Dec 22, 2016 | 2016 Archives, Latest news
By Susan Klemond Catholic News Service ST. PAUL, Minn. (CNS) — St. Joseph Worker Program participant Kiki Sykes knows by name the children she serves at the nonprofit Jeremiah Program, and she also knows that the ones experiencing poverty might not receive what...
Dec 22, 2016 | 2016 Archives, Sun December 22, 2016
A unique living Nativity was presented at the Franciscan Church of the Assumption in Syracuse Dec. 18. The church was filled with prayer and song, followed by a re-creation of the live Nativity first created by St. Francis of Assisi in Greccio, Italy, in 1223....
Dec 22, 2016 | 2016 Archives, Sun December 22, 2016
By Tracy Kinne Contributing writer Michael J. Falcone, founder and chairman emeritus of The Pioneer Companies, was trying to decide the best use for a former retail site that for 15 years had housed Cayuga Community College’s Fulton extension. His wife,...
Dec 22, 2016 | 2016 Archives, Sun December 22, 2016
By Tom Maguire Associate editor When Joseph G. Slavik started as CEO and president of Catholic Charities for the diocese, the annual budget was $48 million. Next year, the agency is projecting a budget of $64 million, he said. “That’s seven years’...
Dec 22, 2016 | 2016 Archives, Sun December 22, 2016
Catholic Charities CEO reflects on his 42 years with agency By Tom Maguire Associate editor At the diocesan yuletide gathering last week, Catholic Charities honcho Joseph G. Slavik said he has never met a microphone he didn’t like. With all the blessings he...
Dec 22, 2016 | 2016 Archives, Sun December 22, 2016
Compiled by Tom Maguire Associate editor 2016: It was a year when charity was both displayed and recognized throughout the seven-county Diocese of Syracuse. Churches marked milestones, and so did many members of the clergy. There were new vows and a...
Dec 22, 2016 | 2016 Archives, Briefs, Obituaries
On Thursday, Nov. 10, Deacon Thomas L. Kane, 64, of Syracuse went to his eternal resting place, where he joined his parents, John and Jean Fehr Kane, sister, Barbara Kane Baker, and brother, David Kane. Deacon Tom was employed as a buyer at Onondaga Community College....
Dec 22, 2016 | 2016 Archives, Uncategorized
By Katherine Long Editor With nearly five decades in the field of faith formation, John Roberto asserts that a family-centered approach is essential: “We’re really not going to go very far in developing the faith life of children and teenagers if we don’t involve...
Dec 22, 2016 | 2016 Archives, Sun December 22, 2016
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, “For a child is born to us, a son is given to us” (Is 9:5)! The angels sang when the child was born, “Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests” (Lk 2:14). The shepherds went in haste to find...
Dec 19, 2016 | 2016 Archives, Latest news
By Katherine Long, Editor With nearly five decades in the field of faith formation, John Roberto asserts that a family-centered approach is essential: “We’re really not going to go very far in developing the faith life of children and teenagers if we don’t...
Dec 19, 2016 | 2016 Archives, Briefs
Msgr. Robert T. Ritchie, Rector of St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Manhattan, explains the archbishop’s chair — called a cathedra — to visitors from St. James Church in Cazenovia on Dec. 10. The St. James Cazenovia High School Youth Group took a private...
Dec 16, 2016 | 2016 Archives, Latest news
By Tracy Kinne, Contributing writer Michael J. Falcone, founder and chairman emeritus of The Pioneer Companies, was trying to decide the best use for a former retail site that for 15 years had housed Cayuga Community College’s Fulton extension. His wife, Noreen,...
Dec 16, 2016 | 2016 Archives, Latest news
By Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is establishing a working group charged with developing spiritual, pastoral and policy advocacy support for immigrants and refugees. Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of...
Dec 15, 2016 | 2016 Archives, Briefs
By Tom Maguire Associate editor Bishop Ludden Junior-Senior High School boys varsity soccer Coach Oscar Vergara has been named the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Private/Parochial School East Region Coach of the Year. The East...
Dec 15, 2016 | 2016 Archives, Latest news
By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Corrupt business practices that seek to profit from the sick and the dying are a cancer to hospitals entrusted with the care of the most vulnerable, especially children, Pope Francis said....
Dec 14, 2016 | 2016 Archives, Sun December 15, 2016
Our Lady of Sorrows Church in Vestal celebrated its 75th anniversary last weekend, and Syracuse Catholic Television paid a visit to the parish and pastor Father John Kurgan to learn more about the Our Lady of Sorrows community. Excerpts from their conversation,...
