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America as missionary Church | All Catholics are called to be "bearers and sharers" of the faith, says Bishop Christopher J. Coyne of the Diocese of Burlington, Vt.
However, that doesn't mean scolding people who aren't in church every week.
Thursday, October 12, 2017 | | Read more | |
October 18, 2017 09:09
| Catholic-Lutheran gathering
will commemorate Reformation | On Oct. 22, 3-4:30 p.m., at First Lutheran Church in Albany, local Catholics and Protestants will commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation with a free program and ecumenical worship service.
Thursday, October 12, 2017 | | Read more | |
October 18, 2017 09:09
| Local Catholics
help Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico's struggle to recover from Hurricane Maria is hitting home for many Catholics in the Albany Diocese.
Thursday, October 12, 2017 | | Read more | |
October 9, 2017 15:30
| DIOCESAN RESPECT LIFE MASS | A RESPECT LIFE MASS last weekend at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Albany included a commissioning ceremony for parish respect life representatives.
Thursday, October 12, 2017 | | Read more | |
October 11, 2017 10:55
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| | | | | Opinion | | | | | If religion means duty, what's our duty? | Recently, someone asked me how I would define "religion." Considering the reputation of organized religion in today's increasingly secular world, I thought about it for a few minutes.
Thursday, October 19, 2017 | | Read more | |
October 16, 2017 14:06
| Cemetery's anniversary
sparks fond memories | Ss. Cyril and Method Cemetery in Rotterdam is celebrating its 100th anniversary Oct. 21, 10 a.m., with a special Mass celebrated by Rev. O. Robert DeMartinis and a reception.
Thursday, October 19, 2017 | | Read more | |
October 16, 2017 14:07
| A real wedding gift: oneself | There is an enchanting story told by the Austrian poet Rainer Maria Rilke, who lived in the late 19th and early 20th century. While residing in Paris in the first decade of the last century, he often passed by a woman begging on a city street, into whose hat tourists and local citizens tossed coins. The astute poet could not fail to notice that the beggar was strangely unmoved by the charity shown her, as if she had no feelings at all.
Thursday, October 5, 2017 | | Read more | |
October 2, 2017 09:06
| Celebrating
adoption | Mary is a single mom who is parenting two energetic fourth-graders: Luke and Sebastian. She's an adoptive parent who opened her heart and her home to two baby boys in need of some love and stability. I am in awe of her strength and her courage.
Thursday, October 5, 2017 | | Read more | |
October 2, 2017 09:15
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| | | | | Features | | | | | PASS THE POTATOES: Tater collections
feed the hungry around Cooperstown | They come in countless varieties, from savory to sweet. You can bake them, boil them, mash them, fry them, scallop them, rice them or put them in a pie.
Last year, piles of them weighed down one end of St. Mary's Church in Cooperstown so much that they had to be redistributed to different parts of the worship space, because there were concerns that the church floor might collapse.
Thursday, October 5, 2017 | | Read more | |
October 11, 2017 09:05
| Catholics share pets with
nursing home residents | Joan Partyka was a teacher in the Albany City School District for 35 years. Now, she volunteers for the therapy dog organization Share-a-Pet with her golden retriever-poodle mix, Louie.
Thursday, October 5, 2017 | | Read more | |
October 2, 2017 09:03
| Siena College marks
80th anniversary | At its founding Sept. 22, 1937, Siena College in Loudonville expected 40 students. More than 90 came.
Thursday, October 5, 2017 | | Read more | |
October 2, 2017 09:19
| PET FEST AT
ST. EDWARD'S | FOR FURRY FRIENDS, St. Edward's parish in Clifton Park was the place to be for a recent "Pet Fest and Home Show."
Thursday, October 5, 2017 | | Read more | |
October 2, 2017 09:35
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