Still more Sisters to celebrate!
In honor of National Catholic Sisters Week March 8-14, and in conjunction with the Year of Consecrated Life, the Sun asked readers to submit personal reflections on how a special sister influenced his/her life. The response was so overwhelming that we chose to create...
Celebrating St. Joseph
On March 19, Catholics all over the world celebrate the feast day of St. Joseph, the husband of Mary and the foster father of Jesus. Considered the patron saint of many, including husbands, fathers, families, workers and the Catholic Church, St. Joseph’s feast...
Sister Jeanne Lippincott: Teaching those who want to learn
Three days a week Sister Jeanne Lippincott, CSJ, 73, a Sister of St. Joseph for 53 years, can be found teaching adults enrolled in the Utica Adult Learning Center, an independent program coordinated through the Utica City School District and in collaboration with the...
Remembering Montgomery: Bishop Thomas Costello recalls marching, advocating for civil rights
On March 7, 1965, hundreds gathered in Selma, Ala., to march to Montgomery in support of civil and voting rights. That day came to be known as “Bloody Sunday” when marchers were violently attacked by law enforcement at the Edmund Pettus Bridge. Rev. Martin Luther King led a second march to the bridge two days later. A third march began March 21, swelling to include some 25,000 people by the time it reached Montgomery’s Capitol March 25. Among those thousands in Montgomery was a young priest from Syracuse, Father Thomas Costello.
At Lenten penance service, pope announces Holy Year of Mercy
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis announced an extraordinary jubilee, a Holy Year of Mercy, to highlight the Catholic Church’s “mission to be a witness of mercy.” “No one can be excluded from God’s mercy,” the...
