Father Czeslaw M. Krysa, known for sharing his beloved Polish culture and traditions, died June 9, 2025. He was 70. He was born Sept. 12, 1954, in Niagara Falls to immigrant parents Stanislaw and Sophia (Magdziak) Krysa. He attended Holy Trinity Elementary School and Bishop Duffy High School in Niagara Falls. Father Krysa went on […]
For the past 17 years, Broadway Fillmore Alive, a local neighborhood preservation group, has kept the Holy Thursday tradition of the seven Churches Visitation alive by organizing a self-guided pilgrimage to historic churches in the Broadway-Fillmore/Polonia, Downtown, First Ward and Kaisertown areas. The tradition of entering seven churches to pray before the Blessed Sacrament mimics […]
The members of Family #32 met at their first family event, a Mass on the Grass held at St. Andrew Parish in Sloan. The Aug. 26 event saw a cook out and pot luck dishes from the family members. There was great fellowship, fantastic food and two tables jam packed with desserts. An estimated 150 […]
St. Casimir Church celebrated the Assumption of Mary with its annual Lady of the Harvest and Herbs Festival. The Aug. 15 event began with Eastern Catholic Ukrainian chants and included a blessing of herbs and oils and a social with the sharing of a Sacred Harvest Loaf, cheeses and summer beverages. The custom of gathering […]
Bruce and Cathy Zgoda pose with Bishop Michael Fisher after receiving the Lay Award of St. Joseph from the bishop at Mass on May 2. The Zgodas waere among 52 people recognized with a lay award of St. Joseph for her dedicated service to the Catholic Church. Photo by Patrick J. Buechi Sunday Mass turned […]
