Jan 15, 2016 | 2016 Archives, Sun December 17, 2015, Sun January 14, 2016
By Dyann Nashton | Contributing writer UTICA — Polling is a way to find out what people value, said international pollster and author John Zogby, speaking with more than 20 students in Notre Dame Jr./Sr. High School’s college-level statistics class last week. Zogby...
Jan 15, 2016 | 2016 Archives, Sun December 17, 2015, Sun January 14, 2016
By Carol Glatz | Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — When Pope Francis established the Year of Mercy, a full slate of Jubilee events was slotted into his already packed calendar for 2016. A typical “business as usual” year for a pope is already full with...
Dec 24, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Latest news, Sun December 17, 2015
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, “Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests” (Lk 2:14). The song of the angels prompted the shepherds to go “in haste” to Bethlehem. Searching for the peace long awaited by the chosen...
Dec 17, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Sun December 17, 2015
By Katherine Long Editor Bishop Robert J. Cunningham opened the local celebration of the Year of Mercy Dec. 13 as he opened the diocese’s Holy Door at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Syracuse. “In communion with the universal Church, this celebration...
Dec 17, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Sun December 17, 2015
Parishes and schools in the Diocese of Syracuse are continuing a papal tradition this Advent: the Blessing of the Bambinelli. Originated by Pope Paul VI in 1969, the blessing takes place each year in Rome on the third Sunday of Advent. Children bring the Christ Child...
Dec 17, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Sun December 17, 2015
By Dan McGarvey Contributing writer The rivalry has earned the title “Battle of the Bishops.” Each matchup between Bishop Ludden Jr./Sr. High School and Bishop Grimes Jr./Sr. High School brings its own unique excitement. Entering the Dec. 8 showdown, the Bishop...
Dec 17, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Sun December 17, 2015
By Renée K. Gadoua Contributing writer Kathy Grace and John Purcell met in February 1964 outside the Le Moyne College library in Grewen Hall. Kathy, then a sophomore from Long Island, was studying sociology. John, a junior from Syracuse, was a commuter student (a “day...
Dec 17, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Sun December 17, 2015
By Father Donald Bourgeois Contributing writer Approximately 20 brother priests gathered at St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Binghamton Dec. 11 for a memorial Mass in honor of Father Paul Slavetskas, who died on Nov. 27. The concelebrants joining Bishop Robert J....
Dec 17, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Sun December 17, 2015
By Katherine Long Editor Building blocks were everywhere in the St. Margaret’s School computer lab Dec. 8, from the computer programming lessons being taught, to the lines of code being manipulated, to the structures being created in the virtual Minecraft world...
Dec 17, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Sun December 17, 2015
The students and staff of St. Rose of Lima School in North Syracuse helped Bishop Robert J. Cunningham celebrate Christmas Mass that will air on television stations across the diocese. Air times and photos from the Mass are below. Eastern Region • WKTV Channel 2: Dec....
