Sister Nancy Walsh, OSF (formerly Sister Mary Gerard), a lifelong teacher and Franciscan Sister of the Neumann Communities, embraced death Jan. 21, 2023. She was 92 years old. Born in South Buffalo, Sister Nancy was the only child of Allen and Grace (O’Malley) Walsh. She attended St. Theresa’s grammar school and Mount Mercy Academy in […]
Although the recent celebration of All Saints Day (Nov. 1) has come and gone, God’s personal invitation to you to strive for holiness continues. God is calling you to be a saint. And Lord knows, our wounded world needs saints. Not next week, not next month, not next year, but now is the time humanity […]
It was a good day to serve others. The sun shined. The warm air blew the leaves about. The good people of Western New York put the Christian ethic of helping others to practice. In honor of the Diocese of Buffalo’s 175th anniversary, Bishop Michael W. Fisher asked that Oct. 22 be a Day of […]
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 […]
SWORMVILLE — St. Mary Church hosted a Corpus Christi procession on Sunday June 19 in collaboration with their Northtowns Family of Parishes which includes St. Teresa of Avila in Akron, Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Harris Hill, Our Lady of Peace in Clarence, and St. Mary’s. Father Luke Uebler, parochial vicar at St. […]
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 Agnita, who served her home community in South Buffalo for many years, died at Mercy Center in Buffalo, on Dec. 15, 2021. She was 86. Carolyn Mary was born in South Buffalo on Aug. 3, 1935, to Lester and Blanche (Cargo) Brown. She attended Holy Family School and went on to Mount Mercy […]
Bishop Michael W. Fisher has made the following appointments. Father David J. Borowiak, a retired priest of the diocese, began serving as temporary administrator of Resurrection Parish in Cheektowaga on Sept. 1. Father John E. Stanton, pastor of St. John XXIII Parish in West Seneca, has been given the additional responsibility of temporary parish administrator […]
Gabby Flumerfeldt serves during Mass at St. Teresa of Avila in Akron. As a Father’s Day gift to his daughter, Steven Flumerfeldt wrote a book telling the story of a father’s love for his daughter with Down Syndrome. “Gabby’s Gift” tells the true-life story of the highs and lows of raising a daughter with a […]
Msgr. Kevin T. O’Neill, longtime pastor of Immaculate Conception Parish in East Aurora, died Aug. 11, 2020. Born July 16, 1935, in Buffalo, the son of Joseph and Margaret (Reidy) O’Neill attended Holy Family, Bishop Timon High School and the Diocesan Preparatory Seminary, all in Buffalo. He went on to attend St. Bonaventure University and […]
