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“The Challenges to Marriage” by Bishop DiMarzio

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August 13, 2014 – Excerpted from “Put Out Into the Deep,” Bishop DiMarzio’s column in The Tablet:

As I begin the second of my three-part series of articles on the upcoming Synod on of the Family, we move to the issues for consideration in Part II of the document entitled: “The Pastoral Program for the Family in Light of New Challenges.”

Truly, much is happening in the Church around the world to assist families. All of this will be considered by the Synod attendees, allowing them to understand the current situation and make suggestions for the future. There are various pastoral programs already underway – namely marriage preparation, which has a long history in our own country.

Unfortunately, there are fewer people coming today to sacramentalize their marriages. For those who do come, however, they express satisfaction with the Pre-Cana programs run by the Diocese, given evidence in the evaluations which they make following their participation.

Read the full text of the Bishop’s column on The Tablet website.

Diocese Offers Notre Dame’s STEP Program

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The Diocese of Brooklyn’s School of Evangelization announces a new online faith formation offering from Notre Dame’s Satellite Theological Education Program (STEP)ND STEP program.

The program makes use of the Internet, interactive videoconferences, and numerous distance learning technologies to offer courses in theology and spiritual life to interested Catholic lay people, pastoral ministers and other believers nationwide and beyond. STEP is among the most successful programs of the University’s Institute for Church Life (ICL), whose expressed mission is to deploy Notre Dame’s ample academic resources as “a witness-bearing leadership role in the life of the Church at large.” STEP offers 50 specifically designed online courses, most of them taught by Notre Dame’s faculty members.

Tuition is reduced for members of the Diocese of Brooklyn.

For more information click here, or contact Christine Georgi, Registrar for the School of Evangelization at cgeorgi@diobrook.org.

The Catholic Foundation for Brooklyn & Queens

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The purpose of Catholic Foundation for Brooklyn and Queens is to support financially the spiritual, educational and social needs of our Catholic Community through the procurement and building of endowment funds, while practicing responsible Christian stewardship for the preservation and promotion of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn. We invite you to visit our website, catholicfoundationbq.org, to learn more about our work, make a donation, and mark our upcoming events on your calendar!

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Amid Criticism, a Changing Brooklyn Gets a Second Cathedral

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The New York Times has published a piece about the renovation and dedication of the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph:

Brooklyn has one more thing that Manhattan does not: two Roman Catholic cathedrals…

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The enormous, 102-year-old Church of St. Joseph on Pacific Street in Prospect Heights has been elevated to the status of co-cathedral for the Diocese of Brooklyn. Its rededication followed an $18.5 million renovation and redecoration. St. Joseph now supplements, but does not supplant, the much smaller Cathedral Basilica of St. James on Jay Street downtown.

The liturgical artwork at St. Joseph graphically describes a changing borough. Images of a dark-skinned Mary — Our Lady Queen of Nigeria and Our Lady of Perpetual Help (Haiti) — gaze tranquilly down from new ceiling murals above old stained-glass windows memorializing the Irish who built and originally sustained the church.

Read the complete article here.

Catholic News Show ‘In The Arena’ Announces New Contributors

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In the Arena, the radio and television talk show on WOR AM 710 and NET TV, announces new panelists who join moderator and host Msgr. Kieran Harrington, Vicar for Communications for the Diocese of Brooklyn. They include Grant Gallicho, associate editor of Commonweal; David Gibson, reporter for Religion News Service agency; Matthew Schmitz, deputy editor of First Things; and Christine Emba, Hilton Kramer fellow and writer at The New Criterion.

In the Arena is an original weekly series exploring the latest news, current events, political topics and social opinions from a Catholic cultural perspective.

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New York City Asks Clergy to Calm Ire Over Homeless Shelters

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The New York Times responded to Bishop Sanchez’s statement on homelessness in New York City:

New York City is asking religious leaders to help overcome community resistance to new homeless shelters after a series of testy confrontations in neighborhoods where they are being placed.

More than 54,000 people are currently homeless in the city, and with space tight, the city has been opening new shelters at a rapid clip, in some cases stirring controversy. In recent weeks, 500 people turned out in Elmhurst, Queens, to protest the opening of a shelter for families in the former Pan American Hotel on Queens Boulevard. Hundreds attended a town-hall-style meeting to object to the opening of another shelter for families in East Elmhurst. And members of a community board in Glendale threatened to sue to stop the city from opening a shelter in their neighborhood.

