Meet Deacon David Birkdale Who Will be Ordained a Priest on May 25 by Cardinal Dolan

| 05/21/2024

By: Mary Shovlain

Cardinal Dolan will ordain seminarians to the priesthood at St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Saturday, May 25, at 9 AM. One of the men being ordained is Deacon David Birkdale of St. Benedict’s Parish in Throggs Neck.

We went to St. Joseph’s Seminary a head of his ordination to talk with him about hearing God’s call and his journey to the priesthood.

Watch our discussion in the video above and keep our new priests in your prayers.

Visit https://nypriest.com/ to learn more about the priesthood.

04:40
St. Jean Baptiste parish and school in Manhattan celebrated a historic milestone—the 125th anniversary of the collaboration between the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament and the Congregation of Notre Dame.

By:

Mary Shovlain

| 01/08/2025

The January 7 game was a rematch of 2024’s archdiocesan “AA” division final, which the St. Ray’s Ravens won.

By:

Steven Schwankert

| 01/08/2025

Sister Lydia Marie’s gift of music was a delight and she shared it generously, especially during many liturgies and karaoke social hours.

By:

The Good Newsroom

| 01/08/2025