A great tradition to start during the Advent season is preparing your Nativity Set with the exception of Baby Jesus. A Nativity set that is (temporarily) missing the Baby Jesus is a good reminder...
We've all heard of St. Nicholas (i.e. Jolly ol’ St. Nick, or Santa Claus). But who was he? St. Nicholas was the Bishop of Myra known for providing for the poor and the sick. One of the...
Sunday, November 29, 2020 First Sunday of Advent Weekly Bulletin November 29, 2020: https://container.parishesonline.com/bulletins/03/0971/20201129B.pdf Sunday Offering...
"Advent is a season of devout and joyful preparation for the coming of Jesus" - Fr. Mike Schmitz Many families and countries have different ideas and traditions on how to celebrate Advent...
Welcome Home to St. Nicholas Church! We are glad you are here! Dear Parishioners, The parish offices will be closed Wednesday through Friday this week in observance of Thanksgiving. Fr. Baer...
LEFT: Brooklyn Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio in 2012 [U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Teddy Wade/Released]. RIGHT: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo in 2019 [CC BY 2.0/Chris Rank for Rank...
LEFT: ‘Let Us Dream’ book cover. RIGHT: Austin Ivereigh in 2014 [Bohumil Petrik/CNA]. Ivereigh told the Register that while he took an active role in crafting Let Us Dream, the Holy Father was...
Matthias Ranftl [1804-1854], “Madonna and Child with Mark the Evangelist” COMMENTARY: The very roughness and breathless nature of the Gospel of St. Peter’s ‘interpreter’ makes his stories vivid and...
Conflict and violence in the world will never end if people do not fully understand their responsibility to each other as members of one human family, Pope Francis said in a written message.
Opening the Church’s season of Advent, Pope Francis Sunday celebrated Mass with a crop of new cardinals he elevated yesterday, warning against the temptations of mediocrity and indifference and...
Pope Francis created 13 new cardinals Saturday, including nine cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope and the first African-American cardinal in the history of the United States, Cardinal...