

I haven't seen these yet, but AdWeek takes note of a new campaign launched by...

March 2013

March 06, 2013

Making something beautiful in Brooklyn

A Brooklyn landmark is about to get an extreme—and much-needed—makeover. As a local website described...

March 04, 2013

Benedict’s parting gift to Brooklyn: historic church designated as co-cathedral

Great news from the In My Backyard Desk: Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio petitioned the Vatican last...

February 2013

February 09, 2013

“The President has been a proponent of an expediency that is shameful and criminal in the eyes of God…”

My own bishop, Nicholas DiMarzio, took note of the anniversary of Roe v. Wade in...