 | | | More top stories | | |  | | ON ASSISTED
SUICIDE CASE | Kathleen Gallagher, director of pro-life activities for the New York State Catholic Conference, issued a statement in response to a Sept. 5 state Court of Appeals decision on an assisted suicide case.
Thursday, September 14, 2017 | | Read more | |
September 13, 2017 09:03
| Cemetery has honored dead
and served living for 150 years | "Even in death, you have the opportunity to be a part of history."
So says Kelly Grimaldi, historian for Albany Diocesan Cemeteries and author of a new coffee table book, "These Sacred Grounds: Celebrating 150 Years of St. Agnes Cemetery."
Thursday, September 7, 2017 | | Read more | |
September 13, 2017 09:02
| HELP AFTER HARVEY | At the request of Bishop Edward B. Scharfenberger, a collection to assist relief efforts in states ravaged by Hurricane Harvey will be taken up at all Masses the weekend of Sept. 9-10 in parishes of the Diocese of Albany.
Thursday, September 7, 2017 | | Read more | |
September 13, 2017 09:02
| Holy Trinity team rises from ashes
with completion of new fieldhouse | After the Holy Trinity football team's fieldhouse was destroyed in a fire last year, coach John Barber and principal Peter Fusco of Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons School in Schenectady knew they'd rebuild. They just didn't know how that would happen.
Thursday, August 24, 2017 | | Read more | |
September 6, 2017 09:01
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| | | | | Opinion | | | | | Armchair
evangelizing | For as long as I remember, strangers have shared their struggles with me. It's an honor to simply listen. Occasionally, I attempt to infuse faith into the conversation.
Thursday, September 7, 2017 | | Read more | |
September 13, 2017 09:03
| A child's-eye view
of recent events | My brother is in middle school. He's really smart. He told me that the leader of a place called North Korea is threatening to turn us into jelly with a bomb.
Thursday, September 7, 2017 | | Read more | |
September 4, 2017 15:05
| 'Radical solidarity:' Labor Day
and how to love our neighbor | The story of the Good Samaritan articulates one of the core values of the Christian faith: that we are our siblings' keepers. We have a responsibility for one another's well-being, the scope of which transcends the economic, cultural and political lines that divide us.
Thursday, September 7, 2017 | | Read more | |
September 4, 2017 15:07
| A Labor Day reflection | The Benedictines' motto, "Ora et Labora," means "work and prayer." As Labor Day approaches, it's worth thinking about the connection between work and prayer. Both involve authenticity.
Thursday, August 31, 2017 | | Read more | |
August 28, 2017 10:06
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| | | | | Features | | | | | Training athletes and forming faith
not so different for catechist-coach | Ellen Kueterman is the new pastoral associate for kindergarten through fifth-grade faith formation at St. Vincent de Paul parish in Albany. When she learned in July that she got the job, Mrs. Kueterman left Siena after 12 years of coaching water polo and serving as life skills coordinator for all the Siena Saints athletes.
Thursday, September 14, 2017 | | Read more | |
September 11, 2017 12:52
| 150 YEARS IN
COOPERSTOWN | ON SEPT. 10, St. Mary's parish in Cooperstown marked the sesquicentennial -- the 150th anniversary -- of the building of its church.
Thursday, September 14, 2017 | | Read more | |
September 11, 2017 13:10
| 'Intelligent people build doors:'
Speaker will address immigration | Immigration is a hot-button issue these days, in the United States and around the world. If Catholics get the public conversation on immigration wrong, says Rev. Robert McTeigue, SJ, "the consequences are very high."
Thursday, August 24, 2017 | | Read more | |
September 6, 2017 09:01
| GREENVILLE CHURCH'S GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY |
Thursday, August 24, 2017 | | Read more | |
August 21, 2017 11:42
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