Jun 2, 2016 | 2016 Archives, Sun June 2, 2016
Blessed Sacrament School’s Drama Club took the stage at the Palace Theatre in Syracuse May 26, presenting “Dorothy in Wonderland.” See scenes from the Oz-meets-Wonderland show here. All photos for the Catholic Sun by Chuck Wainwright. Makenna Schultz as Dorothy and...
Jun 2, 2016 | 2016 Archives, Sun June 2, 2016
By Father Donald Bourgeois | Contributing writer BINGHAMTON — The clergy gathered in the sanctuary of St. Patrick’s Church May 24 for the Mass of Christian Burial for Msgr. James Kane was a virtual microcosm of his life. Principal celebrant Bishop Robert J. Cunningham...
Jun 2, 2016 | 2016 Archives, Sun June 2, 2016
By Dyann Nashton | Contributing writer UTICA — There was an assortment of items on a little table awaiting the offertory at Utica College’s Newman Center May 27. Some were a bit odd given the setting — the funeral Mass for a beloved diocesan priest. But for those who...
Jun 2, 2016 | 2016 Archives, Sun June 2, 2016
For Deacon Peter Tassini, “the thought of becoming a priest was there and grew over time very slowly,” he said. Deacon Tassini was a student at Bishop Ludden Jr./Sr. High School when that thought got so big he knew he had to do something about it, he recalled. He...
Jun 2, 2016 | 2016 Archives, Sun June 2, 2016
By Dale Gavlak | Catholic News Service ISTANBUL (CNS) — Catholic and other humanitarian leaders said it was time to overhaul the global humanitarian system because the current aid structure is failing to reach those most in need. “Our collective unwillingness to...
May 30, 2016 | 2016 Archives, Latest news, Sun June 2, 2016
By Katherine Long, Editor ENDICOTT — In the parish where, as a child, he first heard the call to the priesthood, diocesan seminarian Matthew Lyons was ordained to the transitional diaconate May 28. St. Joseph Church was full of family, friends, clergy, and...
May 27, 2016 | 2016 Archives, Latest news, Sun June 2, 2016
By Tom Maguire | Associate editor Grady’s Way will soon be more than just one man’s philosophy of benevolence in Utica. Grady Faulkner helps troubled students. And in about 18 months, the Grady’s Way emergency shelter for homeless boys ages 12 to 18 is scheduled to...
