Concerns over the moral acceptability of taking the new Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine have been addressed by the USCCB. Many members of the Catholic Church questioned if the vaccine, made from abortion-derived cell lines, could be received. On March 2, Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of Fort Wayne-South Bend, chairman of the U.S. Conference of […]
KENMORE — Seventh-grade girls are invited to two upcoming events at Mount St. Mary Academy. Spring Family Visit Day, set for Thursday, April 1 from 9-10:30 a.m., will offer seventh-graders and their parents the chance to learn about Mount St. Mary’s academic and co-curricular programs. Principal Katie Spillman will lead a panel discussion of MSM […]
From a well-researched history of the rosary to heartfelt concerns for others during the early days of the Corona pandemic, John Nemmer blogs from the heart about his faith. His love for Jesus and the Catholic Church is evident. What makes this young man different from any other millennial with a laptop and an opinion […]
Students from St. Francis High School join the Dr. Leo Michalek Sr. Chapter of the National Honor Society on Feb. 25. in all, 36 students from the Athol Springs high school were inducted this year. Photo courtesy of St. Francis High School. ATHOL SPRINGS – Dr. Mary Lou Stahl, assistant principal and moderator of the […]
OLV Elementary School in Lackawanna welcomed Sherri Bartz as its new principal on March 1. The Batavia resident has 30 years of experience in education and administration. Bartz has worked as assistant principal for Warsaw Central School, vice principal of St. Joseph School in Batavia, coordinator of Special Education for Greece Central School District, and […]
Dr. Dennis R. DePerro, 21st president of St. Bonaventure University, died March 1, as a result of complications from Covid-19. He was 62. “Words simply can’t convey the level of devastation our campus community feels right now,” said Dr. Joseph Zimmer, provost and vice president for Academic Affairs, who was named acting president late last […]
In between Zoom sessions for the diocese’s first Virtual Youth Conference, a special Youth Mass was celebrated by Bishop Michael Fisher on Saturday afternoon at St. Joseph Cathedral. The readings for the second week of Lent involved mountaintop experiences. The bishop spoke similar experience he had that led him to follow Jesus. During his homily, […]
The Diocese of Buffalo held its first ever virtual youth conference over the weekend of Feb. 16-28. Using guest speakers and a Mass with the bishop, the conference replicated much of the traditional Diocesan Youth Convention. The main difference being this conference took place via Zoom video conferencing. Having seen teens lose out on […]
One of the best parts of my workday is being able to show and tell others about the goodness that is Notre Dame Academy. Let me tell you what made my Thursday morning so special. Recently, we celebrated Catholic School Week here at NDA. Throughout that week, we asked our students to take a moment […]
Prepared to welcome new students are, from left, Marissa Taylor ’23, Maxwell Hendershot ’24, Julia Harrington ’23, Wilson Hendershot ’23. Photo courtesy of Cardinal O’Hara High School. TONAWANDA — As students and their families continue to navigate the unprecedented impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, Cardinal O’Hara High School announced that it will not increase tuition […]
