The solemn days of Holy Week offer us the opportunity to realize and reflect on the human forces who colluded to kill Jesus. But where and why did the opposition begin? The earliest Christians who heard the Gospels would be aware of Jesus’ struggle with supra-human evil forces as well as the series of controversies…
Keep readingBishop Michael W. Fisher has made the following appointments. Father Robert J. Owczarczak has been named pastor of the parishes in Family #3 – St. Anthony and St. Joseph in Fredonia, Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Silver Creek/Forestville), St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Holy Trinity, and Blessed Mary Angela Parishes in Dunkirk. Father Stephen Soares will…
Keep readingLANCASTER — Jennifer Gaglione, 27, creator of Ablaze Young Adult Ministry, was awarded the Lay Award of St. Joseph the Worker for her volunteer work at St. Mary of the Assumption Parish. She has been a lifelong parishioner at St. Mary’s. She has celebrated all of her sacraments there including baptism, first reconciliation, first Communion,…
Keep readingShe arrived in Buffalo in 1898 with the newly formed Franciscan Sisters of St. Joseph, settling first at Corpus Christi Parish and later moving to Hamburg. Her order would later establish a teacher training school which in 1964 became known as Hilbert College. But before coming to Western New York, the woman who would become…
Keep readingDozens of young people who give up their free time to serve the Church and their parish communities received some due recognition at the annual Altar Server Mass. St. Joseph Cathedral saw a packed house as friends and family gathered to congratulate the needed aides on March 18. “We welcome them to our mother church…
Keep readingThe tradition of St. Joseph’s Day began during the Middle Ages when there was a severe drought in Sicily. In desperation, people asked St. Joseph, their patron, to intervene. They promised if rain came they would prepare a big feast in his honor. Tradition says their prayers were answered with rainy weather. In gratitude, banquet…
Keep readingSister Paula Marie Notarthomas, OSF, died March 11, 2023, at the age of 91. She had been a Sister of St. Francis for 72 years. Born February 4, 1932, Sister Paula Marie was raised and educated in Syracuse. In 1951, she entered the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Francis of Williamsville. She earned a…
Keep readingThe African American Commission of the Office of Cultural Diversity/Social Justice of the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo is hosting a Lenten prayer service on Wednesday, March 29, at 7 p.m. Please use this link to join the virtual prayer service.
Keep readingOn Sunday, April 23, at 3 p.m., the SSJ Sister Karen Klimczak Center for Nonviolence will present “Moving BEYOND White Fragility” with Nanette D. Massey at SS. Columba-Brigid Parish, 75 Hickory St., Buffalo. A reception will follow. Massey is a local author, activist and educator on how to navigate conversations about race with confidence, humor…
Keep readingNIAGARA UNIVERSITY — Niagara University’s Holzschuh College of Business Administration is accepting applications for its new master of science in accounting program. The program, which will start in the fall of 2023, is designed to prepare students for successful careers in the field of accounting, offering a comprehensive curriculum that covers both traditional and contemporary…
Keep readingWhen Father Bill Quinlivan realized St. Patrick’s Day fell on a Friday in Lent, he knew something special had to be done to mark the event. He set about writing a set of prayers for the Stations of the Cross based on St. Patrick’s Breastplate, a popular prayer attributed to one of Ireland’s most beloved…
Keep readingThe Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany filed for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code on March 15. Parishes and Catholic schools of the Diocese are separately incorporated under New York State’s Religious Corporations Law and are not part of the filing. The mission and ministries of the diocese and parishes will…
Keep readingBishop Timon–St. Jude High School in Buffalo welcomes Drew Belica as the head coach for the varsity lacrosse team. Since October 2014, Belica has served as the director of player personnel and as an instructional coach in the Buffalo Lacrosse Academy, educating and developing athletes while assisting them in their collegiate recruiting process. For the…
Keep readingThe Diocese of Buffalo has received a child sexual abuse complaint regarding a priest in the diocese. As a result, Bishop Michael W. Fisher has placed Msgr. Peter Popadick on administrative leave as an investigation takes place. Prior to being placed on leave, Msgr. Popadick was the pastor of St. Aloysius Gonzaga Parish in Cheektowaga.…
Keep readingROME — Bishop Daniel E. Flores of Brownsville, Texas, has been named to a small committee planning the Vatican’s October assembly for the Synod on Synodality. Flores, 61, is one of three bishops on the preparatory commission, which also includes three priests and a religious sister. The committee was put together by Secretary General of…
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