During this past week of blizzarding snow, Little Portion Friary was fortunate to have the ability to remain open to all guests 24/7. With the storm and below freezing temperatures, staff and volunteers were able to secure enough dedicated help to operate full days. These volunteers spent long hours cooking, cleaning, shoveling, providing laundry services, […]
The Diocese of Buffalo places the safety of our faithful as one of our most important priorities and in light of that commitment, we have been closely monitoring the weather forecast for this Christmas weekend. We have communicated to our pastors to implement their livestreaming capabilities in their churches if so equipped. Viewing livestreamed Masses […]
On this last Sunday of the Church’s liturgical year, we celebrate the Feast of Jesus Christ, King of the Universe. The Sunday gathering of the faithful around the altar of the Lord is the weekly high point of our spiritual lives. This weekend, however, I dispense Catholics in those areas of the diocese affected by the snow storm, […]