Just days before the United States of America celebrates its 247th birthday, Catholics will be invited to gather in Lake View to pray for the nation in what’s known as the Patriotic Rosary for the Consecration of Our Nation. The prayer will be held at St. John Paul II Parish on Wednesday, June 28 beginning […]
Do you need some inspiration to work through a problem or issue? For students at the fictional Holy Family School, Sister Justine is ready to help, providing a story of a saint who is relevant to the situation at hand. Sister Justine is the lead character in a new podcast series, “Sister Justine’s Saint Tales,” […]
The church at 123 Townsend St. on Buffalo’s East Side is known by several names. Officially it is St. Stanislaus Bishop & Martyr Church. But for most of our area, it is known as St. Stan’s, the mother church for Western New York Polonia. On Sunday, June 4 during the Feast of the Most Holy […]
Service. He keeps coming back to that word. It has motivated him as a student, as a career path, and now as a ministry. Buffalo’s newest priest, Father Jeffery Donovan has used service to others, his country and God as his own life’s mission. “From day one, when I came in for the entrance interview […]
The Diocese of Buffalo’s Department of Education honored six adults for their contributions to the classroom or athletic arenas with the presentation of the Golden Apple and St. Sebastian Awards, at the conclusion of a special Mass held at St. Stephen Church on Grand Island the evening of Tuesday, May 30. “You all come to […]
Michael Mroziak is a former longtime Buffalo radio journalist who, in August 2022, came to the Diocese of Buffalo to take on a new role as Senior Communications Specialist. Here, in his words, he explains his role within diocesan communications. As a professional broadcaster, I spent roughly a quarter century using the medium of sound […]
The Catholic Diocese of Buffalo will welcome more than a half dozen new deacons to its ranks this spring. The first received the Sacrament of Holy Orders during a special Mass at St. Mark Church in Buffalo, Saturday, May 13. Juan Sebastian Aristizabal was ordained as a transitional deacon, meaning his path in religious life […]
As the first year anniversary of the Tops shooting came to pass, Bishop Michael W. Fisher celebrated a commemorative Mass at St. Martin de Porres Church on Northampton Street on Buffalo’s East Side. After thanking Family of Parishes pastor Father Joseph Rogliano for serving as host and acknowledging Father Ronald Sajdak, vicar forane of Buffalo, […]
Borrowing from “A Christmas Carol,” students from area elementary schools experienced a little from the past, present and future of their education in order to change them for the better. Fifteen schools sent their students to the first ever eighth grade retreat sponsored by the diocesan Department of Catholic Schools. The students had the opportunity […]
The yearlong celebration of the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo’s 175th anniversary is concluding this month. To bring the celebration to its end, the diocese is welcoming the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra into St. Joseph Cathedral, where on April 23 at 7:30 p.m. it will perform a concert. “Oh, we’re very excited. It will be quite different. […]