Dec 14, 2016 | 2016 Archives, Sun December 15, 2016
By Dyann Nashton Contributing writer UTICA — “The idea of the szopka is that if the Christ child were to come today, what place would you prepare for Him?” said Mary Currie of the Kopernik Memorial Association in Utica. A szopka, pronounced “shup-kah,” is an ornate...
Dec 14, 2016 | 2016 Archives, Sun December 15, 2016
Father Manno says many blessings are received By Tom Maguire Associate editor As the first female to work at the Catholic Charities Emergency Shelter for Men in Syracuse, Janet Rose says that she offers a softer touch. She agrees that on Dec. 9 it got softer yet: The...
Dec 14, 2016 | 2016 Archives, Sun December 15, 2016
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Calling for a new style of politics built on peace and nonviolence, Pope Francis also called for disarmament, the eradication of nuclear weapons and an end to domestic violence and abuse against women and...
Dec 14, 2016 | 2016 Archives, Sun December 15, 2016
Submitted by Catholic Charities of Oswego County FULTON – Michael J. Falcone, chairman emeritus and founder of The Pioneer Companies, has donated the former Cayuga Community College and Center for Instruction Technology and Innovation (CiTi) site on West Broadway to...
Dec 14, 2016 | 2016 Archives, Sun December 15, 2016
Submitted by Catholic Charities of Broome County A joint initiative of four upstate diocesan Catholic Charities agencies that will coordinate services for high-needs children launched Dec. 8 with an initial rollout in 37 counties, which will soon reach 48 of the...
Dec 14, 2016 | 2016 Archives, Sun December 15, 2016
Parishes and schools in the Diocese of Syracuse participated in a long papal tradition this Advent season: the Blessing of the Bambinelli. On the Third Sunday of Advent, the children of Rome bring the Christ Child — the Bambinelli — from their family mangers to...
Dec 12, 2016 | 2016 Archives, Latest news, Sun December 15, 2016
By Katherine Long, Editor Father David J. Baehr, a retired priest of the Diocese of Syracuse residing in Florida, died Nov. 23, 2016. In the days that followed, his life was celebrated during Masses in both Florida and New York. Father Baehr’s Funeral Mass was...
Dec 7, 2016 | 2016 Archives, Sun December 8, 2016
Immaculata Awards honor spirit of volunteerism By Tom Maguire Associate editor The Solemn Vespers served to “sanctify the day.” The ceremony that followed rewarded the days and nights, the weekdays and weekends. More than 100 volunteers who have donated countless...
Dec 8, 2016 | 2016 Archives, Latest news
The Diocese of Syracuse has released the following statement regarding Father Paul Angelicchio, pastor of St. John the Baptist Church and Transfiguration Church in Rome: Father Paul Angelicchio has been temporarily placed on administrative leave due to an allegation...
Dec 7, 2016 | 2016 Archives, Sun December 8, 2016
By Katherine Long Editor The spirit of Christmas shone brightly Dec. 1 as freshmen from Bishop Ludden Jr./Sr. High School visited the elementary students at Cathedral Academy at Pompei to work on a service project together. The visit was part of Ludden’s annual...
Dec 7, 2016 | 2016 Archives, Briefs
Submitted by Martha O’Leary Principal, Holy Cross School MaryJo DiMento’s third grade class at Holy Cross School in DeWitt has contributed $51.18 to the restoration of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Syracuse. Students got the idea after DiMento...
Dec 7, 2016 | 2016 Archives, Sun December 8, 2016
Thanksgiving at Mother Marianne’s West Side Kitchen Submitted by Bob Stronach, OFS Chairman, Mother Marianne’s West Side Kitchen Advisory Board UTICA — Kevin Shelanskey called the 27 volunteers together to give last-minute Thanksgiving Day instructions prior to...
Dec 7, 2016 | 2016 Archives, Briefs
Sean Kirst, longtime Upstate journalist, writer, and storyteller who spent nearly 25 years as a columnist for the Syracuse Post-Standard and who has contributed to the Sun, has authored a new book: The Soul of Central New York: Syracuse Stories by Sean Kirst...
Dec 7, 2016 | 2016 Archives, Obituaries, Sun December 8, 2016
Father David J. Baehr, a retired priest of the Diocese of Syracuse residing in Florida, died Nov. 23, 2016. Father Baehr was born on December 15, 1938, to parents Rosalie (Hogan) Baehr and George Baehr. He was educated at St. John Parochial School, Oswego Catholic...
