The 42nd Annual March For Life campaign, the largest Pro-Life event in the world, will take place on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, January 22 at 1 PM. The DeSales Media Group is sponsoring buses for anybody who is interested in attending the event. There were two buses originally planned, but that number has grown to ten.
Below is a full list of locations sending people to this year’s march:
Diocese of Brooklyn-Brooklyn, Ss. Peter & Paul, Williamsburg & St. Anselm, Bay Ridge
Diocese of Brooklyn-Queens, ICC, Douglaston & Resurrection Ascension, Rego Park
Archbishop Molloy High School, Briarwood
The Mary Louis Academy Campus, Jamaica and St. Joan of Arc, Jackson Heights
St. Michael-St. Malachy, Brooklyn and St. Gabriel, Brooklyn (Sr. Madre de las Americas Flores)
St. Martin of Tours, Bushwick and Fontbonne Hall Academy, Bay Ridge
Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School, Clinton Hill
Shrine Church of St. Gerald Majella, Hollis
Holy Family (Bridge to Life), Flushing
We are also sponsoring a separate bus for Sister Peace, who is based out of Ss. Peter and Paul Church in Williamsburg
NOTE: To reserve a spot on either Bus 1 or Bus 2, call 718.499.9705 by January 20, 2015 and ask for Ivana. You must reserve your seat and confirm your attendance to participate.
You can also click here to view the flyer for the event.
Smart Schools Bond Act: Yes or No?
On November 4, voters will have an opportunity to vote for or against the Smart Schools Bond Act which would authorize $2 billion in bonds for schools, which taxpayers would pay for over an 8 to 30 year period. If the Act is approved, public schools would be able to use the funds for four purposes: pre-k classrooms; additional classrooms for over-crowded schools; school security measures; and technology upgrades.
Religious and independent schools could benefit from technology upgrades if their local public school district uses its bond funds for technology upgrades. We will continue to work with Governor Cuomo and lawmakers to seek to ensure an equitable benefit for all schools. Proponents argue that all schools desperately need the assistance while opponents argue it’s too expensive to borrow funds to buy technology with a limited life expectancy.
The local paper, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, has published a report on NET TV’s own Msgr. Jamie and his show, Breaking Bread:
Monsignor Jamie Gigantiello discovered a creative way of blending his vocations of chef and Catholic priest. He does so, joyfully, through teaching and hosting “Breaking Bread,” a weekly program on Catholic NET-TV that celebrates Brooklyn’s richly ethnic neighborhoods. Msgr. Jamie, as he is popularly known, also utilizes his talents, skills and experience in culinary and hotel management. He serves as Administrator of St. Bernard Parish, Mill Basin and as the Vicar for Development for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn.
Always actively involved in the church, Msgr. Jamie served as a lector, Eucharistic minister of Communion and retreat team leader starting during his school. But it would be a while before the priesthood became his primary vocation in life. But he did trust the wisdom of God’s timing.
Saturday, October 4th, New Evangelization Television (NET TV) will broadcast live the Beatification of the Venerable Miriam Teresa Demjanovic from the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Newark.
“This is the first beatification to take place in the United States, ever,” said Archbishop John J. Myers of Newark. “In recent years, there has been an effort by the Vatican to bring these important liturgies to the actual countries where the saints are from,” he explained.
Venerable Sister Miriam Teresa Demjanovic was born in Bayonne, New Jersey, in 1901. She lived her religious life in the Garden State where she attended public schools, graduated from the College of Saint Elizabeth and entered the community of Sisters of Charity, both in in Convent Station, Morristown, NJ. She died in 1927 when she was only 26 years of age.
The liturgy will follow an official format provided by Rome, the same one performed in St. Peter Square in the Vatican City, and will be presided over by Angelo Cardinal Amato, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of the Saints from Rome. The Most Reverend Nicholas DiMarzio, Bishop of Brooklyn, will concelebrate.
Bishop DiMarzio was taught by the Sister of Charity of Saint Elizabeth, Convent Station at the Sacred Heart Cathedral School in Newark. “I have memories of praying for her beatification when I was in elementary school,” said Bishop DiMarzio. “Today is a joyful day, not only for the Sisters of Charity, but also for all who are the beneficiaries of their teaching apostolate.” The liturgy will also include a procession with Sister Miriam Teresa’s relic carried by Michael Mercer, the young boy who was cured of macular degeneration in 1963 after prayers through her intercession.
