Sep 13, 2017 | 2017 Archives, Sun September 14, 2017
Attendees speak of emotion, beauty, and a sense of welcome By Tom Maguire | Associate editor Cardinal Timothy Dolan called it a “booster shot of hope” and one witness even upgraded the feeling to an injection of sunshine. The Sept. 8 Mass of rededication of the...
Sep 13, 2017 | 2017 Archives, Sun September 14, 2017
By Dyann Nashton | Contributing writer The conclusion of Notre Dame Schools’ successful multi-million-dollar campaign and the retirement of Sister Anna Mae Collins, CSJ, can only point to one thing: Not an end, but a new beginning. The new academic year is underway,...
Sep 13, 2017 | 2017 Archives, Sun September 14, 2017
Scholarship drawing, donation yield family’s gratitude By Tom Maguire | Associate editor The girl used to be bullied in public school. Now, it’s different. “Now, I don’t even have to wake her up,” her mom said. Now, the girl says things like “Mom, I did my homework.”...
Sep 13, 2017 | 2017 Archives, Sun September 14, 2017
By William Crist | Superintedent of Catholic Schools I am always shocked and surprised by how quickly our summers escape us while our cold and dreary days of winter seem to plod along for weeks! I hope you enjoyed the long, lazy days of summer and are beginning the...
Sep 13, 2017 | 2017 Archives, Sun September 14, 2017
A coach there in the past, he takes over as principal By Tom Maguire | Associate editor Leo Cosgrove got to retire for a “whole month,” but that’s OK: He’s very excited to re-enter the work world as the new principal at Bishop Ludden Junior/Senior High School. One...
Sep 13, 2017 | 2017 Archives, Sun September 14, 2017
Donald Mills is big on math and science By Tom Maguire | Associate editor Donald Mills is an “omni-tasking” traveling man: a fairly-long-distance commuter who sees his principal’s job as pretty much “doing it all, all at the same time.” The Oswego resident also...
Sep 13, 2017 | 2017 Archives, Sun September 14, 2017
It is with a heavy heart that I pass along news of the passing of John Bucki, S.J. He died on Saturday, Sept. 2 in St. Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx, where he was taken earlier this week after his health deteriorated following a courageous battle with lung cancer. He...
Sep 13, 2017 | 2017 Archives, Sun September 14, 2017
By Tracy Kinne | Contributing writer Serving dinner at the Rescue Mission in Syracuse or at a Catholic Charities shelter, conducting food drives, attending Masses, retreats and teach-ins. These are some of the activities of Le Moyne College students in addition to...
Sep 13, 2017 | 2017 Archives, Sun September 14, 2017
Brotherhood takes part in rededication of Cathedral By Tom Maguire | Associate editor Deacon Nick Alvaro is well-informed about Acts of the Apostles Chapter 6, and understandably so. That chapter focuses on the first deacons of the Church, including St. Stephen. A...
Sep 13, 2017 | 2017 Archives, Sun September 14, 2017
By Katherine Long | Editor On a Sunday in 1904, St. Mary’s Church in Syracuse was dedicated as the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, the Mother Church of the Diocese of Syracuse. More than a century later, on the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary,...