Mar 30, 2016 | 2016 Archives, Sun March 31, 2016
Palm Sunday Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord began Holy Week March 20. The Church celebrated Jesus’ triumphant entrance into Jerusalem with a procession of palms, as seen at right at Holy Trinity Church in Utica, and the reading of the Passion...
Mar 30, 2016 | 2016 Archives, Sun March 31, 2016
By Dyann Nashton | Contributing writer UTICA — It’s all gone to the dogs at Notre Dame Elementary School. But in the meantime, some hesitant students are also becoming better readers. The school’s Reluctant Readers program allows a few furry friends into the building...
Mar 30, 2016 | 2016 Archives, Sun March 31, 2016
Father Christopher R. Seibt | Contributing writer Editor’s note: During the Holy Year of Mercy, Father Christopher R. Seibt will explore various aspects of the jubilee in a series of Sun columns. This is the third column in the series. “Father, I am spiritual, but...
Mar 30, 2016 | 2016 Archives, Sun March 31, 2016
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (CNS) — Mother Angelica, who founded the Eternal Word Television Network and turned it into one of the world’s largest religious media operations, died March 27 at age 92. Feisty and outspoken, she was a major controversial figure in the U.S. church...
Mar 30, 2016 | 2016 Archives, Sun March 31, 2016
By Cindy Wooden and Junno Arocho Esteves | Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Easter is a feast of hope, a celebration of God’s mercy and a call to pray for and assist all who suffer, Pope Francis said before giving his solemn blessing “urbi et orbi”...
