Msgr. Francis Braun, longtime pastor of St. Mark Parish, died Nov. 23, 2022, after 68 years of priestly ministry. Born Aug. 12, 1929, to George and Mary (Hennessy) Braun, Msgr. Braun was raised and educated in Buffalo, attending St. James School and Canisius High School. He went on to attend St. Bonaventure University earning a […]
Over 75 people packed Classic Lanes in Tonawanda on Saturday, Oct. 29, for the first Diocesan Bowling Championships. After six weeks of intramural bowling competition, schools were asked to send their best bowler in four divisions: 5th-6th grade boys, 5th-6th grade girls, 7th-8th grade boys, and 7th-8th grade girls. Each of the 28 students then […]
The Diocese of Buffalo’s Catholic Schools presented its first golf tournament featuring 24 golfers from 13 diocesan elementary schools. The Oct. 12 tournament held at Grover Cleveland Golf Course, Buffalo, was a nine-hole tournament with the victors both coming from Nardin Academy Middle School. Natalie Wasik, a sixth-grader, took the girls’ crown shooting a 43. Charlie Gibson, […]
Father Philip Walter Brady, a priest from the Diocese of Bridgeport, Connecticut, who resided in Buffalo for the last 12 years, passed away on June 22, 2022. He was 103 years old. Father Brady was born in Rochester on Sept. 16, 1918, the son of Philip and Dorothy Brady. Father Brady attended St. Mark School […]
Is it Doctor Deacon or Deacon Doctor? Timothy Haley is trying to figure out how he will be addressed now that he has been ordained a permanent deacon. The colorectal surgeon points to his medical experience as leading him to a more spiritual life. “I always had faith when I was a kid because I […]
Dolly Verdi from Buffalo 40 Days for Life prepares to lead a prayer for life as several diocesan organizations proceed to the Women Services Clinic to pray the rosary to end abortion. The pro-life community gathered to make a visible sign and prayerful witness to the value of unborn life as the Knights of Columbus, […]
Students at St. Mark School in Buffalo root for a good school year as they return to school after summer break. (Photo by Nicole Dzimira) Bishop Michael W. Fisher took a whirlwind tour of Catholic schools, greeting students from St. Benedict’s, St. Mark’s and Catholic Academy of West Buffalo to welcome the little ones on their […]
The 6-foot-tall, 600-pound statue, located on the north lawn of St. Mark Parish in North Buffalo, was created by sculptor Timothy P. Schmalz of Kitchener, Ontario, and depicts the Apostle St. Mark holding a scroll with a lion at his feet. Speaking proudly of the sculpture Father Joseph S. Rogliano, pastor of St. Mark’s, said, […]