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Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio to Ordain 13 New Priests on June 28

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Ordination Class is Largest in the Nation

On Saturday, June 28th at 11 a.m., the Most Reverend Nicholas DiMarzio, Bishop of Brooklyn, will ordain thirteen men to the priesthood for the Diocese of Brooklyn. The ceremony will take place at the newly renovated Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph located at 856 Pacific Street in the Prospect Heights section of Brooklyn.

“These thirteen men represent the great diversity of ethnicity, life experience, and socioeconomic background of the Church of Brooklyn and Queens. Yet, all share the one desire to serve as a priest,” said Bishop DiMarzio. “I am privileged to ordain them as priests of Christ and welcome them to the Presbyterate of Brooklyn.”

Ordained as transitional deacons in August of last year, the thirteen men successfully completed their seminarian formation. They will serve the multi-cultural communities of the Diocese of Brooklyn, known as “the Diocese of Immigrants.”

These thirteen include eight born in the United States, and five foreign-born. They are: Jeremy Canna, Vincenzo Cardilicchia, Marcin Chilczuk, Jason Espinal, Felix Herrera, Cezariusz Jastrzebski, Evans Julce, Juan Luxama, Gregory McIlhenney, Peter Penton, Robert Pierre-Louis, Anthony Rosado and Carlos Velásquez.  Read more »

Diocese of Brooklyn’s Ordination Class Is Largest in Nation

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June 20, 2014 – Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio will ordain thirteen men, the biggest class of new priests in the country, on June 28 at the newly renovated Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph.

“These thirteen men represent the great diversity of ethnicity, life experience, and socioeconomic background of the Church of Brooklyn and Queens,” Bishop DiMarzio said. “Yet, all share the one desire: to serve as a priest. I am privileged to ordain them as priests of Christ and welcome them to the Presbyterate of Brooklyn.”

The ordination mass will be held on Saturday, June 28, at 11AM and will be live-streamed on NET TV. For more information on the mass and the men being ordained, see the official press release.

Hit the Links to Support Brooklyn Cristo Rey High School

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Bishop DiMarzio Golf ClassicJune 19, 2014 – The 19th Annual Bishop DiMarzio Golf Glassic will take place on Thursday, Aug. 14, at North Hills Country Club in Manhasset. The day begins at 9 AM with registration and includes breakfast, golf, cocktails, dinner, and raffles. All proceeds from this year’s event will benefit Cristo Rey Brooklyn High School.

We will be honoring Rev. Msgr. Peter Kain of St. Ephrem as Pastor of the Year, as well as Mr. Robert Catell. For more information on the event, and to register as a sponsor or player, please go to desalesmedia.org/bishop-golf-2014.

Historic Re-Dedication Ceremony at Holy Name of Jesus Will Feature the Unveiling of a Fully Restored Altar Designed by James Renwick Jr.

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Brooklyn, NY, May 15, 2014 – On Sunday May 18th at 3:00 PM, Holy Name of Jesus Roman Catholic Church, serving the Windsor Terrace community for the past 135 years, will be re-dedicated in a special Mass with His Excellency the Most Reverend Nicholas DiMarzio, Ph.D., D.D., presiding. At the center of the ceremony will be the unveiling of the renovated church featuring the unique combination of humble architectural charm with bold neo-Romanesque features, Corinthian columns, and historic altarpieces transferred and restored from the former St. Vincent de Paul Church of Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

The showcasing of the restored church is both of historical and spiritual importance. The historical importance is that the altarpieces were designed by James Renwick, Jr., the renowned 19th century architect who also designed the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., and St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Midtown, Manhattan. James Renwick, Jr.’s altarpieces are remarkable examples of detailed Gothic sculpture that were constructed concurrently with the founding and building of Holy Name of Jesus Church in the 1800s. The spiritual importance is that this re-dedication marks two years of project planning and implementation supported by the parish community under the leadership of Rev. James K. Cunningham, Pastor of Holy Name of Jesus. This re-dedication ceremony will formally kick-off a yearlong series of events focusing on celebrating the call of the new evangelization in Brooklyn, themed “Celebrating Our Vision.”

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If you would like more information about this event, please contact Nick Sisto at (718) 768-3071, (917) 859-5156, or email at holynamebklyn@gmail.com.