The Foundation for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo sponsored the 25th annual Catholic Education fundraising event. This year’s luncheon saw the Powerhouse of Buffalo Color Park packed with guests celebrating Catholic education and honoring those who have given their support for the students. Father Daniel Ulmer, parochial vicar for Family #19, emceed the Feb. […]
Lent is a time when Catholics around the world are invited to pray, fast and give alms as the Church prepares to enter once again into the passion, death and resurrection of Christ. It is a time when the faithful often give things up such as desserts, junk food or social media to remember Jesus’ […]
Sister Carol Schwartz, SSMN, also known as Sister Mary Paul, died peacefully at McAuley Residence in Kenmore Feb. 5, 2024. She was 91 years old. Born Sept. 26, 1932, to Raymond and Florence (Tepas) Schwartz, Sister Carol entered the Sisters of St. Mary of Namur order in August 1950 and made her perpetual vows nine […]
The Resilience pledge – “I will always place my mission first. I will never accept defeat. I will never quit” – rang through the auditorium at Cardinal O’Hara High School, as Duncan Kirkwood, a global resilience advocate, made a return trip to the Tonawanda school on Feb. 1. Kirkwood is a veteran, father of three, […]
ST. BONAVENTURE — St. Bonaventure University students will be making a buzz at the Super Bowl again this year. That’s “buzz” as in WSBU 88.3 FM The Buzz, the student-run campus radio station. Six SBU students joined the throng of media professionals from around the world who flocked to Las Vegas this week for Super […]
WASHINGTON — Each year, National Marriage Week USA and World Marriage Day provide an opportunity for the Catholic Church to focus on and celebrate the vocation to marriage and family life. This year, National Marriage Week USA will be celebrated Feb. 7-14 and World Marriage Day, which is commemorated on the second Sunday of February, […]
Deacon Thomas R. Healey, who served St. Christopher Parish since 2009, died Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024. He was 75. Born July 9, 1948, in Mount Kisco. Attended Westlake High School in Thornwood. Then went on to earn degrees from Orange Community College, SUNY Brockport, and Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse. His master’s thesis was published […]
SWORMVILLE — St. Mary School families enjoyed their annual tradition of the Home School Association Catholic Schools Week Breakfast Sunday morning. This year St. Mary’s Knights of Columbus Council 17530 generously hosted the breakfast, set up, and prepared all of the delicious food. Fluffy pancakes, fresh fruit, scrumptious pastries, scrambled eggs, and the knight’s famous […]
Each year, during Catholic Schools Week, school administrators and faculty put forth activities and celebrations that allow the children to take a break from the everyday classroom routine and have fun, and bond together as schoolmates and a community. But many activities also keep the focus on Catholic faith, the anchor of the courses and […]
ROME — Pope Francis has centered his Lenten message for 2024 on the Book of Exodus, choosing “Through the Desert God Leads Us to Freedom” as its main theme to encourage the faithful that the season is a journey from bondage to spiritual renewal and freedom. The pope framed this reflection on the departure of […]
