Bishop Michael W. Fisher celebrated the good works of Catholic education institutions by touring several elementary and high schools during Catholic Schools Week, Jan. 30-Feb. 4. On Feb. 1, Bishop Fisher and Dr. Tim Uhl, secretary of Education for the diocese, visited St. Joseph University School. Adjacent to the SUNY Buffalo Main Street campus, the […]
Sister John Francis Coyle, a longtime nurse, died Nov. 7, 2022, in St. Joseph Hospital, Tampa, Florida, just short of her 100th birthday. Born Phyllis Ann Coyle on Dec. 10, 1922, in Alma, she is the daughter of Philip J. and Lulu (Cook) Coyle of Bolivar. She attended elementary and high school in the Bolivar […]
WASHINGTON (CNS) — The chairmen of two U.S. bishops’ committees said a measure passed by the House July 15 is “the most unjust and extreme abortion on demand bill our nation has ever seen.” They implored lawmakers “who see abortion as a legitimate ‘solution’ to the needs of women to abandon this path of death […]
Bishop Michael W. Fisher has made the following appointments. Bishop Fisher has also accepted the retirement of Father Joseph Vatter on May 29. Father Vatter has most recently served as pastor of St. Paul Parish in Kenmore. Father Martin Gallagher has been appointed as the parish administrator of St. Paul’s effective June 22. This appointment is […]
One of the stories that has always interested me is near the end of John’s Gospel. In 20:1-14, after Jesus’ death and first resurrection appearances, Peter and six other disciples are fishing in the Sea of Tiberias. They had worked all night and caught nothing, yet a stranger on the shore tells them to keep […]
Catholic Health is hosting a couple special Facebook Live Way to Wellness events on knee pain and stroke awareness this month. “A Joint Effort: How Surgery & Therapy Shape Recovery,” will take place on Tuesday, April 19, from Noon-1 p.m., featuring Dr. John Karpie from Trinity Medical Orthopaedics, Dr. Michael Ostempowski from Excelsior Orthopaedics, and […]
ST. BONAVENTURE — Mike Vaccaro’s name was added to the Jandoli School Wall of Distinguished Graduates last week, an overdue honor that brought many people who spoke about him to tears. “I have a theory – the terms journalist and writer aren’t synonyms,” said ESPN’s Chris LaPlaca, ’79, himself an honoree on the wall. “A […]
TONAWANDA — Cardinal O’Hara High School celebrated the accomplishment of freshmen Kyla Hayes and Akyra Starks, who spent a recent weekend rehearsing and performing with the Erie County Music Educators’ Association and the Junior High North All-County SATB Chorus. This festival comprises the top student musicians from Erie County public and private schools who are […]
Our Lady of Peace Parish in Clarence is offering a four-day Lenten Parish Retreat as part of the celebration of their 100th year of founding as a parish. Father George Knab, OMI, will conduct the Retreat with sessions at 7 p.m. on March 27- 30. The theme of the retreat is Rosary Renewal. St. John Paul II wrote of the rosary’s capacity […]
Trocaire College President Bassam M. Deeb, Ph.D. has been appointed to the Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities in New York (CICU) board of trustees for a three-year term. CICU has served as the collective voice of New York’s independent sector for nearly seven decades. Comprised of 110 members that enroll 40 percent of college […]
