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will take part in beatification
of priest who may have saved her | A rare beatification will occur in the United States when Rev. Solanus Casey, a Capuchin Franciscan, is honored in a Nov. 18 ceremony in Detroit. Participating in the rite will be Molly Towne of St. Clement's parish in Saratoga Springs.
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Thursday, August 3, 2017 | | Read more | |
August 31, 2017 10:57
| '13 Reasons Why' TV series sparks
creation of mental health committee | What began as a way to address the media furor around the Netflix television series "13 Reasons Why" has ended with the formation of a mental health awareness committee for the Albany Diocese.
Thursday, August 3, 2017 | | Read more | |
August 9, 2017 08:20
| Hard-hit Hoosick Falls
works on flood recovery | Immaculate Conception parish in Hoosick Falls continues to cope with the devastating effects of July 1 flooding that left the village under a state of emergency.
Thursday, July 20, 2017 | | Read more | |
July 26, 2017 09:01
| SPECIAL SECTION:
REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS
IN THE ALBANY DIOCESE | A special section on the local refugee community and how Catholics are coming to the aid of immigrants and refugees in need....
Thursday, July 13, 2017 | | Read more | |
July 19, 2017 09:02
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| | | | | Opinion | | | | | A garden of weeds and wheat | My teacher for my first lesson as a novice gardener was a weed.
Thursday, August 3, 2017 | | Read more | |
August 31, 2017 11:15
| Excuses for not
going to church | There was recently a meme making its way around social media that took the excuses for not going to church and applied them to not going to sporting events: "Every time I go [to a sporting event], they asked me for money...."
Thursday, July 27, 2017 | | Read more | |
August 2, 2017 09:02
| Information, please | When I was working as an information operator for AT&T in 1982, I was instructed that, after giving out a phone number, I should never say, "God bless you."
Thursday, July 27, 2017 | | Read more | |
July 24, 2017 15:13
| Dreaming of treasure | In 1982, while in grad school, I took a course in dream interpretation. Since then, I've enjoyed identifying parallels between dreams and real life.
Thursday, July 27, 2017 | | Read more | |
July 24, 2017 15:15
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| | | | | Features | | | | | Cobleskill Catholics hold listening sessions | This summer, St. Vincent de Paul parish in Cobleskill held a group of "listening sessions" after a Saturday-evening vigil Mass to get parishioners' input on parish events, plans and projects for the new fiscal year.
Thursday, August 10, 2017 | | Read more | |
August 9, 2017 08:18
| Parish team phones
people not in pews | Mass-goers can get used to seeing the same faces in the pews around them each Sunday, but that doesn't mean an empty pew one week becomes a cause for concern.
St. Adalbert's parish in Schenectady thinks maybe it should be.
Thursday, August 3, 2017 | | Read more | |
August 9, 2017 08:21
| Oneonta parish renovations
bring excitement, ecumenism | Parishioners of St. Mary's in Oneonta agree that there's no point in renovating their church if they themselves aren't renewed.
So, until the interior renovations underway at St. Mary's since June are complete, every Mass includes prayers for both the spiritual renewal of the people and the safety of the construction workers.
Thursday, August 3, 2017 | | Read more | |
August 31, 2017 11:07
| After wartime service and missionary work,
centenarian brother lives a peaceful life | "In your daily life, take it easy. Do what you can," says Brother John O'Laughlin, CSC.
Having turned 100 in May, the Holy Cross brother is taking his own advice.
Thursday, August 3, 2017 | | Read more | |
August 31, 2017 11:10
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