Dec 20, 2017 | 2017 Archives, Bishop Cunningham, My Place in the Sun
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, “ . . . You will find an infant wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger” (Lk 2:12). During the Christmas season and the days that follow many of us will visit the manger in our parish church. Looking at the infant, we...
Dec 13, 2017 | 2017 Archives, Bishop Cunningham, My Place in the Sun
Advent is passing quickly! This is often the case, but this year the four weeks of Advent are actually three weeks plus one day with the fourth Sunday of Advent coming on Christmas Eve. I always find the Scripture readings during this sacred time rich and beautiful....
Dec 6, 2017 | 2017 Archives, Bishop Cunningham, My Place in the Sun
On the Saturday after Thanksgiving, a rainy and dreary day, I was driving home from Buffalo. I had spent Thanksgiving and the day after with family and friends in the Buffalo area. As I approached Batavia on the Thruway, I thought of the Trappist Abbey, Our Lady of...
Nov 29, 2017 | 2017 Archives, Bishop Cunningham, My Place in the Sun
“Overcome by darkness.” This phrase came to mind as I started to think about this week’s article for the Catholic Sun. I am sure you have noticed that December days are shorter and the hours of darkness are longer. Moreover, other forms of darkness permeate our...
Nov 15, 2017 | 2017 Archives, Bishop Cunningham, My Place in the Sun
The Cure of the Ten Lepers is the Gospel reading for Thanksgiving. I am sure you are familiar with the story. Ten lepers approach Jesus and ask for His mercy. Jesus directs them to go to the priest and on the way they are cured. Only one leper returns to thank Jesus....
Nov 9, 2017 | 2017 Archives, Bishop Cunningham, My Place in the Sun
The Church celebrates National Vocation Awareness Week November 5-11. This annual celebration is dedicated to the promotion of vocations to the priesthood, diaconate, and consecrated life through prayer and education. This year’s celebration gives me an opportunity to...
Nov 1, 2017 | 2017 Archives, Bishop Cunningham, My Place in the Sun
The annual Women’s Conference was held at the Oncenter on Saturday, October 28. Since its inception eight years ago women from our diocese and surrounding dioceses have gathered to be enriched by the presentations of guest speakers, the availability of the Sacrament...
Oct 25, 2017 | 2017 Archives, Bishop Cunningham, My Place in the Sun
On Monday, Oct. 23, I celebrated the traditional Red Mass for judges, attorneys, law professors, and government officials at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. This annual celebration invokes God’s blessing and the guidance of the Holy Spirit on those...
Oct 11, 2017 | 2017 Archives, Bishop Cunningham, My Place in the Sun
As I sit at my desk thinking about my Catholic Sun article, I admit that I am a bit distracted. Tomorrow twenty-seven of us set out on the Pilgrimage to Ireland. Packing is always a challenge for me. Inevitably, I pack too much and upon arrival discover I left...
Oct 4, 2017 | 2017, 2017 Archives, Bishop Cunningham, My Place in the Sun, Sun Articles, Sun October 5
The Respect Life Program, sponsored by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, started in 1972 and begins anew each October. While the first Sunday of October is designated as Respect Life Sunday, the program extends throughout the year until the following...
Jun 1, 2010 | Bishop Cunningham, My Place in the Sun
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, especially our much loved and esteemed Jubilarians: What a joy it is for me to be here this afternoon to celebrate the Eucharist with you! By your religious consecration, each of you responded in love to Jesus’ invitation to come...
May 25, 2010 | Bishop Cunningham, My Place in the Sun
Dear brother priests and deacons, Dear brothers soon to be ordained to the sacred ministry, Dear wives of these chosen eight, dear families, Dear friends all in Jesus Christ: This morning, the Church of Syracuse gathers in joy-filled and grateful prayer as these...
May 19, 2010 | Bishop Cunningham, My Place in the Sun
It is a well known fact that we have entered the age of instant communication. Most people want to be “connected” to learn instantly what is taking place not only in their own backyard but also in the four corners of the world. Pope Benedict XVI has given a new...
May 12, 2010 | Bishop Cunningham, My Place in the Sun
Saturday, May 15 will be an important day for the Diocese of Syracuse, as I ordain eight men to the permanent diaconate. These men have completed a seven-year formation program, including two years in the commissioned lay ministry program. Together with their wives,...
Apr 27, 2010 | Bishop Cunningham, My Place in the Sun
The past week has been an especially joyful one for me as I welcomed two new neighbors. On Monday, April 26, I traveled to Scranton for the ordination and installation of the Most Rev. Joseph C. Bambera as the new bishop of that diocese. The Diocese of Scranton is...
