(Editor’s note: The following is a personal testimonial from Andrew Isidore Calderon, who at the age of 80 was among the dozens of new Catholics initiated into the faith during Easter Vigil Masses throughout the Diocese of Buffalo April 19, 2025. His story was featured in a previous article on WNYCatholic.org.) It was a long […]
His wife calls him a “pretty good non-Catholic Catholic.” Among 90 other catechumens in the sanctuary of St. Joseph Cathedral, Andrew Calderon prepared to join the Catholic faith. “I should have done this a long time ago,” he said. Calderon, who celebrated his 80th birthday on March 9, the day of the Rite of Election, […]
Retired priest Father David G. Griffin died Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025. He served the Diocese of Buffalo for nearly 59 years as a priest. Born Oct. 16, 1938, in Albion to Francis and Rita Griffin, Father Griffin attended St. Joseph Elementary School in Albion, the Diocesan Preparatory Seminary in Buffalo, St. Bonaventure University. He received […]
Bishop Michael W. Fisher continued his tour of diocesan educational institutions in honor of Catholic Schools Week. On Tuesday, Jan. 28, he headed north. First to St. Mark School in Buffalo, then on to Catholic Academy of Niagara Falls and St. Stephen School on Grand Island. Catholic Diocese of Buffalo Sound Hub · January 29, […]
When a student admits that he hasn’t gone to confession since his first reconciliation, he fears the reaction he’ll get from Father, and from Jesus, while his classmates wait for their turns in the confessional. But Sister Justine is there to ease his worries, by sharing the story of St. Maria Faustina Kowalska, who received […]
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, […]
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 […]
Catholic schools within the Diocese of Buffalo are invited to take part in a special history project this fall, “Anchor Churches in Our Community,” which gives students a chance to learn more about a selected church’s architecture, history and impact on its local community. Diocesan education leaders see the project as a means to foster […]
Father Richard M. Cahill, former teacher at Bishop Tuner High School and longtime pastor at St. Stephen Parish on Grand Island, died in Clearwater, Florida over the weekend of June 4-5, 2022. Born May 26, 1930, the son of David J. and Julia C. Cahill attended school near his Niagara Falls home, graduating from Niagara […]
