NORTH TONAWANDA — Former Planned Parenthood manager Ramona Trevino, the director of outreach of the peaceful, prayerful, effective 40 Days for Life project, will tell the story of this groundbreaking effort in North Tonawanda on March 12. Trevino will be speaking at St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church 875 Eggert Drive, North Tonawanda at 7 p.m. “People […]
Ash Wednesday services conducted through the Downtown Family of Catholic Parishes included Mass with ashes at: 12:05 p.m. St. Louis Church 12:10 p.m. St. Joseph Cathedral 6 p.m. St. Anthony of Padua Church (Latin Mass) Ashes Distribution only will occur at: 5:15 p.m. St. Michael Church 7 p.m. Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church.
Sister Suzanne Hitzges OSF, a teacher who served in Puerto Rico, died Feb. 10, 2024. Sister was a member of the Franciscan Sisters for 63 years and was formerly known as Sister Carol Ann. Born Oct. 5, 1940, in Buffalo. Most of her childhood was spent in Kenmore with her sister and five brothers. She […]
The secret to a long marriage seems to be forgiveness, understanding, and to keep smiling. Several couples shared their thoughts on happy matrimony at the Wedding Anniversary Celebration held Feb. 11 at St. Joseph Cathedral in downtown Buffalo in honor of World Marriage Day. Ninety-four couples celebrating milestone anniversaries – with four couples celebrating 70 […]
OLEAN — Southern Tier Catholic School was awarded the prestigious Christopher Mazurkiewicz Award at this year’s Catholic Education Luncheon, sponsored by the Foundation of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo, held on Feb. 6. The Christopher Mazurkiewicz Award, established in 2002 by an anonymous donor in memory of Christopher Mazurkiewicz, aims to honor a school […]
First, a recap: In October of 2021, Pope Francis opened the process for the “Synod on Synodality” – to discuss how we can further become a Church that is marked by “communion, participation and mission.” In the spring of 2022 (if you can remember that far back), our diocese participated in the process by holding […]
Good character is its own reward, but the students at St. John Vianney School got a little something extra. The Orchard Park school holds a monthly ceremony to award students in each grade for exemplifying the character trait of the month. On Feb. 7, Bishop Michael W. Fisher was on hand to present the award […]
Are you wondering what to fast from this Lent – sweets. alcohol or just simply eating less? This kind of fasting has its place, but if you truly want to discover what fasting is especially meant to achieve, that is, to fast in the way that will bring about a holy change for the better […]
ST. BONAVENTURE — St. Bonaventure University junior Delaney Chase will join other talented college journalists this summer as they report on “Democracy in Crisis” through a Carnegie-Knight News21 fellowship. Chase, a journalism major from Warren, Pennsylvania, will spend 10 weeks this summer participating in the prestigious Carnegie-Knight reporting initiative, which is headquartered at the Walter […]
Christina Egleston has accepted the new position of director of Catholic education for the Akron Clarence Roman Catholic Community Family of Parishes. The ACRCC Family of Parishes includes Our Lady of Peace, Clarence; Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Harris Hill; St. Teresa of Avila, Akron; and St. Mary’s, Swormville. Egleston will also continue her […]
