In between Zoom sessions for the diocese’s first Virtual Youth Conference, a special Youth Mass was celebrated by Bishop Michael Fisher on Saturday afternoon at St. Joseph Cathedral. The readings for the second week of Lent involved mountaintop experiences. The bishop spoke similar experience he had that led him to follow Jesus. During his homily, […]
The Diocese of Buffalo held its first ever virtual youth conference over the weekend of Feb. 16-28. Using guest speakers and a Mass with the bishop, the conference replicated much of the traditional Diocesan Youth Convention. The main difference being this conference took place via Zoom video conferencing. Having seen teens lose out on […]
Catholic Charities of Buffalo and MENTOR New York announce a partnership of efforts that will provide enhanced mentoring for students in Catholic Charities’ Workforce and Education Services programs. MENTOR New York will train Catholic Charities staff, who work with students ages 16 to 24, in its evidence-based best practice mentoring services beginning this month. The […]
Jillian Phillips, of Cardinal O’Hara’s Lady Hawks soccer team, goes for the ball and shows why her team was named 10th best high school soccer team in New York. Photo courtesy of Cardinal O’Hara High School TONAWANDA — The Cardinal O’Hara High School girls soccer team has been ranked 10th in New York Catholic girls […]
A February tradition in the Diocese of Buffalo has been the annual Youth Convention. We all know that gathering 600 teens into a hotel for the weekend is not possible this year, so parishes have banded together to offer an alternative to help high school youth reconnect. “Youth ministry by definition responds to the needs […]
Bishop Michael Fisher addresses nearly 60 confirmation candidates and their families at St. Amelia Parish in Tonawanda . This marked Bishop Fisher’s first confirmation celebration since coming to the Diocese of Buffalo. (Photo by Patrick J. Buechi) Bishop Michael Fisher celebrated the sacrament of confirmation for the first time in his new diocese on Feb. […]
The St. Thomas More Guild will hold its 15th annual scholarship for students attending Catholic elementary and high schools. Offered for the 2021-22 school year, one $1,000 scholarship will be awarded to a student attending a Catholic elementary school, and one $1,500scholarship will be awarded to a student attending a Catholic high school. The scholarship […]
Second grader Daniel Mayfield of St. John the Baptist School in Kenmore has put a recent lesson on ‘stewardship’ into action with a ‘Coats for Kids’ drive. “In November, my teacher, Miss (Madison) Coburn taught us that stewardship is caring for the gifts that God has given us,” explains Mayfield. “And since people are the greatest gifts […]
Many young adults find themselves in a dilemma. They are ready to head out into the workplace, but still have idealistic goals in their hearts. Starting a new job might mean compromising the values built up throughout childhood. St. Benedict Parish in Amherst offers a place for those 20- and 30-somethings to learn how to […]
Christ the King School asked, “What would Jesus do?” when students and faculty saw a homeless man rummaging for clothes in a donation bin in the Snyder school’s parking lot. The reply, of course, was to help. That man was allowed to take whatever he needed from the bin, but then Principal Maria Wangler took […]
