PEOPLE OF FAITH
FAITH JOURNEY
Senior's book details pain of emotional abuse
Never give away your God-given power. That's the message of a Hagaman retiree's new book, "Ever Faithful to His Lead," which describes the 25 years the author spent ensnared in two emotionally-abusive marriages she did not take the time to properly consider.
SENIOR PROFILE
Driver's education: chauffeuring food to people in need
Once Bill Mooney finds something he likes, he sticks with it: He only recently retired from 13 years of driving the food pickup van at St. John's/St. Ann's Outreach Center food pantry, which is associated with St. Francis parish.
RETIRED FROM RELIGIOUS ED
DRE looks back on ministry
Rosemarie Reed turned down the first few opportunities to be director of religious education at Blessed Sacrament parish in Albany - but when she finally accepted, she did it for 20 years. She retired this month, feeling that God is now calling her to prioritize family.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Albany lobby day replaced
The annual "Catholics at the Capitol" lobby day in Albany, which has for 30 years offered Catholics from across New York State the opportunity to lobby state lawmakers on issues of concern to them, will not be held this year - or, most likely, in future years.
CULTURAL IMMERSION
From Siena to Haiti
There's an eight-year-old boy in a rural town in Haiti wearing a Voorheesville teen's sunglasses.
MEDICUS CHRISTI
Doctor's dream of Ghana surgery center gains support in Italy
A local doctor's goal of opening an orthopedic surgery center in Ghana has become a global endeavor, and he couldn't be more excited.
GIVEAWAY
Sister's book offers lessons from hospice
To kick off Lent this weekend, Mater Christi parish in Albany will give away copies of a book that chronicles a local sister's experiences with hospice patients and offers lessons for readers and opportunities for reflection.
FROM RINK TO CHURCH
Hockey player's goal: to become a Catholic
Graham Black isn't skating on thin ice as far as religion is concerned. A professional hockey player in his second season with the Albany Devils, he is completing his preparations for becoming a Roman Catholic at Holy Spirit parish in East Greenbush.
ECUMENICAL DIALOGUE
Catholic strives to be 'better neighbor' to people who are gay
Before she attended "Oriented to Love: A Dialogue on Sexual Diversity in the Body of Christ," Marilyn Bellafiore wanted to learn "how to be a better neighbor" to people in the gay community.
YEAR FOR CONSECRATED LIFE
AHOY FROM JAPAN! Priest from Herkimer County describes life as Navy chaplain
For the past year and a half, Rev. David J. Hammond has had 13,000 parishioners. Ordained for the Albany Diocese in 2010, Father Hammond is halfway through a three-year tour as a U.S. Navy chaplain -- and is the only Catholic priest serving the entire Marine Corps Air Station in …
ST. JOSEPH'S, BROADALBIN
Young inventors' work could help autistic students write
Writing your own name sounds simple -- unless you have disabilities that make it a struggle. Madison Spencer, a fifth-grader, is a member of a FIRST Lego League team at Broadalbin-Perth Central School that's trying to solve that problem.
ANNIVERSARY
Bishop reflects on first year
It was a dark and stormy night -- and Bishop Edward B. Scharfenberger was out on the road in it. In reflecting on his first year as leader of the Albany Diocese, the Bishop recounted a particular experience he had during one of the worst winters the Diocese has experienced …
ALBANY DIOCESE
Video shows reality of vocations
The Catholic Church is celebrating the Year for Consecrated Life, and the Albany Diocese is all-in: The Diocesan Vocations Awareness Council has released a video about religious life that's already gotten about 1,300 hits on YouTube.
YEAR FOR CONSECRATED LIFE
Pain is part of new deacon's vocation story
The story of Frank Garceau becoming a permanent deacon for the Albany Diocese is intricately bound to the story of his health -- but he'd rather not talk about medical issues.
QUEENSBURY COUPLE
Secret to seven decades of marriage? 'If the husband wants to golf, let him!'
Tony Abbate, 94, holds up a sepia-toned photo of a stunning woman with pincurls in her hair. "She's still my sweetheart," he says of his wife, Sheela -- age 19 in the photo, 90 today.
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