HAMBURG — Hilbert College and the Buffalo Public School District announce partnership for dual enrollment program. As part of this new relationship, students from Buffalo Public Schools will now have the opportunity to take college-level courses through Hilbert College Global – the online division of Hilbert College. Buffalo Public School students would be eligible for this program […]
At any moment, the world could be within 30 minutes of history’s worst disaster – nuclear war! As we remember the tragic anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombings of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on Aug. 6 and 9, 1945, it would do us well to seriously consider that nuclear weapons today threaten […]
Msgr. Dino Lorenzetti (left), with Father Michael Parker, pastor of St. John the Baptist Parish in Kenmore, prepares for Communion. He explained that after accepting the Eucharist, Catholics become living tabernacles. The July 18 Mass became a 100th birthday celebration for Msgr. Lorenzetti. Photo by Patrick J. Buechi (Part 1 of 2) Every month or […]
Trocaire College’s board of trustees recently elected five new members to three-year terms on the board, effective June 1. The new trustees are: Peg Adams, MBA, managing director of merger and acquisition firm Chapman Associates. She is an Ellicottville resident. Gerald Nagle, senior vice president and commercial credit manager at Evans Bank. He is a Lancaster resident. James […]
HAMBURG — Louis Petrucci ’15, Hilbert College alumnus and member of the Hilbert 2025 Advisory Council, was elected president of the Buffalo Public School Board of Education earlier this month. Petrucci is described as a proud graduate of the Buffalo Public Schools and was sworn in as president on July 1. Petrucci earned his Master of Public […]
What is the single greatest lesson you can teach your child that will impact his or her happiness, health, and success? The lesson of making a difference. As humans, we get so much peace, joy, and fulfilment from helping others, it is inseparable from who we are and our mission in life. But too many […]
Father Daniel Ulmer, prays with his family before the ordination Mass he shared with Father Chalres Johnson, Father Michael Johnson, and Father Ryan Keating at St. Joseph Cathedral. Photo by Dan Cappellazzo Growing up in a very Catholic family that went to Mass together every Sunday, it is no surprise that Daniel Ulmer became a […]
Sister Mary Elaine Hecker, a Sister of St. Mary of Namur for 63 years, died May 24, 2021. She was 81 years old. The daughter of Sheldon and Eunice Hecker, she entered the order in 1958 and made her perpetual vows in 1967. She received a bachelor’s degree in education from D’Youville College and further […]
One of the most significant hallmarks of American democracy is the “Bill of Rights” – the first 10 amendments to the Constitution. It spells out Americans’ rights in relation to their government. It guarantees civil rights and liberties to the individual, such as freedom of speech, press and religion. It sets rules for due process […]
The St. Gianna Molla Pregnancy Outreach Center is celebrating 10 years of providing emotional, material and spiritual support to mothers, fathers and young families in need through the first years of life. To mark the occasion, a virtual benefit will take place Sunday, March 21 with the premiere of the documentary “Roe v. Wade: A […]
