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 […]
Bishop Michael W. Fisher blesses Reuben, a product of the American dream, at the Response to Love Center. With the help of the center and its staff, Reuben, a Colombian refugee, has earned a job, a car and permanent residence in Buffalo. (Photo by Patrick J. Buechi) Bishop Michael W. Fisher made his first visit […]
Bishop Michael W. Fisher shows his excitement over seeing the renovated Vincent’s Discount Store. The bishop thanked the staff and blessed the facilities at the Buffalo store run by St. Vincent de Paul Society. (Photo by Patrick J. Buechi) Bishop Michael W. Fisher stopped by the newly reopened Vincent’s Discount Store to bless the remodeled […]
Father Moses Ikuelogbon (from left), Father Paul Williams, and Father Denning Achidi concelebrate a Revival Mass with Bishop Michael W. Fisher (center, without mask) at St. Martin de Porress Parish in Buffalo. (Photo by Richard Clark) The diocesan African American Catholic Commission continues to thrive, even during the pandemic, through virtual means of communication. The […]
Cheryl Calire, director of the Office of Pastoral Ministries, which oversees the Mother Teresa Home, speaks about the murals painted on the outbuildings on the East Side campus. Photo by Patrick J. Buechi Mother Teresa Home is Cheryl Calire’s own Field of Dreams. She spent four years convincing people if they built it, people would […]
Knights of Columbus stand in front of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (traveling) Wall in Tonawanda’s Veterans Memorial Park during the closing ceremonies of the Wall’s Western New York appearance in July. Photo by J. Gregory Traves “The Wall that Heals” is the name of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (traveling) Wall, whose purpose is for prayer […]
Nick Ellis, Kelsey Sikora and Shanel Kerekes put their talents and art education to good use painting a mural on the side of the Gerard Place Community Center on Bailey Avenue. Photo Courtesy of Villa Maria College The Gerard Place Community Center has been an anchor in the Bailey-Delavan neighborhood for decades. While the center continues […]
