Every crisis not only tests the faith and resolve of those who experience it, but it also creates opportunities for both compassion and reflection. This pandemic is no different. In the midst of so many concerns about business, the economy, eating out, and “normal” life, we are called to acknowledge that, as in so many […]
With very little warning all Catholic schools in the Diocese of Buffalo were temporarily closed March 17 due to an outbreak of the coronavirus. This forced schools to rethink how they educate their students. One school, Bishop Timon-St. Jude High School, decided to simply end the school year early after seeing that the South Buffalo […]
The Coronavirus has caused an unprecedented reaction through the world. Entire countries are experiencing lockdowns with people told to stay at home. Popular tourist attractions are shut down. Photographs of empty streets and deserted hot spots fill the internet. Essential workers, such as pharmacists, bankers and cooks still go into the office, but nonessential workers […]
At the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic are the doctors and nurses, treating patients with their medical expertise. But there is another person on the front lines: the chaplain. When all the doctors can do is not enough, it is a chaplain who comes to ease the patient. Father Richard Augustyn and Father John […]
As residents of Western New York continue to see the number of COVID-19 cases rise, Catholic Health is working to combat this deadly disease. “The Coronavirus pandemic is a completely unprecedented public health crisis that has created a number of unique challenges for health care systems globally, including ours,” read a statement from Catholic Health. […]
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has asked Christians around the world to unite in praying the Our Father prayer at noon on March 25 in response to the coronavirus pandemic. “In these days of trial, while humanity trembles at the threat of the pandemic, I would like to propose to all Christians to unite their […]
The spread of the Covid-19 virus has caused disruption of daily life throughout the nation. Large gatherings of people are not allowed in order to slow the spread of the virus. This includes attendance at Mass. Since people cannot attend physically, parishes have turned to technology to bring the faithful together. Some parishes have turned […]
