The Festival Chorus and St. Joseph’s University Parish Choir will unite to present “Tenebrae: A Service of Shadows” on Friday, April 11. The service will be held at 7 p.m. at St. Joseph’s University Parish located at 3269 Main St. in Buffalo. This candlelight service will be open to the public and a free will […]
Sister Joan Wagner, co-founder the St. Joseph Center for Spirituality, passed away on April 12, 2024, at age 93. Born Sept. 2, 1930, in Buffalo, she was one of three children and the only daughter of Mathias L. and Marion Meyer Wagner. Raised on the family farm in Alden, Sister Joan attended St. Joseph University […]
Churches throughout Western New York hosted Holy Thursday Mass, commemorating the Lord’s Supper, His final supper before his betrayal and crucifixion the next day. Churches remained open following Mass to allow Catholics the opportunity to renew the tradition of the Seven Churches Visitation. Each church visited on Holy Thursday night represents one of the stops […]
The Foundation for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo sponsored the 25th annual Catholic Education fundraising event. This year’s luncheon saw the Powerhouse of Buffalo Color Park packed with guests celebrating Catholic education and honoring those who have given their support for the students. Father Daniel Ulmer, parochial vicar for Family #19, emceed the Feb. […]
St. Joseph University School is full. Students fill the classrooms. Inspirational quotes fill the hallways. New ideas flow from the teachers to fill the heads of the students. Listings of the decades of sports championships fill the gym walls. Bishop Michael W. Fisher visited the school on Sept. 7, just as the new season of […]
There were dinosaurs. There was color changing lemonade. And of course, there were battling robots. The eighth X-STREAM Games & Expo put on display the scientific knowledge, engineering skills, and artistic talents of area Catholic elementary school students. The games allowed students to compete in activities based in the STREAM (science, technology, religion, engineering, arts […]
For the past 75 years, the Church Musicians’ Guild of Buffalo has advocated for the preservation and protection of dignity of liturgical music, as part of what is considered a most essential element of Catholic worship. At a special celebration Mass held Friday, Sept. 30 at Fourteen Holy Helpers Church in West Seneca, they had […]
Eleven Diocesan elementary schools gathered Thursday night, Sept. 29, for the kickoff of the collaborative strategic planning process. After sharing a meal, the 60 representatives from schools spanning the diocese met the facilitator, Dr. Tad Dickel, who offered a brief overview of the challenges facing Catholic schools in the country and then outlined the process […]
Rev. Dr. Robert J. Perelli, CJM, who dedicated his life to serving the underserved, died suddenly Aug. 2, 2022. He was 72. A graduate of St. John Vianney Seminary, and Christ the King Seminary formerly in East Aurora, Father Perelli was ordained in 1976 at OLV Basilica and said his first Mass at Our Lady […]
Sister Mary Glose, formerly known as Sister Michaeline, died Feb. 28, 2021, at the Sisters of St. Joseph Residence, Clarence, after a period of declining health. She was 88. Born in Buffalo March 3, 1932, to Clement and Henrietta (Miller) Glose, Sister Mary entered the order in September 1947. She pronounced her final vows in […]
