Deacon Steve Schumer, president and CEO of Catholic Charities of Buffalo, talks to the media regarding the renovated Central Intake Office of the social services agency. The three-month renovation project made the offices more user friendly to its clients. Photo by Patrick J. Buechi Catholic Charities unveiled its newly renovated Central Intake office today, which […]
Bishop Timon-St. Jude High School has big plans for the summer. From sports camps for kids to Golf outings for adults, the South Buffalo schools offers something for everyone this season. Throughout the month of July, Timon will offer sports camps for all students in fifth through eighth grade. July 7-9, Baseball with Coach Galenti, […]
A priest prepares to distribute Communion during Mass in Washington. CNS photo/Bob Roller WASHINGTON (CNS) — The Eucharist was a major focus of the U.S bishops’ June 16-18 virtual spring assembly. On June 17, they heard a full presentation on a proposal to draft a document on the “meaning of the Eucharist in the life […]
The Book of Ruth can be dated to the early years after the Exile, 587-37 BC, during a time when intermarriage with foreigners was being debated. The book concerns the plight of three widows, Naomi and her two daughters-in-law, Orpah and Ruth, both Moabite women. Briefly, Naomi and her husband, Elimelech, had settled in Moab […]
Gabby Flumerfeldt serves during Mass at St. Teresa of Avila in Akron. As a Father’s Day gift to his daughter, Steven Flumerfeldt wrote a book telling the story of a father’s love for his daughter with Down Syndrome. “Gabby’s Gift” tells the true-life story of the highs and lows of raising a daughter with a […]
Father John J. Mergenhagen, who had served the diocese, as well as Catholics across the globe, died Wednesday, June 16, 2021. He was 91. Born July 14, 1929, in Buffalo to Walter and Mary McLean Mergenhagen, Father Mergenhagan attended Public School 68 and the Diocesan Preparatory Seminary. He went on to earn a bachelor’s degree […]
Local casting director Frank Rossi is looking for people to appear as extras for the upcoming film, “Cabrini,” about the life and times of Mother Frances Cabrini, who founded the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart. Rossi is looking for men, women and children that closely resemble residents and immigrants of Italy from 1889. He […]
Brandon Lyles, a 2011 graduate of Cardinal O’Hara High School in Tonawanda, returns to his alma mater to give the keynote address at the 57th graduation ceremony. He told of how he rose from a challenging childhood to a data & analytics leader at Rich Products. Photo courtesy of Cardinal O’Hara High School TONAWANDA — […]
The 97th anniversary of the Brothers serving Western New York will be celebrated on June 28. Rooted in a Catholic mission to honor Christ by serving those most in need, the Brothers of Mercy was founded in Hadamar, Germany in 1856. For over 160 years, professed brothers have dedicated their lives to serving the sick […]
Bishop Michael Fisher has made the following assignments to the priests ordained June 5. Father Charles E. Johnson Jr. will serve as parochial vicar at St. Amelia Parish, Tonawanda. Father Michael J. Johnson will serve as parochial vicar at Nativity of Our Lord Parish, Orchard Park. Father Ryan Keating was named parochial vicar at St. […]
