Bishop Michael W. Fisher kicked off the National Eucharistic Revival in our corner of the country with a Mass on Corpus Christi Sunday, June 19, at St. Joseph Cathedral. The celebration included a eucharistic procession and benediction. The National Eucharistic Revival is a three-year initiative that invites all Catholics to a renewed personal encounter with […]
The Office of Social Justice and the African American Commission of the Diocese of Buffalo will present a virtual program to celebrate Juneteenth on Friday, June 17 beginning at 8 p.m. Participants can join via Zoom through the following link: https://link.edgepilot.com/s/e1f10c19/vmU3bYcNGUmfAhpoXvwq7w?u=https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7045696088?pwd=Qi9oNEtBVHBTVHhhVzZLRmpWMzFIQT09 Meeting ID: 704 569 6088 – Passcode Althea. By dial-in 1-929-205-6099 – Passcode 641667. Juneteenth […]
If you attend a Major League Baseball game this season you might be surprised to see two men in brown robes dispensing prayers with their chatter. Father Casey Cole, OFM, and Father Roberto “Tito” Serrano, OFM, also known as the Bleacher Brothers, will spend this summer evangelizing at ballparks. Both work in education, Father Cole […]
On Wednesday, June 1, Bishop Michael W. Fisher presided over the first of several Masses of Thanksgiving paying tribute to the Diocese of Buffalo’s 175th anniversary. OLV National Shrine & Basilica hosted the celebration that brought together clergy and faithful from parishes throughout the Southern Erie Vicariate. Concelebrants included the priests of the vicariate with participation from several […]
The last several days has proved that Buffalo truly is the City of Good Neighbors and this title extends well beyond the city’s limits. Western New Yorkers has responded to Saturday’s horrible shooting at Tops in so many Christ-like ways: through prayer, outreach, support, and care in kind and unselfish ways. In response to this tragedy, so […]
On May 11, The St. Thomas More Guild presented its annual spring luncheon, honoring an individual for his or her outstanding contribution as a Catholic lawyer. Scholarship recipients are also recognized. Levi Sisto from St. Amelia School received a Grade School Scholarship of $1,000. Shannon Kersten of Chesterton Academy of Buffalo took home the High School Scholarship […]
It’s a basic rule of physics. For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. When violence hurts good people, the good people pray. When a white supremacist marched into a supermarket in a Black neighborhood and began a shooting rampage, the friends and neighbors of those victims met for a prayer session to […]
NIAGARA UNIVERSITY — Evan Wright is the new community & academic engagement manager of the Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University. Using the CAM’s distinguished art collection and unique Folk Arts program, Wright will design and manage public events and opportunities for various audiences that range from local schools, families, young adults and seniors, along […]
From April to August 2022, the relics of St. Bernadette will tour the United States for the first time, bringing the grace of Lourdes to parishes across the country. The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes is organizing the pilgrimage of the relics in partnership with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, North American […]
Please welcome Bill Schuster as the newly-named executive director of the Diocesan Union of Holy Name Societies. He has been with the fraternal organization for 15 years and hopes to maintain the good service the members have provided. His first order of business is to introduce himself to the leadership of the 39 active societies […]
