Sep 17, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Sun September 17, 2015
Most Holy Rosary School in Syracuse celebrated its 100th anniversary Sept. 12 with a special open house, Mass and reception, drawing a full house of students, alums, families and friends. A Centennial Memory Room was set up in the school, offering a stroll through...
Sep 17, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Sun September 17, 2015
This month the Sun continues its series on the seven sacraments with the Sacrament of Marriage. The sacrament of marriage is considered a covenant, or promise not just between a husband and wife, but also between the couple and God. As beautiful, fanciful or personal...
Sep 17, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Sun September 17, 2015
By Renée K. Gadoua, Contributing writer Dr. Christine M. Bochen, a Nazareth College religion professor, was researching Thomas Merton at Syracuse University’s Bird Library in the late 1990s when she found a treasure. On April 14, 1966, the famous Trappist...
Sep 17, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Sun September 17, 2015
ENDICOTT — A ceremonial hammering of wood inside the former St. Casimir’s Church Sept. 9 signaled the start of construction for Mercy House of the Southern Tier, a home for those with terminal illnesses. Participants included those who have...
Sep 17, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Sun September 17, 2015
Our Lady of Hope Mausoleum at St. Mary’s Cemetery in DeWitt was blessed and dedicated by Bishop Robert J. Cunningham Sept. 12 in a ceremony held in the newly constructed facility. The new mausoleum is the second to be built on the 350-acre cemetery grounds; the...
Sep 17, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Sun September 17, 2015
“I in no way believe a child is responsible for being abused by any person. I also believe and have clearly stated that a priest who abuses a child is wrong as is any adult who takes advantage and harms a child,” Bishop Robert J. Cunningham wrote in a...