Michael Mercer’s case was reviewed by many optometrists, who later declared the cure was medically unexplainable. After years of investigation, the Congregation for Causes of Saints approved the authenticity of this cure as miraculous and recommended to Pope Francis that Venerable Sister Miriam Teresa be listed among the Blessed in the Catholic Church.
Sister Miriam Teresa’s process for Beatification and Canonization was initiated by the Ecclesiastical Curia of the Diocese of Paterson in 1953. She was declared “Venerable” in 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI. In 2013, after an exhaustive study, her miracle was validated. She will be declared “Blessed” after the beatification ceremony.
This historical celebration will start at 9:30 a.m. Community members, Sisters of Charities, some of Sister Miriam Teresa’s relatives and Dr. Mary Mazzarella, a retired pediatrician who has been working on her cause for sainthood, are expected to attend.
The Beatification Mass will be broadcast live on NET TV and streamed on www.netny.tv. Encores will be available at 3 p.m. on Saturday and at 9 p.m. on Sunday. NET TV is a cable network featuring news and information with a Catholic point of view, and is available in the New York area on Time Warner Cable, channel 97, Cablevision, channel 30, and nationally on Verizon FiOS on Demand.
Thanks to support from DeSales Media Group, Relevant Radio is now available in the greater New York City area via the acquisition of WNSW 1430 AM. Relevant Radio is the nation’s largest independent Catholic radio broadcasting network, and will reach an additional 16 million people through 1430 AM, which joins 35 other stations in the network for a total audience reach of 48.6 million people.
“In the tri-state area, almost 45 percent of the people are Catholics. We have potential for a lot of listeners. I am sure they will find a place of learning and understanding in Relevant Radio,” said the Most Reverend Nicholas DiMarzio, Bishop of Brooklyn, when giving his blessing to the radio station.
“We are thrilled to be in the nation’s number one media market,” said Father Francis J. Hoffman, Executive Director of the 14 year-old network which is based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. “Our mission has always been to help people bridge the gap between faith and everyday life, and we look forward to expanding our message to a new audience.”
“We are proud to help bring Relevant Radio to New York City,” said Monsignor Kieran Harrington, President and Chairman of DeSales Media Group. “Through this partnership, DeSales Media is adding radio listeners and advertisers to our current portfolio of cable television, print, online and mobile.”
Relevant Radio is a not-for-profit radio network and produces 70 hours of original programming each week. It broadcasts 24 hours a day, 365 days a year with award-winning hosts. The network also has international presence through online streaming, mobile applications and social media. The Relevant Radio mobile app has been downloaded over 50,000 times in all 50 states and 146 countries around the world.
DeSales Media Group is the technology and communications arm of the Diocese of Brooklyn, publishing news and information with a Catholic point of view. Its cable, print and online properties include NET TV, which produces Currents, the only local Catholic daily news program in the country, and The Tablet, the only weekly Catholic newspaper in New York City. Other properties include the Nuestra Voz newspaper and the Catholic Telemedia Network.
Today, NET TV unveiled its fall lineup that launches with the premiere of an all-new season of Breaking Bread on September 10th. Highlights include the second season of Portraits of Faith, featuring the Sandy Ground Project, a group of firefighters and police officers who built parks and playgrounds in memory of the victims of the Sandy Hook massacre; the premiere of the new program Classic with Dan Roebuck, featuring 36 episodes and a variety of guests; returning favorites include Ask the Doctor, Dios Nunca Duerme, In the Arena, and Too Blessed to be Stressed.
This season Msgr. Jamie Gigantiello, a professionally trained chef-turned-priest, returns as host of Breaking Bread. Along with new co-hosts, he cooks up food for the soul in local restaurants across some of the most culturally rich and diverse neighborhoods in New York City. Featured kitchens are Benchmark, Park Slope; Brooklyn Farmacy, Cobble Hill; Damascus Bread Factory, Downtown Brooklyn; Grimaldi’s Pizzeria, Coney Island; HahmJi Bach, Flushing; L’albero dei Gelati, Park Slope; Mama Rao’s, Dyker Heights; Uncle Louie G Ice Factory, Staten Island; Yiasou, Sheepshead Bay; and Zum Stammtisch, Glendale. Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET.
