Raising their voices

Syracuse community group is a fit for those looking for opportunities in social justice ministry By Connie Berry SUN editor Catholics are called not only to attend Mass on Sunday but also to live out the Gospel. Sometimes, though, they barely have time to get up in...

Thanks 4 Giving

By Jennika Baines SUN Assoc. Editor It takes a lot to get a Thanksgiving dinner on the table. There’s the shopping, chopping, roasting and baking. Then there’s the setting, the seating, the washing and wiping. But at least it’s not a week spent camped out in a parking...

Service or serve us?

Talk offers view of vocation of laity in society By Jennika Baines SUN Assoc. Editor Almost everyone knows that religion and politics are two of the three big topics to avoid in polite conversation. But the talk at Syracuse University’s Alibrandi Center focused on...

Vatican opens the door

Explaining the new structure for Anglicans By Jennika Baines SUN Assoc. Editor Pope Benedict XVI’s announcement last month that the church will welcome estranged Anglicans set off a storm of headlines, opinion columns and talk-radio commentary. With so many voices and...

A gentle shepherd

Msgr. Lawrence Giblin remembered as a dedicated servant of the Lord By Claudia Mathis SUN staff writer Msgr. Lawrence Giblin passed away Saturday, Sept. 26. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated for Msgr. Giblin at St. Vincent de Paul Church in Vestal on...

Knocking on heaven’s door

DPC session discusses different types of evangelization By Jennika Baines SUN Assoc. Editor The Diocesan Pastoral Council (DPC) met at Bishop Grimes Jr./Sr. High School on Saturday, Nov. 7. The agenda revolved around ideas for evangelization, which is the theme for...

New Year brings new leadership

Diocese names new Director of Catholic Charities and Community Services By Claudia Mathis SUN staff writer Bishop Robert Cunningham has announced the appointment of Joseph G. Slavik as the Diocesan Director of Catholic Charities and Community Services, effective Jan....

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