On this Giving Tuesday Pope Francis has given the gift of Auxiliary Bishop Michael William Fisher to the Diocese of Buffalo as the 15th Bishop of the diocese. “I am deeply humbled and grateful to the Holy Father for this gift to serve the people of Buffalo as their bishop,” said Bishop Fisher. “I am […]
Advent has begun and in many gatherings in our churches we sing/hear the familiar hymn, “O Come, O Come, Emanuel.” Beginning on December 17, the “O Antiphons” will be recited during the Liturgy of the Hours; December 23 features “O Emmanuel.” On one level the name Emmanuel can signal haunting melodies, Advent wreathes, winter’s arrival, […]
In this past year of change, my mind and heart have overflowed with people. People I think of and pray for, and sometimes cry with, people with names and faces, people who died without saying goodbye to those they loved, families in difficulty, even going hungry, because there’s no work. Sometimes, when you think globally, […]
On Sunday, Nov. 22, Father Michael Zuffoletto, pastor of St. Anthony of Padua Church in Buffalo, and Father Martin Gallagher, parochial vicar of Our Lady of Charity in Buffalo, were invested in the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George in St. Anthony of Padua Church. Both were nominated for induction into the order in […]
Late on November 25, 2020, the Supreme Court of the United States issued an opinion in the case of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn, New York vs. Andrew Cuomo, Governor of New York. The 5 to 4 decision pertains to the state’s ability to restrict capacity in houses of worship. See: http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/20pdf/20a87_4g15.pdf In keeping […]
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 […]
The African-American Commission of the Buffalo Diocese celebrates Black Catholic History month in November. This year marks the 11th anniversary of the African-American Commission. Its mission is to address the social, economic and spiritual concerns of all African-American Catholics, to promote leadership, foster evangelization, and address issues of racial injustice in the Diocese of Buffalo.According […]
In his homily at Mass for the feast of Christ the King, Pope Francis said young people today should not waste their lives dreaming of obtaining trivial things but aspire to the greatness God wants for them.
One of the many components that New York state declared must be included in the reopening plans of schools in the wake of Covid was addressing social-emotional well-being. Mount Mercy Academy has gone well above and beyond this mandate, including instituting a Mental Health Monday during each of the four school marking periods. Mental Health […]
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — As Washington’s new cardinal and with a Catholic soon to be living in the White House, Cardinal-designate Wilton D. Gregory said he hopes to collaborate where possible while respectfully pointing out where President-elect Joe Biden’s policies diverge from Catholic teaching. In a Zoom interview Nov. 24 from the Vatican’s Domus Sanctae […]
