Hours before he would distribute ashes to students of Notre Dame Academy, Father Bill Quinlivan was welcoming a local television station reporter into St. Martin of Tours Church in South Buffalo to explain the background of Ash Wednesday. He noted that while it’s not a holy day of obligation, it’s one of the busiest days […]
Father Michael W. Edwards, who served in the Diocese of Buffalo before moving to Florida, died on Oct. 23, 2023. The son of William and Patricia (Snyder) Edwards was born Nov. 28, 1947, at Niagara Falls. He attended Our Lady of Lebanon School in Niagara Falls and Bishop Duffy High School in Niagara Falls, graduating […]
Bishop Michael W. Fisher spent Labor Day thanking all workers and blessing the tools of their labors. The bishop visited St. Thomas Aquinas in South Buffalo to “celebrate God’s creation and the dignity of the work He gives us to do,” he said in a Facebook post. After celebrating Mass in the Shrine of St. […]
When Father Bill Quinlivan realized St. Patrick’s Day fell on a Friday in Lent, he knew something special had to be done to mark the event. He set about writing a set of prayers for the Stations of the Cross based on St. Patrick’s Breastplate, a popular prayer attributed to one of Ireland’s most beloved […]
Sister Janet Bielmann, a Sister of Mercy for 67 years, passed away Jan. 8, 2023. Her ministry took her to schools in the Diocese of Buffalo, as well as the Philippines. Born Dec. 1, 1937, to George J. and Matilda (Reihle) Bielmann, Sister Janet attended classes at Mount. St. Joseph College (now Medaille University) in […]
Rebecca Simons, religion teacher at Notre Dame Academy, took her students across the street to St. Martin of Tours Church, so Father Bill Quinlivan could explain the meaning of the liturgy through a teaching Mass. Father Quinlivan, pastor of the Catholic Family of South Buffalo, took the kids through each element of the Mass, explaining […]
Bishop Michael W. Fisher has made the following appointments. Father Denning Achidi will become the parochial vicar of the Eastern Rural Roman Catholic Community, comprised of St. Michael Parish in Warsaw, Mary Immaculate Parish in Pavilion/East Bethany, and St. Isidore Parish in Perry/Silver Springs. This will be effective Oct. 8, and for a term of three […]
The South Buffalo pilot family has finally got its new Mass schedule set. After months of planning, the family of four parishes using five worship sites has found a way to accommodate all the family members with 21 Masses and some time for adoration. The parish leaders, as well as the parishioners, have come together […]
Driving through South Buffalo, one will notice 14 crosses strategically placed in front of many area landmarks. With Easter coming, these “Stations on the Go” provide a way for all people to pray the Stations of the Cross. Visitors may drive, bike or walk to the crosses, scan a QR code for a prayer written […]
Sister Mary Mark Wickenhiser, a Daughter of St. Paul for 63 years, died suddenly in Jamaica Plains, Massachusetts, on Sept. 4, 2021. Born Margaret Wickenhiser in September of 1941, she was the youngest of six siblings, all of whom were raised in South Buffalo by their parents, the late Leo and Catherine (Rodkey) Wickenhiser. The […]
