Apr 12, 2017 | 2017 Archives, Sun April 13, 2017
By David Gibson | Catholic News Service Easter begins in the darkness and at night, when the great vigil Mass for this central Christian feast is celebrated. Yet Easter is all about daylight — a “new day” in time. The resurrected Jesus is “the Morning Star,” according...
Apr 12, 2017 | 2017 Archives, Sun April 13, 2017
Editor’s note: Retired Syracuse Bishop James M. Moynihan died March 6, 2017. Here is a reminiscence shared by his seminary classmate Father Tim Gollob. He approached throne with classmate, and then … Submitted by Father Tim Gollob Msgr. Joseph A. Ranieri of the...
Apr 12, 2017 | 2017 Archives, Sun April 13, 2017
Franciscan Father Simeon recalled as holy and kind By Tom Maguire | Associate editor Back in his youth, the late Father Simeon (Daniel) Rukstalis, OFM Conv., could deliver a hit and take one, but only with the best intentions. Down in Pennsylvania, the big football...
Apr 10, 2017 | 2017 Archives, Latest news, Sun April 13, 2017
By Katherine Long, Editor The church is dark and the congregation watches, keeping vigil, awaiting the resurrection of the Lord. Then, a single flame illuminates the darkness: the paschal candle, “the symbol of the light of Christ, rising in glory, scattering the...
