Endicott pastor honored for excellence by seminary alma mater

Endicott pastor honored for excellence by seminary alma mater

Father Richard P. Prior was recently awarded the Robert F. Leavitt Award for Leadership in Pastoral Excellence by his alma mater, St. Mary’s Seminary & University in Baltimore, Md. Fr. Prior received the award at St. Mary’s annual Alumni Day celebration from Fr....
Celebrating life at Seton Catholic

Celebrating life at Seton Catholic

Respect Life Month was celebrated throughout the Diocese of Syracuse through the efforts of the diocesan Office of Family/Respect Life. Masses for Life are an important part of the awareness-raising efforts. Bishop Douglas J. Lucia celebrated the special liturgy at...
HOPE Appeal funding supports critical services

HOPE Appeal funding supports critical services

ABOVE: Diocesan Deaf Ministry director Michele Murphy (left) and Hope Appeal executive director Beth Hoey meet with a deaf parishioner from the area. Ministering to the sick and dying By Eileen Jevis Staff writer “Is anyone among you sick? He should summon the...
Collaboration fuels Utica-area faith formation efforts

Collaboration fuels Utica-area faith formation efforts

Above: Students work on an assignment in Mary Beth Harrod’s class at St. Mary of Mount Carmel / Blessed Sacrament Parish in Utica. Harrod is Faith Formation leader for grades 7 through 10 at Historic Old St. John’s Parish in Utica. By Fran Perritano Contributing...
Four CBA students named to National Merit honors list

Four CBA students named to National Merit honors list

Above: Pictured (l-r): CBA Principal Paul Gasparini, Emily Tymkiw, Cooper Marko, Max Lachut and Ryan Storie. DeWitt — Four Christian Brothers Academy students have been named Commended Students in the 2024 National Merit Scholarship Program. The students are Max...
Diocese announces two pastoral appointments

Diocese announces two pastoral appointments

October 28, 2023 6PM  The Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse has announced two pastoral appointments: Rev. Malachi Clark: Currently Parochial Vicar of Holy Family Church, Syracuse,  and sacramental minister at St. Ann Church, Manlius, has been appointed Parochial...
Praising God through song (Part 3)

Praising God through song (Part 3)

Editor’s note: This is the third of a four-part series on some of the liturgical music shared in our diocese. By Eileen Jevis Staff writer Tom Andino is the former director of Campus Ministry, Liturgy, & Music at Le Moyne College. For over 20 years, he encouraged...
In memoriam: Father David James; pastor and hospital chaplain

In memoriam: Father David James; pastor and hospital chaplain

Father David John James of the Diocese of Syracuse passed away on Oct. 13 at Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse. He was 71 years old. Father James was a Syracuse native, the son of Lawrence and Katherine Meagher James. He attended Split Rock Elementary and West...
HFS Norwich is down on  the farm!

HFS Norwich is down on the farm!

Students from Holy Family School in Norwich loved their visit to Peila View Farm in Oxford, Chenango County. Thanks to the staff for the amazing autumn day in the corn maze, on the cow train, bouncing on the jump pillows and with all the animals. It was a glorious...

DeWitt — Christian Brothers Academy seniors Razi Marshall and Joseph McMahon were named Semifinalists in the 69th Annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Marshall and McMahon are among 16,000 students — a select group that represents less than 1% of high school...
Masses for Life highlight Respect Life Month at diocesan schools

Masses for Life highlight Respect Life Month at diocesan schools

By Dc. Tom Cuskey Editor There is no better way to celebrate October as Respect Life Month than with the Eucharist. Getting young people actively involved in the movement is a highlight of Masses held at each of the four diocesan junior/senior high schools. At press...
Centennial Rosary Garden blessed at St. Patrick’s School

Centennial Rosary Garden blessed at St. Patrick’s School

By Bobbie Testa Powers Contributing writer and photographer On Oct. 18, Oneida’s St. Patrick’s Elementary School’s new Centennial Rosary Garden was officially blessed by the Spirit of Hope Parish Pastor, Father Christopher  Ballard, and the Parochial Vicar, Father...
Holy Cross Academy’s Baskets Galore slated for Oct. 28

Holy Cross Academy’s Baskets Galore slated for Oct. 28

Holy Cross Academy in Oneida is happy to announce its annual Baskets Galore event will be back this year on Saturday, Oct. 28. The event will take place at the Verona Fire Hall, 5555 Volunteer Ave., Verona. Doors open at 4 p.m., drawing begins at 7 p.m. Admission is...
Meals on Wheels gets a new director

Meals on Wheels gets a new director

Home-delivered meal service for senior citizens By Dc. Gary DiLallo Contributing writer and photographer Mary Strojny, formerly the Youth Ministry director at the Church of the Holy Family in Endwell, has been named the new director of Meals on Wheels of Western...
Horseless blessing of pets heads indoors in Oneida County

Horseless blessing of pets heads indoors in Oneida County

By Joe Stanton Contributing writer and photographer The weather barked, so they got them all under one woof. Father Sean O’Brien, pastor of St. Peter’s Church in Rome, Oneida County, held a Blessing of Animals on Oct. 7. Parishioners brought their cats, dogs, rabbits...
Syracuse 40 Days for Life kicks off fall campaign

Syracuse 40 Days for Life kicks off fall campaign

By James Mostrom Contributing writer and photographer Syracuse 40 Days for Life kicked off its 30th semiannual campaign with prayer on Sept. 27 at Planned Parenthood on East Genesee Street in Syracuse. Over two dozen men, women and children came to rally and pray for...
Father Hage to DPC: You too can make vocations happen

Father Hage to DPC: You too can make vocations happen

By Tom Maguire Associate editor Vocation promotion can add to the power of a Catholic education, Father Jason Hage believes. Father Hage cited statistics showing that 43% of the priests ordained this year attended a Catholic elementary school, 34% a Catholic high...
IHM building closes but ‘the parishioners are the church’

IHM building closes but ‘the parishioners are the church’

By Dc. Tom Cuskey Editor “We remember, we celebrate, we believe.” The Epiphany Parish bulletin headline borrows lyrics from a hymn to capture the emotions experienced by the parishioners of Immaculate Heart of Mary Church. The last Mass was celebrated at the 4 p.m....
Gene Fisch is featured for two speaking engagements

Gene Fisch is featured for two speaking engagements

Gene Fisch, a 1961 graduate and sports star at Sacred Heart Academy and a parishioner and usher at The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, will be a featured speaker in two upcoming events. Fisch is the author of two books, “All Love Comes Home” and the most...
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton to Host 3-Night Parish Mission

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton to Host 3-Night Parish Mission

“We walk by faith” is the theme of an upcoming Parish Mission at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church in Baldwinsville By Nicole Ossevoort, contributor Renewing the Catholic faith. Transforming and healing hearts. Inspiring a deeper and more meaningful connection...
Celebrating 150 years of an even bigger history

Celebrating 150 years of an even bigger history

By Dc. Tom Cuskey Editor St. Patrick Church in Binghamton just celebrated the 150th anniversary of the dedication of their church building. A milestone, yes, but it’s part of an even longer story of service to the Southern Tier. St. Patrick’s is the elder member of a...
House of Providence Awards cite kindness, commitment

House of Providence Awards cite kindness, commitment

By Tom Maguire Associate editor Waves of love hit the “pillar,” who redirected them back at his parish. The 38th annual House of Providence Awards turned into the house of whooping-it-up Sept. 27 at the Oncenter, where MC Dan Cummings called Father Fred Daley a...

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