Everyone knows Halloween is the day we dress as our favorite heroes, villains and ghosts to get candy from our neighbors. But have you ever thought about the roots and religious significance of All Hallows Eve? A celebration much like Halloween, with bonfires and feasting on apples, was part of pagan worship for centuries. The […]
Over 75 people packed Classic Lanes in Tonawanda on Saturday, Oct. 29, for the first Diocesan Bowling Championships. After six weeks of intramural bowling competition, schools were asked to send their best bowler in four divisions: 5th-6th grade boys, 5th-6th grade girls, 7th-8th grade boys, and 7th-8th grade girls. Each of the 28 students then […]
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Catholics around the globe long to share the Gospel with a world in need, but they see situations and tensions within the Church that challenge their ability to do so, said one of the drafters of the document for the continental phase of the Synod of Bishops. The reports sent to […]
When the dioceses of Buffalo and Albany were created from the New York Diocese in 1847, the city of Buffalo had been incorporated for only 15 years. The Catholic population of approximately 10,000 were served by three permanent churches and eight temporary structures. Father John Timon, CM, was named Buffalo’s first Bishop in 1847. When […]
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Abortion-related questions – and Americans’ responses to them – were front and center in the new American Values Survey issued Oct. 27 by the Washington-based Public Religion Research Institute. A majority of Catholics surveyed opposed the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, which legalized abortion in the United States, including […]
Bishop Timon-St. Jude High School football team has ranked Regular Season Division B Champions. The Tigers have some impressive stats for such a young team. Along with all of these great football statistics the entire team GPA is a 3.1. They are succeeding on and off the field. The B Division Championship game is on […]
TONAWANDA — Students at Cardinal O’Hara High School were surprised and pleased to check out the newly renovated weight room at the school this past week. A $10,000 makeover included many new pieces of training equipment including rowing machines and kettlebells, with more supplies to come. The new equipment will be used year-round, not only […]
NIAGARA UNIVERSITY — Niagara University welcomed two representatives from the Knights of Columbus to campus in October. Peter Sonski, director of the Knights of Columbus Museum, and Brian Caulfield, vice postulator for the cause for canonization of Blessed Michael McGivney, traveled from the Knight’s New Haven, Connecticut, international headquarters to Monteagle Ridge to learn more […]
NIAGARA UNIVERSITY — The Library of Congress recently published a collection of materials that highlight the rich stories, culture, and traditions of the Ransomville Speedway dating back to its inception in the mid-1950s as the Ransomville Slow Pokes Club by Ed Ortiz, Rich Cantara and other racers, to keep local kids from racing on Ransomville […]
“It’s been a good time, but there’s always those bumps in the road.” Those were the words of Stella Kline, who marks 50 years of marriage this year to her husband, Paul. They were just one of dozens of couples invited to celebrate a special Wedding Anniversary Mass held Sunday, Oct. 23 inside St. Joseph […]
