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Governor, legislators praised on abuse-reporting legislation
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed a bill that requires non-public school administrators to report suspected cases of child abuse to law enforcement.
Pilot parishes surpass goal, pave way for campaign
It’s a milestone moment in the Albany Diocese: All nine of the pilot parishes who spearheaded the diocesan-wide “Re-Igniting Our Faith” campaign have not only successfully completed their initiatives, they’ve surpassed their collective goal.
Bishop Scharfenberger’s statement on St. Clare’s pension
The following is a statement by Bishop Edward B. Scharfenberger regarding the St. Clare’s pension crisis:
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Bishop invites St. Clare's pensioners to Dec. 20 listening session
Thursday, December 13, 2018 12:00 PM
A preliminary conversation concerning St. Clare’s pension program will be held Thursday, Dec. 20, beginning at 3 p.m., at the Sarazen Student Union (SSU) at Siena College in Loudonville. Sponsored by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany, the listening session will be an opportunity for Bishop Edward B. Scharfenberger to hear from those directly and personally affected by the pension crisis and identify needs.
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One-day retreat focuses on healing the pain of loss
Thursday, December 13, 2018 9:00 AM
Early Saturday morning on Nov. 17, more than 35 people gathered at St. Kateri Tekakwitha parish in Schenectady for a one-day retreat for grieving parents seeking peace and comfort.
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Cathedral choir performs sacred sounds
Thursday, December 13, 2018 9:00 AM
The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception echoed with the gorgeous sounds of Haydn’s “Missa Cellensis,” performed by the Cathedral Choir on Dec. 7.
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Crescent parish offers booklet to aid faith formation for families
Wednesday, November 21, 2018 8:30 AM
St. Mary’s parish in Crescent is helping faith formation students — and their parents — to practice their faith with the parish’s first catechism booklet, titled, “Knowing Our Faith: A Guide to the Assessment of Catholic Basics.”
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Cuomo restores aid to schools
Wednesday, November 21, 2018 8:30 AM
After vetoing similar legislation last year, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed a bill that restores a standard for calculating state reimbursement of administrative mandates placed on Catholic and other religious and independent schools.
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Hudson to dedicate chapel for perpetual eucharistic adoration
Thursday, November 15, 2018 8:30 AM
Rebecca Romanchuk, who attends St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church in Hudson, was the driving force behind the new Chapel of Our Lady of Victory, a perpetual eucharistic adoration chapel located at St. Mary’s Church in Hudson. It will be dedicated Nov. 17.
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OPINION
Advent: awaiting light in the winter darkness
Thursday, December 13, 2018 9:00 AM
I love the dark. Not the depressing, foreboding, frightening dark. I mean the creative dark that serves as
messenger
of insights; the humble dark that hangs as
backdrop
of brilliant lights.
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Sacred signs at the kitchen table
Thursday, December 13, 2018 9:00 AM
Lighting the Advent wreath each night for prayers before dinner has long been my family’s tradition. The flickering candlelight growing brighter with each passing week mirrors the interplay of darkness and light we see outside our kitchen window at this time of year.
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What shall we do? Rejoice!
Thursday, December 13, 2018 9:00 AM
Our continuing journey of Advent can seem so brief, and it is hard to imagine that in just over a week we will be celebrating the great feast of Christmas together.
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The challenge of Advent
Thursday, December 6, 2018 8:30 AM
At no time of the year is Christian faith more under siege by the secular, anti-Christian and consumerist world than in the Advent season. This is the time of year which is make-or-break for the purveyors of want rather than need. The pressure to entice us to its false values is at its highest.
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Glad I didn’t win the lottery
Thursday, December 6, 2018 8:30 AM
I bought a few tickets in the recent big lottery. Before the numbers were pulled, visions of sugarplums danced through my head.
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On the mountain, marveling at God’s creation
Wednesday, November 21, 2018 8:30 AM
Have you ever noticed that, when God has something important to tell us, it is often on a mountain?
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FEATURES
Local woman sees a sign from God in request to be godmother to niece
Thursday, December 13, 2018 9:00 AM
As a teenager, Terri Voss wasn’t ready to be confirmed. “I was just a young girl,” she explained. “For my confirmation, we needed to go away on a retreat and I had never been away from my family before.”
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Stamford ecumenical fundraiser serves local families in need
Thursday, December 13, 2018 9:00 AM
George Bergleitner is bringing Christmas to the town of Stamford a little early this year with the help of the 46th annual Christmas Feeling Fund.
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ADVENT IN AVERILL PARK
Thursday, December 6, 2018 8:30 AM
PARISHIONERS OF ST. HENRY'S Church in Averill Park had a "boxwood tree party" last weekend, decorating small boxwood shrubs as the countdown to Christmas continues. (Nate Whitchurch photo)
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Seniors’ lives are examples of service
Thursday, November 15, 2018 8:30 AM
Elaine Mecier of Christ Our Light parish in Loudonville and Anne Tremblay of St. Mary’s in Crescent are two of the many dedicated parishioners in the Albany Diocese to receive this year’s Capital District Senior Lifetime Achievement Award.
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GLENVILLE SERVICE
Thursday, November 15, 2018 8:30 AM
ON NOV. 3, ABOUT 350 volunteers of all ages from Immaculate Conception parish in Glenville participated in their third morning of service. The event began with a prayer service led by pastor, Rev. Jerome Gingras.
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CATHEDRAL RELIC PROJECT CONCLUDES
Thursday, November 8, 2018 8:30 AM
The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Albany just held a prayer service that included a rededication and exposition of the relics it has, as well as exaltation and veneration of its relic of the true cross.
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