What do you know about Pentecost? Quote from Living as Missionary Disciples The Church needs her perennial Pentecost; she needs fire in her heart, words on her lips, prophecy in […] What do you know about Pentecost?The Christian feast of Pentecost lies in the Jewish feast of Shavuot/Pentecost (mea

Facts about Easter Quote from Living as Missionary Disciples Pope Francis calls for a pastoral plan that is solidly focused on the fundamental reality, which is the encounter with Christ, […] Facts about EasterEaster is the oldest Christian holiday on record. More Americans google search for “churc

Facts about Easter Quote from Living as Missionary Disciples Pope Francis calls for a pastoral plan that is solidly focused on the fundamental reality, which is the encounter with Christ, […] Facts about EasterEaster is the oldest Christian holiday on record. More Americans google search for “churc

The Church of today in the Diocese of Buffalo faces challenges never before experienced. This conference is an opportunity to explore and learn concrete ways to help your Family of Parishes respond to these challenges and become vibrant communities.Friday, March 22, 2024 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm at

Merry Christmas!If you’re reading this it means you are interested in what is happening in the church. Just as Jesus is the Word made flesh to bring salvation to the world, our journey on the Road to Renewal is part of that salvation story. As church we need to be better. Unfortunately, our church

Facts about Christmas CarolsAn Insurance Executive wrote “What Child is This?”. (1865)An American Unitarian clergyman wrote: “It Came Upon a Midnight Clear”. (1849)John Henry Hopkins wrote: “We Three Kings” as a Christmas gift to his nieces and nephews. (1820)Episcopalian Rector in Philadelphia wrot

Living as Missionary DisciplesLast month you were given a quiz from the bible based on the infancy narratives of Matthew and Luke. Here are the answers to that quiz. The full quiz can be found in last month’s newsletter (September 2023). Quote from Living as Missionary DisciplesThe community of fa

Years ago, a man was shocked to read his own obituary in the morning paper. His death was mistakenly reported. But what shocked him most was how the obituary described him: as someone who had devoted his life to making weapons of war. That morning he resolved to turn his energies in a new direction:

Did Jesus have grandparents?While Jesus is the son of God, he also had earthly grandparents but only one is mentioned in the Bible. Tradition has it that Mary’s parents were Joachim and Anna. The Church celebrates their feast on July 26. We know nothing of Joseph’s mother but his father’s name was J

July 4Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both died on July 4, 1826 — on the 50th anniversary of the country’s independence. Americans eat around 150 million hot dogs each Independence Day.In 1776 there were 25 thousand Catholics in the U.S.In 2022 there are 73 million. Pray for those still under oppres

Flag Day – June 14 (established in 1917)There are six American flags on the moon.If you like to study flags, you are a Vexillologist!Wave the symbol of your freedomWear the symbol of your freedom – the cross.Quote from Living as Missionary DisciplesIt is in the parish that one becomes engaged with t

DOES THIS BOTHER YOU?Catholics have lost more people to other religions or to no religion than any other single religious group. (Pew Research)The number of Catholics leaving the church outnumbers joiners by 4-1. (Pew Research)One in five Americans say they attend religious services in person less o