Fall also marks the return of the popular series Portraits of Faith on September 25th, hosted by Terry Donnellan. The season premiere explores the story of the “Sandy Ground Project: Where Angels Play” and the construction of 26 playgrounds in the tri-state area. Bill Lavin, founder of “Where Angels Play” foundation, and president of the New Jersey Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association, led the effort to honor and provide lasting and living memorials to the victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Connecticut.
The new season also features interviews with the American-Brazilian filmmaker couple Vincent and Cristina Biscione; Colin Broderick, an author from Northern Ireland who has written the memoirs “That’s That” and “Orangutan”; Eamon Loingsigh, author of “Light of the Diddicoy,” a novel about Irish gangs on the Brooklyn waterfront in the early 1900s; and Kerry Weber, author of “Mercy in the City” and managing editor at America magazine. Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET.
Every Sunday starting September 14th, Classic will take on the screen with Dan Roebuck. Some highlights of the season include the adaptation of Howard Hawks’ play The Front Page in the movie “His Girl Friday,” reviewed with Father John Cush. Other titles include: “The Most Dangerous Game,” an adaptation of Richard Connell’s short story of the same title, reviewed by Monsignor Kieran Harrington; “Hill Number One,” a respectful interpretation of what might have happened among Jesus’ followers in the three days before Crucifixion, featuring James Dean in his first movie role and reviewed with Paul Morisi; “He Walked By Night,” a film based on real accounts and police reports about a ruthless burglar and cop killer who terrorizes Los Angeles and reviewed with Father Jim Cunningham; “Rescue From Gilligan’s Island,” a two-part comedy where the cast of Gilligan’s Island finally make it off the island, reviewed with Monsignor Jamie; and “They Made Me A Criminal,” a classic crime-drama about a boxer who is framed for murder, reviewed with Monsignor Cassato. Sundays at 3 p.m. ET.
The televised radio talk show In the Arena returns on September 21st for its third season, with moderator and host Msgr. Kieran Harrington, Vicar for Communications for the Diocese of Brooklyn, and former political strategist. The weekly series explores the latest news, current events, political topics, and social opinions from a Catholic cultural perspective. Sundays at 8 p.m. ET.
He will be joined by a roundtable of contributors including:
David Gibson, an award-winning religion journalist, author, filmmaker, and a convert to Catholicism. He has worked for Vatican Radio, and is also the author of two books on the Catholic Church. He is currently a national reporter for Religion News Service, and frequently travels to Rome for Vatican coverage.
Grant Gallicho, an Associate Editor of Commonweal, a biweekly review of religion, politics, and culture edited by lay Catholics. His writing has appeared in America magazine, the Tablet of London and the New York Times.
Matthew Schmitz, Deputy Editor of First Things. His writing has appeared in Christianity Today, National Review, The Human Life Review, and Public Discourse.
Christine Emba, Hilton Kramer Fellow at The New Criterion, and former Deputy Editor at The Economist Intelligence Unit.
NET TV is a cable network featuring news and information with a Catholic point of view, and is available in the New York area on Time Warner Cable, channel 97, Cablevision, channel 30, and nationally on Verizon Fios on Demand. Viewers can also watch live on NET TV’s website at www.netny.tv.
NET TV’s original programming is syndicated both nationally and around the world. Reel Faith is broadcasted on The Family Channel and The Walk TV with a reach of over 50 million; Emmy-award winning show City of Churches is seen on WTLW 44 in Lima, Ohio, reaching a total of 200,000 viewers, and is also syndicated on KFTY Santa Rosa, California. Ask the Doctor can also be seen on KFTY, as well as KSCE in Texas, reaching 3 million viewers. Central TV in South America is currently broadcasting Dios Nunca Duerme, one of NET’s Spanish speaking programs, and Shalom Media syndicates NET TV’s original content throughout the world, reaching over 50 million viewers.
This fall, the DeSales Emergency Alert System is being rolled out to all parents and teachers in the Catholic academies and schools within the Diocese of Brooklyn.
