Ash Wednesday arrived with Cupid this year. The beginning of the Lenten season coincided with Valentine’s Day. But the latter holiday didn’t prevent Catholics from embarking on their journey of spiritual preparedness and inner reflection, in advance of the Paschal Triduum and Easter. Bishop Michael W. Fisher celebrated Mass on the morning of Ash Wednesday […]
Students at Nativity of Mary School in Clarence got to enjoy a bounce house obstacle course Feb. 1, an inflatable whack-a-mole game that included lights and beeping sound effects, and ring and ball toss games, all while volunteering family members of some students made bags of popcorn for the children to take back to their […]
Bishop Michael W. Fisher kept an important lunch date Monday, Jan. 29, meeting with students at St. John the Baptist School in Alden. And the children brought many tough questions for their guest to answer. “Who did you cheer for in the weekend football games?” “Do you like Coke or Pepsi?” “Which do you like […]
They arrived by motor vehicles, rather than by camels, to dozens of homes throughout the city of Buffalo. Upon arriving at their scheduled stops, teams of “Magi,” made up of priests, deacons and lay volunteers dressed in costumes, delivered blessings to each home, inscribing “20+C+M+B+24” on a front door or on its frame with a […]
Ever feel overwhelmed by the aggressive commercialization of Christmas? In this episode, one mother whose family does observe Christian traditions cannot help but struggle to find a little spirit amidst the modern marketing which takes focus off the reason for the season. In comes Sister Justine to remind us of St. Nicholas, the inspiration for […]
A student at Holy Family School has the opportunity to make his song a hit. But to do it, he’s told he’ll have to reject the friends helping him make the music. Sister Justine steps in, sharing the story of St. Cecelia, the patron saint of musicians, who was martyred after refusing to give up […]
The students are about to embark on a field trip to a Holocaust Museum. Before they enter, Sister Justine shares the story of St. Maximilian Kolbe, a Catholic priest and prisoner at Auschwitz who volunteered to take the place of a fellow prisoner condemned to death. Listen here:
When a student becomes discouraged after her model rocket fails to fly, Sister Justine shares the story of St. Joseph of Cupertino, a saint who was reputed for ecstatic visions and the ability to levitate in prayer, but who as a child just couldn’t seem to do anything right. Listen here.
While most people know February is Black History Month in the United States, fewer people may know that the month of November marks Black Catholic History Month. Black and African American Catholics make up only a small fraction of the overall Catholic population in the nation, but they are an inspired population. As WNY Catholic […]
“God has made us a family and together we will grow in love.” That was the gathering song which opened a special inclusive Thanksgiving Mass on Saturday, Nov. 18 at St. Philip the Apostle Parish in Cheektowaga. Nearly 100 people of various levels of abilities and special needs attended. They are loving Catholics who, through […]
