Our Lady of Fatima Shrine in Youngstown will host a special Mass with Eucharistic Healing Service on Sunday, Nov. 3, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Father Bill Quinlivan, pastor of the Catholic Family of South Buffalo, will preside. Mary Palmer will lead the music ministry. With a theme of “Healing Mercy in a Season of Change,” […]
Whether you dress up as a ghoul, a hero or a saint, Halloween has a Christian origin that should inspire us to remember our mortality and our redemption in Christ, according to Bishop David Konderla of Tulsa, Oklahoma. “In contrast to popular culture’s observance of Halloween, even the customary appeal to the ‘frightful’ has a […]
Work is being done on a strategic plan for Catholic elementary schools in the Diocese of Buffalo. Bishop Michael W. Fisher talks about what is going into the plan in his video series “Journeys & Insights.” My Brothers and Sisters in Christ, peace be with you. During our recent announcement of the Diocese’s final decisions […]
During a public auction administered through U.S. Bankruptcy Court on Oct. 28, the Diocese of Buffalo’s Christ the King Seminary property was sold to World Mission Society of God. The winning bid was $4.2 million. World Mission Society of God is a religious organization founded in 1964 that has a presence in 175 countries with […]
The title says it all. The primary objective of the Holy Name Society is to bring about love and reverence for the Holy Name of God and Jesus Christ. Offering support throughout the Diocese of Buffalo for 100 years, the local union gathered for its centennial celebration convention on Oct. 19 with guest speakers, a […]
Sister Mary Francelita Machnica, 93, a Felician Sister for 75 years, died in Immaculate Heart of Mary Convent in Buffalo, on Oct. 27, 2024. The former Stella Machnica was born on March 30, 1931, in Buffalo and was a member of Our Lady of Czestochowa Parish in Cheektowaga. She entered the Immaculate Heart of Mary […]
Sister Paula Marie Skalski, 84, a Felician Sister for 66 years, died in Immaculate Heart of Mary Convent, Buffalo on Oct. 26, 2024. The former Gertrude Skalski was born on Oct. 1, 1940, in Buffalo, and was a member of Holy Name of Jesus Parish. She entered the Buffalo Province of the Felician Sisters on […]
KENMORE — News of the upcoming election is all around us and even some of the youngest citizens are realizing it. To try to give context for this important event, St. John the Baptist’s fourth grade teacher, Sharon Domin, invited a parent of a student in her class to come in and teach her students […]
He retired earlier this year from service in the Archdiocese of St. Louis. His evangelical experience includes serving as a guest chaplain for the U.S. House of Representatives in 2012. He has worked tirelessly in advocacy for racial and social justice. But before all that began, Father Arthur Cavitt grew up in Buffalo. Father Cavitt […]
Sister Richard Marie Keppeler died Oct. 13, 2024, at the Sisters of St. Joseph Residence in Clarence after several months of declining health. She was 89. Born Mary Ann Keppeler in Buffalo July 31, 1935, the only daughter of Ellesworth and Frances (Loesch) Keppeler, entered the Sisters of St. Joseph order in September 1953 and […]
