The coronavirus is not a punishment from God. It is not a severe chastisement dealt to a world that in so many ways sins against the Almighty – by ignoring his commandments and teachings. Actually, the punishment for sin, that we surely do receive, is self-inflicted. For it has been wisely observed that sin is […]
News reporting will continue despite lack of physical paper This issue of the Western New York Catholic will be the last printed copy produced by the diocesan Office of Communications. Although we will lose the hardcopy of the paper that traditionally has been read on the ride back home after church, or before Mass, maybe […]
The storm of COVID-19 has tossed a small Bowmansville, leaving its administrator stranded in Poland after a three-week tour. Father Dominik Jezierski, administrator of Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish and Shrine in Bowmansville, visited his homeland in March for what was supposed to be a short stay. A week into the visit, President Trump issued […]
Sister Christine McManus died peacefully at Roswell Hospital July 4, 2020. Sister taught art at St. Paul’s School in Kenmore and Annunciation Grade School in Buffalo. After retiring from teaching she was very active with People’s Inc., and Senior Home Care. She became an active member of SHH, Laughter group, drumming and TOPS. Sister’s creativity, […]
In collaboration with United Way of Buffalo & Erie County, Tech Buffalo, and Workforce Development Consortium, 10-week course designed for displaced workers who are in a career transition to help displaced workers transition to new careers in information technology, Trocaire College announced the launch of a 10-week IT support course in partnership with the United […]
ST. BONAVENTURE — St. Bonaventure University has turned two graduate programs into one, greatly enhancing the marketability of students who can now earn a master’s degree in B-12 literacy. The university’s School of Education has off ered graduate programs in childhood (Birth-6) literacy and adolescent (5-12) literacy for years. New York’s State Education Department approved […]
KENMORE — St. John the Baptist School’s faculty and staff are hosting a Chiavetta’s Chicken Drive-Thru Dinner. Join them on Friday, July 31 from 4-7 p.m. on the campus grounds (Englewood & Belmont). In addition to inviting St. John’s families and friends, neighbors and community are welcome to this public event. “Chiavetta’s is a great […]
If you follow my thoughts regularly, you will have noticed that I rarely mention the names of partisan political figures. I do not and will not tell anyone for whom to vote. What makes me an expert? I have enough of a job to decide my own vote. I believe that people are smart enough […]
St. Mark Church is proud to welcome a new addition to its parish grounds; a bronze statue of the apostle St. Mark. The 6-foot-tall, 600-pound statue, located on the north lawn in front of the rectory between the church and the school, was created by sculptor Timothy P. Schmalz of Kitchener, Ontario, and depicts the […]
When Bishop Edward U. Kmiec was introduced as the 13th bishop of Buffalo in August 2004, he said he came to Buffalo “to serve God, this local Church and especially to serve all of you, in the very spirit of our Lord who said, ‘I have come not to be served, but to serve. Do […]