To help promote the system, the DeSales external affairs department worked with our production department to shoot a commercial on August 20 at the campus of St. Athanasius School in Brooklyn.
Thanks to all of the actors and crew, as well as St. Athanasius’ pastor, Monsignor David Cassato, and principal, Diane Competello. Without their cooperation and assistance, this commercial couldn’t have happened. Below are images from the shoot; click the images to enlarge.
On August 14th, DeSales Media Group, the communications arm of the Diocese of Brooklyn, held the 19th Annual Bishop DiMarzio Golf Classic at North Hills Country Club in Manhasset.
From left, Art Dignam, CEO of DeSales Media Group; Jen Krasowki, Asst. Director of Advancement, Cristo Rey Brooklyn H.S.; Caitlin DeLaurentis, Advancement Associate, Cristo Rey Brooklyn H.S.; Danielle DiCerbo, Director of Advancement, Cristo Rey Brooklyn H.S.; Bob Catell, Chairman of the Board, Cristo Rey Brooklyn H.S.; Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio, Bishop of Brooklyn; Msgr. Kieran Harrington, President and Chairman, DeSales Media Group.
All proceeds from this year’s event benefited Cristo Rey Brooklyn High School. For over six years, the Brooklyn school has been educating young people of limited economic means to become men and women of faith, purpose and service. The school is part of the Cristo Rey National Network, which utilizes the innovative Corporate Work Study Program to help finance their education and make it affordable to students who might not otherwise have access to a quality education.
The event, which raised $100,000 for Cristo Rey Brooklyn, also honored Reverend Monsignor Peter Kain of St. Ephrem as Pastor of the Year, and Robert Catell, board member for Cristo Rey.
Monsignor Kain has 49 years of priesthood. From his first assignment as Chaplain at the Bishop McDonnell Camp in Commack, he was assigned to St. Catherine of Sienna parish in St. Albans from 1965 through 1969. He later served as Campus Minister at Kingsborough Community College before being appointed as pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes in Queens Village. In 1989 he was named a chaplain to His Holiness with the title monsignor, and since 1997 has been serving as pastor of St. Ephrem parish.
Robert Catell was the Chairman and Chief Executive of KeySpan Corporation and KeySpan Energy Delivery, the former Brooklyn Union Gas, before becoming the Chairman of National Grid, U.S. and Deputy Chairman of National Grid plc. He currently serves as Chairman of the Board of the Advanced Energy Research and Technology Center (AERTC) at Stony Brook University, New York State Smart Grid Consortium, Cristo Rey Brooklyn High School, Futures in Education Endowment Fund, and KEYERA Energy Management Ltd.
The generous sponsors included Nathaniel Wienecke; Vanguard Maintenance & Electrical Inc; PPM Restoration; John A. O’Reilly Material Handling; Peragallo Organ Company; Martin A. Gleason Funeral Home; Ensure-A-Seal; Chief Equipment; Grant Thornton; Baker, Tilly, Virchow, Krause LLP; Frank Marzano; Arc Excess & Surplus, LLC; Hoffman Equipment; Alarms R Us; Msgr. Jamie Gigantello; Harry Katz Carpet One; Deer Park Sand & Gravel; Carrier Mausoleums Contruction U.S.A, Inc; Avi Pradhan Architecture; Craine Air Conditioning; Brooklyn Veterinary Group; Murphy, Higgins, and Schiavetta; Senator Marty Golden; and 345 Design. They were all Hole Sponsors.
Pin Flag Sponsors included Iannelli Construction; Chief Equipment; Milne Construction; Clear Channel; Sikora’s Church Supply; Gioconda Law Group; and 345 Design.
Jennings Construction was the sponsor of golf carts; Gartland and Mellina Group sponsored brunch; Michael Posillico – The Posillico Group sponsored photography; The Catholic Foundation, Futures in Education and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn sponsored hats; BIS-Business Integration Systems sponsored shirts; and the Daily News sponsored the cocktail reception.
The Diocese of Brooklyn has a redesigned website! It is now easier to navigate and find what you’re looking for. It is also updated regularly with new stories that affect the diocese, as well as job listings, information about schools and parishes, and ways to get involved. Go to Dioceseofbrooklyn.org
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