May 29, 2019 | Bishop Cunningham
On Sunday, May 26, I celebrated Mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception on the occasion of my 50th anniversary of ordination to the priesthood and the 10th anniversary as the Bishop of Syracuse. I am profoundly grateful to those who planned the...
May 22, 2019 | Bishop Cunningham
This week’s issue of the Catholic Sun acknowledges the priests of our diocese who are celebrating significant anniversaries. These priests, indeed all our priests, are a wonderful gift to our diocese. My first article in the Catholic Sun appeared in the...
May 15, 2019 | Bishop Cunningham
May and June are months associated often with ordinations and the celebration of priests’ anniversaries. As I started to write this week’s article for the Catholic Sun, I realized that tomorrow [May 12] is the World Day of Prayer for Vocations celebrated...
May 8, 2019 | Bishop Cunningham
Sometimes spring arrives later than we would like. This has been one of those years. The temperatures have remained cooler than normal and we have had plenty of April and early May showers. Finally, however, we are experiencing the signs of new life. Trees are...
May 1, 2019 | Bishop Cunningham
Saturday, April 27, was a joyous and blessed day for me and for our diocese. I ordained Rev. Mr. Malachi Clark to the order of deacon at Saints John and Andrew Church in Binghamton. The homily I preached on that occasion is printed below. Please join me in prayer...
Apr 24, 2019 | Bishop Cunningham
As I prepare to write this week’s article, it is Holy Thursday. We have begun the sacred Triduum, the final days of our journey toward the Lord’s Resurrection. On Easter Sunday and the eight days that follow it we will hear the beautiful Gospel accounts of...
