#Onebody and the Catholic Churches of Central Buffalo will host a discussion on the documentary, “On These Grounds.” The film explores an incident illuminating the challenges some Black girls encounter in schools. The issues documented in the film are concerns embedded in various efforts by #Onebody and Catholic Churches of Central Buffalo social justice ministries. […]
The SSJ Sister Karen Klimczak Center for Nonviolence will host Cariol Horne and HERSTORY: The Cost of Nonviolence at SS. Columba-Brigid Church, 75 Hickory St., Buffalo, on April 24, at 3 p.m. Horne made headlines when, in 2006, she was fired from her role as a Buffalo police officer after she stopped another officer from […]
TONAWANDA — Jacqueline Appenheimer, a senior at Cardinal O’Hara High School, was looking for something to help fill her time during the pandemic. Her father, Thomas Appenheimer, suggested she check out the United Way website that had suggestions of projects that could be done at home that would benefit community groups. Jacqueline chose the T-Shirts […]
NIAGARA UNIVERSITY — Niagara University is hosting “Take Back the Night” on Thursday, March 31, an annual event that is held in conjunction with the Take Back the Night national movement and aims to end sexual, relationship, and domestic violence in all forms. NU’s Take Back the Night event begins in the Gallagher Center gym […]
Robert and Brandi Poczik, of Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish in Harris Hill, will present “Exploring the African American Experience” on Tuesday, April 5, at 7 p.m. at Clarence Presbyterian Church, 9675 Main St., Clarence The entire community is welcome to join as the Pocziks explore one of the great untold stories of American […]
Russell Salvatore was the man of the hour as the generous restaurateur was honored for his donation of 60 75-inch Smart TVs to Catholic elementary and high schools in the area. Bishop Michael W. Fisher was on hand to bless the sets during a presentation at the Catholic Center on March 16. When Nancy Gugino, […]
ST. BONAVENTURE — Alumni and friends of St. Bonaventure University and Siena College will once again rev up the rivalry as they go head-to-head on March 16 in the Franciscan Faceoff fundraising challenge. The online crowdfunding event combines each school’s Giving Day and is designed to help ensure a robust learning community continues at both colleges. […]
Mrs. Davidson’s Third-grade class at Notre Dame Academy wish to share this beautiful Valentine’s Day prayer they wrote for those who they feel distanced from this season.
The St. Bonaventure University Polar Crew team warm up after taking a chilly plunge into Lake Erie to raise funds for the Special Olympics. ST. BONAVENTURE — The St. Bonaventure University Polar Crew team braved the elements Saturday, Dec. 4, to rally the forces for another year to plunge into Lake Erie for Special Olympics […]
On Jan. 22, 1973, the Roe v. Wade decision of the Supreme Court ushered in the era of abortion on demand in the United States. In 2018, Mississippi passed a law protecting unborn children after 15 weeks of gestation. This is when the baby has a heartbeat, eyes that open, ears that hear, and can […]
