Catholic Charities Tomorrow’s Youth Today partnered with Community Canvases for an art project that brighten up the office of Catholic Charities, while bringing some light into the lives of youth and young adults from the East Side of Buffalo. Twelve students designed and painted two new wooden benches that will sit in the East Delevan […]
On Monday, May 23, I attended “Let Not Your Hearts Be Troubled,” the interfaith prayer service remembering and grieving for the 10 Black sisters and brothers who were slain by a young racist using an assault-style weapon. Then just a few days ago 19 children and two teachers were gunned down by a young man […]
To continue serving the current needs of the East Side community, Catholic Charities of Buffalo is again extending the hours of operation for its Rich Street Food Pantry located at 930 Genesee St., Buffalo. Food assistance is available for anyone with a need. Now through June 10, the pantry is open from 9 a.m. to […]
BUFFALO, N.Y. (CNS) — Bishop Michael W. Fisher of Buffalo joined mourners outside a Tops grocery store where 10 people were killed and three others were injured in what law enforcement authorities said was a racially motivated crime. Placing flowers and a handwritten note remembering “the souls of our brothers and sisters lost to the […]
The last several days has proved that Buffalo truly is the City of Good Neighbors and this title extends well beyond the city’s limits. Western New Yorkers has responded to Saturday’s horrible shooting at Tops in so many Christ-like ways: through prayer, outreach, support, and care in kind and unselfish ways. In response to this tragedy, so […]
Bishop Michael W. Fisher blesses Reuben, a product of the American dream, at the Response to Love Center. With the help of the center and its staff, Reuben, a Colombian refugee, has earned a job, a car and permanent residence in Buffalo. (Photo by Patrick J. Buechi) Bishop Michael W. Fisher made his first visit […]
WNY Peacekeepers, Buffalo Police officers, area ministers and concerned citizens raise their hands in blessing of JFK Park, the site of a recent shooting that left four people wounded. Photo by Patrick J. Buechi A shooting in Buffalo’s East Side in mid-June hit home for Father William “Jud” Weiksnar, OFM, quite literally. The pastor of […]
