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 […]
The Church in Poland celebrated the centenary of the baptism of St. John Paul II Saturday, June 20. The future pope was baptized on June 20, 1920, in the Chapel of the Holy Family of the Basilica of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Wadowice, southern Poland. When he returned to the basilica […]
and families in crisis
Two podcasts are being offered through the St. Raymond Nonnatus Foundation for Freedom, Family and Faith. Podcast for Catholics Affected by Divorce and Separation The First Tuesday of each month, 8-9 p.m. Eastern. Podcast for Families in Crisis. The Last Thursday of each month, 8-9 p.m. Eastern Both podcasts are available on YouTube, Facebook, Podbean […]
VATICAN CITY — In the period to follow the coronavirus pandemic, people should remember they are made for communion with others and with God, Pope Francis said. “Now more than ever the claim to focus everything on ourselves is illusory – to make individualism the guiding principle of society has proved to be illusory,” Pope […]
ST. BONAVENTURE — In collaboration with the School of Education, St. Bonaventure University’s School of Arts and Sciences has added four new majors to help STEM the tide of New York’s evaporating pool of teachers. New York’s State Education Department approved the four new majors last week. Beginning this fall, St. Bonaventure will offer bachelor […]
Dr. Mark St. Marie, a longtime Mercy Hospital of South Buffalo gastroenterologist, proudly held up a sign reading “COVID-19 Champion” as staff Kenmore Mercy Hospital bid him an emotional farewell on June 5. His 67-day journey started at Mercy Hospital where he was diagnosed in March, followed by two weeks on a ventilator and his […]
St. John the Baptist School in Kenmore celebrated its 88th graduating class on June 16. Festivities began with the awarding of diplomas during a reverse parade at the entrance of the parish church followed by an evening celebration at the Transit Drive-In. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic that resulted in the March closure of […]
Last year, I was knocked to the ground and pinned down by an assailant who held his hand over my mouth. I cried out, “I can’t breathe!” About 30 long seconds later he finally let me go. As I reflect on the heartbreaking deadly scene of a Minneapolis police officer pressing his knee into George […]
Three middle school students were awarded this year’s Mary E. Kirwan Catholic Education Scholarship at St. John the Baptist School in Kenmore. Established in 2014, this scholarship honors Ken-Ton resident Mary Kirwan, who founded the school’s Annual Scholarship Dinner…and Golf Outing. This unique scholarship is awarded to middle school students at St. John’s Kenmore who emulate Kirwan’s commitment […]
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 […]
