A wide array of Advent services and projects has been announced by the Downtown Family of Catholic Parishes to begin Sunday, Dec. 3, and continuing until Dec. 21. Each of the parishes within the family will participate in holding particular services, service projects, and events including Christmas concerts, Taizé prayer, and a Rorate Mass honoring […]
Father Ivan R. Trujillo, known for his work in migrant ministry, passed away Nov. 24, 2023. The recently retired priest had served 38 years in the Diocese of Buffalo. He was born in Oruro, Bolivia, on Dec. 12, 1951, to Ignacio and Angelica Trujillo. After elementary school in his hometown, he attended Marian Central High […]
People who go through life with gratitude in their hearts just see the world differently. When a young man is welcomed into the Bishop Timon-St. Jude community, among the first awakenings in his soul is a profound and deep understanding of what it means to be grateful and all the many ways we can show […]
When a student becomes discouraged after her model rocket fails to fly, Sister Justine shares the story of St. Joseph of Cupertino, a saint who was reputed for ecstatic visions and the ability to levitate in prayer, but who as a child just couldn’t seem to do anything right. Listen here.
While most people know February is Black History Month in the United States, fewer people may know that the month of November marks Black Catholic History Month. Black and African American Catholics make up only a small fraction of the overall Catholic population in the nation, but they are an inspired population. As WNY Catholic […]
BALTIMORE — At their annual November Plenary Assembly, the bishops of the United States held a canonical consultation on the cause of beatification and canonization of the Servant of God Isaac Thomas Hecker. Archbishop Jerome E. Listecki of Milwaukee, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Canonical Affairs and Church Governance, and […]
I want to take this opportunity to wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving. Please take time to reflect on all the goodness that the Lord provides to us and our loved ones at this time of the year while taking note of those among us that struggle with some very basic needs. Also, let us pray […]
Nov. 22, 1963, was a day of mourning for the United States as President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. Now, 60 years later, Catholics continue to look back at his life and legacy and the role his faith played in his presidency. On that fateful day, Barbara Perry, currently a professor of presidential studies at […]
BALTIMORE — The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops gathered Nov. 13-16 for their Fall Plenary Assembly in Baltimore. The bishops began their plenary with a Mass for Peace at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, with an afternoon of regional meetings. On Tuesday, the public sessions […]
WASHINGTON — On the weekend of Dec. 9-10, participating dioceses will take up the annual collection that benefits approximately 24,000 elderly religious sisters, brothers and religious order priests across the United States. Coordinated by the National Religious Retirement Office, the collection provides qualified religious institutes with financial aid to address retirement necessities. Traditionally, Catholic sisters, […]
