The storm of COVID-19 has tossed a small Bowmansville, leaving its administrator stranded in Poland after a three-week tour. Father Dominik Jezierski, administrator of Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish and Shrine in Bowmansville, visited his homeland in March for what was supposed to be a short stay. A week into the visit, President Trump issued […]
In 1993, a new house of worship was completed on Buffalo’s East Side. St. Martin de Porres, located on Northampton Street, opened its doors with a young deacon at the forefront of opening hearts and instilling the word of the Lord to area parishioners. On Monday, June 1, Deacon Ronald Walker celebrated his 40th year […]
Every woman needs a good purse. That notion led a local graphic designer on a mission to make sure women in transition had the proper handbag. “It was just a thought,” Susan Riley said, thinking back to last Thanksgiving. “I was thinking how thankful I am for my life and what can I do that […]
Catholic Charities of Buffalo announced today that Appeal 2020 in support of Catholic Charities and the Fund for the Faith achieved a total of $8,411,138 in cash and pledges, representing 84.1 percent of its $10 million goal. “While it has certainly been a challenging year, we are overwhelmed by the outpouring of support and generosity […]
When Bishop Edward U. Kmiec was introduced as the 13th bishop of Buffalo in August 2004, he said he came to Buffalo “to serve God, this local Church and especially to serve all of you, in the very spirit of our Lord who said, ‘I have come not to be served, but to serve. Do […]
A crowd of friends, family and associates packed St. Joseph Cathedral as full as COVID-19 regulations would allow. They came to pay their respects to Bishop Edward U. Kmiec who passed away July 11 at the age of 84. Dozens of priests, eight bishops and one cardinal concelebrated the Mass for their brother and shepherd […]
If you follow my thoughts regularly, you will have noticed that I rarely mention the names of partisan political figures. I do not and will not tell anyone for whom to vote. What makes me an expert? I have enough of a job to decide my own vote. I believe that people are smart enough […]
Sister Loretta Young, a teacher and administrator at St. Mary’s School for the Deaf and an adjunct professor at Canisius College, died June 8, 2020, at the Sisters of St. Joseph Residence in Clarence after a long illness. She was 89. Born in Buffalo May 9, 1931, to Robert and Ethel (Griffith) Young. Sister Loretta […]
Sister M. Frances Joseph Piazza, a Sister of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities for nearly 57years, passed away on June 7, 2020, at the age of 86. Born Jean Piazza on June 6, 1934, in Phillipsburg, N.J. to Joseph and Josephine Piazza, Italian Immigrants. Jean attended school at St. Phillip and St. James in […]
With unexpected financial need growing as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Canisius High School community stepped up to help during the school’s online Day of Caring fundraiser on May 28. Nearly 400 donors raised more than $111,000 to help the school carry out its mission and provide tuition support so that no student […]
