There was once an advertising campaign for a popular snack chip which convinced viewers that “you can’t eat just one.” In the case of Father Roy Herberger, he couldn’t have just one Nativity scene. Nearly 50 years after purchasing a set that grabbed his attention, he has acquired hundreds more. He estimates his collection current […]
Pope Francis carries a figurine of the baby Jesus at the conclusion of Christmas Eve Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican Dec. 24, 2021. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) The following is Pope Francis homily delivered at St. Peter’s Basilica on Dec. 24 In the darkness, a light shines. An angel appears, the glory of […]
Zachary Moran meets Santa and Mrs. Claus at the Notre Dame Academy Christmas extravaganza on Dec. 17. (Photos by Patrick J. Buechi) Christmas came a few days early to South Buffalo when Notre Dame Academy hosted a Magical Notre Dame Christmas. The Covid conscience Dec. 19 event saw the school campus turned into a winter […]
Fourth-grade and eight-grade students at Notre Dame Academy in South Buffalo wrote Christmas prayers, thanking God for his blessings. Everyone at Notre Dame Academy wishes a Merry Christmas to family and friends of the school.
Students from St. Joseph Collegiate Institute in Kenmore unload boxes of food donated to St. Bonaventure’s Warming House. (Photo courtesy of St. Bonaventure University) ST. BONAVENTURE — They are the gifts who keep on giving. For the 40th year in a row, students from St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute delivered a truckload of non-perishable food items and […]
Welcoming and accommodating are two different things. All churches are supposed to be welcoming. But at St. Bernadette Parish in Orchard Park, much work has gone into including people with disabilities into the rituals of the faith. On Monday, Dec. 27 at 7 p.m., St. Bernadette’s will hold an inclusive Christmas Mass for all people […]
In honor of St. Nicholas Day, Mrs. Dorrell’s second-grade class at Notre Dame Academy in South Buffalo, wrote a special prayer. St. Nicholas was thoughtful and loving to the poor. We want to be more like him, especially as we prepare to celebrate Jesus’ birth. Lord, we look to St. Nicholas to be secretly kind […]
Soon it will be Christmas, which means Christmas songs will fill the airwaves and hallways bringing good cheer to all. Father Bill Quinlivan, Buffalo’s own Singing Priest, will add to that joyfulness with his third CD of holiday tunes. “Christmas Again” features a dozen ditties that span the spectrum of Christmas memories from the parties […]
Our Lady of Charity Parish is blessed to have one of the truly iconic and faith-filled window displays in its possession. The Nativity scene that adorned the historic AM&A’s building in downtown Buffalo now rests at the South Buffalo church. When the classic Buffalo department store closed its doors in 1994, Msgr. George Brennan purchased […]
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Anyone who thinks eternal life will be boring should ask a couple in love whether they want that love to endure forever, said the preacher of the papal household. Human beings are “finite beings capable of the infinite, mortal beings with an innate yearning for immortality,” said Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa, offering […]
