Sep 5, 2017 | 2017 Archives, Bishop Cunningham, My Place in the Sun
“Shout joyfully to the Lord, all you lands; worship the Lord with cries of gladness . . . . Enter the temple gates with praise, its courts with thanksgiving” (Ps 100:1, 4). Joy, praise, and thanksgiving – these are the sentiments that fill my heart as we prepare to...
Dec 13, 2017 | 2017 Archives, Sun December 14, 2017
By Katherine Long | Editor Unsung heroes from parishes across the diocese had a well-deserved moment in the spotlight Dec. 10 as the 2017 Immaculata Awards for Service were presented by Bishop Robert J. Cunningham during the celebration of Solemn Vespers at the...
Dec 10, 2017 | 2017 Archives, Latest news, US & World
By Katherine Long, Editor Unsung heroes from parishes across the diocese had a well-deserved moment in the spotlight Dec. 10 as the 2017 Immaculata Awards for Service were presented by Bishop Robert J. Cunningham during the celebration of Solemn Vespers at the...
Nov 28, 2017 | 2017 Archives, Latest news, Uncategorized
The 2017 Immaculata Awards for Service will be presented Sunday, Dec. 10, by Bishop Robert J. Cunningham during the celebration of Solemn Vespers at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Syracuse. The Immaculata Award recognizes and honors “those who...
Oct 18, 2017 | 2017 Archives, Sun October 19, 2017
Carl M. Oropallo very active at St. Vincent Parish Submitted by Le Moyne College Carl M. Oropallo, a self-employed attorney in Syracuse, has always been open to helping distressed people. For his lifetime of charitable efforts, he recently received the...
Sep 26, 2017 | 2017 Archives, Briefs
Carl M. Oropallo very active at St. Vincent Parish Staff report Carl M. Oropallo, a self-employed attorney in Syracuse, has always been open to helping distressed people. For his lifetime of charitable efforts, he recently received the Le Moyne College Ignatian Award...
Aug 25, 2017 | 2017 Archives, Latest news
Carl M. Oropallo very active at St. Vincent Parish Carl M. Oropallo, a self-employed attorney in Syracuse, has always been open to helping distressed people. For his lifetime of charitable efforts, he recently received the Le Moyne College Ignatian Award for Community...
Dec 22, 2016 | 2016 Archives, Sun December 22, 2016
Compiled by Tom Maguire Associate editor 2016: It was a year when charity was both displayed and recognized throughout the seven-county Diocese of Syracuse. Churches marked milestones, and so did many members of the clergy. There were new vows and a...
Dec 1, 2016 | 2016 Archives, Briefs, Sun December 8, 2016
2016 Immaculata Award honorees Now in their sixth year in the Diocese of Syracuse, the Immaculata Awards were instituted by Bishop Robert J. Cunningham to recognize the “unsung heroes in our midst who build up our parish communities by extraordinary service.”...
Jun 3, 2016 | 2016 Archives, Latest news, Sun June 9, 2016
By Tom Maguire | Associate editor SYRACUSE — Because of a barber’s apparent sense of posterity in 1939, a procession of people were able to spend a prayerful moment or two gazing upon a saint’s strands of hair last weekend. St. Maximilian Kolbe “was a Franciscan Friar...
Dec 17, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Briefs, Obituaries
On Nov. 21, Sister M. Barbara DuMont, a Sister of Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM), passed away at Our Lady of Peace Residence in Scranton, Pa. She was born Aug. 15, 1925, in Spokane, Wash., the daughter of the late Paul and Mildred (Trimborn) DuMont,...
Dec 8, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Latest news, Sun December 10, 2015
By Katherine Long Editor Ninety-seven lay volunteers from 78 parishes across the diocese were honored for their service at the annual Immaculata Awards celebration held at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Syracuse Dec. 6. Now in their fifth year, the...
Apr 29, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Sun April 30, 2015
They came to get answers, to ask questions and to find out how to be part of the “new evangelization” movement in the church. Hundreds of Catholics gathered in the Empire Room at the New York State Fairgrounds April 24 and 25 to watch the first New Evangelization...