Educator for 48 years Sister Kathleen Frances Goodheart (formerly Sister Mary Kevin) died Sept. 20, 2020, in Mercy Nursing Facility at OLV. She was 86. Sister Kathleen lived 52 years as a Franciscan Missionary Sister of the Divine Child and 16 years as a Sister of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities as a result […]
A person of many talents and many interests, Sister Teresita Richardson passed away suddenly on Sept. 18, 2020, in the health care center at 201 Reist St. She was 84. Sister Teresita lived 43 years as a Franciscan Missionary Sister of the Divine Child and 16 years as a Sister of St. Francis of the […]
Father Bill Quinlivan has been invited to give a presentation and perform original music as part of the upcoming online, worldwide Divine Mercy Summit Oct. 3-5. This unique, free conference will include speakers, music and prayer in connection with the upcoming Feast of St. Maria Faustina of the Most Blessed Sacrament. St. John Paul II […]
Catholic Charities food pantries received an extra helping from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. On Sept. 16, to mark their 200th anniversary, the LDS church donated food to 200 locations across New York state. Catholic Charities’ Russell J. Salvatore Food Pantry and Outreach in Lackawanna received 10 pallets of beans and pasta. “On […]
Msgr. Michael J. Yunk, a longtime Army chaplain, died July 30, 2020. He was 89 years old. Born May 31, 1931, in Williamsville, the son of Martin and Dolores (Smith) Yunk attended SS. Peter & Paul Elementary School in Williamsville and the Seminary of St. Joseph and the Little Flower in Buffalo. He continued his […]
Msgr. Kevin T. O’Neill, longtime pastor of Immaculate Conception Parish in East Aurora, died Aug. 11, 2020. Born July 16, 1935, in Buffalo, the son of Joseph and Margaret (Reidy) O’Neill attended Holy Family, Bishop Timon High School and the Diocesan Preparatory Seminary, all in Buffalo. He went on to attend St. Bonaventure University and […]
Sister Mary Angelica Bielski, a Felician Sister for 67 years, who served the diocese of Buffalo in many ministries, died in Blessed Mary Angela Convent Cheektowaga on Aug. 9, 2020. She was 84. The former Marcella Bielski was born on Aug. 25, 1935, in Buffalo to Frances Bielski. She entered the Buffalo Province of the […]
Sister Mary Caritas Quinn, teacher, administrator and missionary died Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, in the Mercy Center Health Care Unit. She was 92. Born Margaret Mary Quinn on March 4, 1928, in South Buffalo, she was the youngest of seven children. Margaret Mary attended St. Agatha and Holy Family Elementary Schools and Mount Mercy Academy. […]
The Parish Community of Corpus Christi Church has embarked on an ambitious project that will honor the Blessed Mother and provide a permanent legacy for its parishioners. Father Michal Czyzewski, OSPPE, hopes to build a grotto behind the East Side church with statues that came from the Dominican Sisters monastery, formerly on Doat Street. “I […]
The 6-foot-tall, 600-pound statue, located on the north lawn of St. Mark Parish in North Buffalo, was created by sculptor Timothy P. Schmalz of Kitchener, Ontario, and depicts the Apostle St. Mark holding a scroll with a lion at his feet. Speaking proudly of the sculpture Father Joseph S. Rogliano, pastor of St. Mark’s, said, […]
