Diocesan Synod invites comments on hopes, dreams, concerns

Oct 20, 2021 | Local

Editor’s note: Sister Katie Eiffe is the Vicar for Religious and Diocesan Director of Synod Planning. By Sister Katie Eiffe, CSJ  If you have been reading the Sun for the last few weeks, you know that we have embarked on a synodal process! The Holy Father...

A message to religious women and men in the diocese

Oct 20, 2021 | Local

By Sister Katie Eiffe, CSJ  When Bishop Douglas J. Lucia appointed me as Director of Synodal Planning, he also named me as Vicar for Religious. In that role, I serve as a liaison between the religious communities who serve in the diocese, and the Bishop. Bishop...

Carrying the light of Christ, Oct 21: The Mantle of Servanthood and its Vision

Oct 20, 2021 | Bishop Lucia

Editor’s note: This is the Bishop’s homily delivered at the Sunday, Oct. 17, Mass celebrating the opening of the Syracuse Diocesan Synod. The leader of a certain Indian tribe encamped at the base of a mountain was dying. The chief summoned his three sons...

New chief of Foundation ‘passionate about philanthropy’

Oct 20, 2021 | Local

Editor’s note: Here is a Q-and-A with Beth Lynn Hoey (pronounced “Hoy”), CFRE, the new Executive Director of the Foundation of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse. Here are her replies: Q: Tell us about your background. A: I was born in raised in...

New editor-in-chief of Sun offers blend of experiences

Oct 20, 2021 | Local

Dear readers and supporters of the Catholic Sun, I am Deacon Tom Cuskey and I thank you for this humble (and exciting!) opportunity to introduce myself to you as the new editor-in-chief of the Catholic Sun. I have previously served on the Sun’s board of...