Nov. 22, 1963, was a day of mourning for the United States as President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. Now, 60 years later, Catholics continue to look back at his life and legacy and the role his faith played in his presidency. On that fateful day, Barbara Perry, currently a professor of presidential studies at […]
Father Harmon lived in the old Vandemark Hotel, Main and West Center (where Avanti’s now stands.) There was no rectory in Medina and only a small wood structure church. It was his task not only to minister to the faithful, but to build a permanent Catholic presence on this frontier in the communities under his […]
With the arrival of the Erie Canal on the Niagara Frontier came many of the first Catholics to the region. Sparsely settled only 20 years before, this new land was now poised for unbridled economic and spiritual growth. With Catholics scattered across Niagara and Orleans counties, there were precious few opportunities for communal worship or […]
In November, we commemorate National Black Catholic History Month. It is a time of solemnity and celebration – hence the theme “A Legacy of Pain and Triumph,” chosen during the Diocese of Buffalo 175th anniversary year. During this time I think of the African American spiritual which captures the sentiment of the faith journey of […]
Elizabeth Cavacos, the new U.S. History, Economics, Government teacher and Freshman basketball coach at Bishop Timon-St. Jude High School, has created a fun way to learn about U.S. History. She has asked her students to take photos of themselves in places that they have visited. She then is putting them on a map of the […]
