Brooklyn Catholic

This is a work in progress, an attempt to use the label system to identify, describe, and sort the Catholic churches in Brooklyn, New York. To speed your search, please use the search box at top left, or peruse the labels on the right. Because newer posts are placed on top, a blog resembles a diary in reverse. Do not neglect the "Older posts" link at the bottom of each page. In many cases, clicking on a photo will enlarge it.

Thursday, February 4, 2016

dotCommonweal: the Borough of Former Churches

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The editors and contributors of Commonweal magazine have a blog called dotCommonweal. On 2.3.2016, Dominic Preziosi, Catholic Brooklyn resid...
Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Brooklyn Oratory to minister at Assumption

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The Brooklyn Daily Eagle of January 6, 2016, carries a lengthy news article with the headlines "Brooklyn Oratory, Assumption Church ent...
Monday, October 19, 2015

John J. O'Malley, architect

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In my visits to Brooklyn parishes, I have seldom encountered a sign or plaque giving the name of the architect who designed the church.  For...
Sunday, July 12, 2015

St. Thomas Aquinas, Park Slope

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The photos and text below are from when I visited this parish in 2010.  Much has changed since then. The church is red brick, not painted of...
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Wednesday, May 6, 2015

San Damiano Mission, Greenpoint

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As of November, 2019, I have been unable to ascertain the status of Holy Family Church or the  San Damiano mission. --- Please see my 2013...
Sunday, March 29, 2015

A website of 17 brownstone Brooklyn parishes

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I am pleased to discover a website for seventeen Catholic parishes of "Greater Downtown Brooklyn," encompassing neighborhoods from...
Monday, February 2, 2015

Facebook, parishes, and schools

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Some parishes and Catholic organizations have active Facebook pages that can be viewed by people, as I, who have not joined Facebook.  In ad...
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