Aug 5, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Sun July 23, 2015
Lessons from South America VATICAN CITY (CNS) — People make special preparations for welcoming a special guest, and watching what worked and did not work in Ecuador, Bolivia and Paraguay may help people preparing for Pope Francis’ visit to the U.S. in September. Some...
Aug 5, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Sun July 23, 2015
On July 8, members of religious communities within the Diocese of Syracuse and laity gathered at Christ the King Retreat House in Syracuse for an evening of fellowship, fun and friendship. Sister Grace Anne Dillenschneider, OSF, one of the organizers for the event,...
Aug 5, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Sun July 23, 2015
The Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist have a “different kind of vocations crisis.” These are the words Sister Mary Philomena Coon, OP, remembers reading on a mailing nine years ago that came to her house and first sparked her interest in the order....
Aug 5, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Sun July 23, 2015
Bob Halligan Jr. says he doesn’t need anything else now that he’s met Pope Francis. The Syracuse resident, music veteran and founder and lead vocalist of international Celtic rock band Ceili Rain, was invited to perform in June at events surrounding the exposition of...
Aug 5, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Sun July 23, 2015
The air in the gymnasium of the former St. Joseph the Worker School in Liverpool was charged with excitement July 10 as 60 children from Pre-K to fifth grade began their last day of a fun-filled week of Vacation Bible School. “Vacation bible school is the best,”...
