PEOPLE OF FAITH
12 YEARS LATER
Catching up with the Cusato quads
When the Cusato quadruplets were born, multiple media outlets did stories about them, The Evangelist included.
ST. MARY'S, ONEONTA
Respect and American pride are hallmarks for 108-year-old
One key to a long life is respect, says Margaret Mathews. "Always respect everybody," declared the 108-year-old parishioner of St. Mary's Church in Oneonta. "You've got to respect to be respected."
PAINTING CLASSES
Gallery at St. Agnes Cemetery provides unusual site for art
"We are not a 'paint and sip,'" said Christine Rogowicz, referring to social events where amateur painters create art and drink wine. "People here are serious. We are serious about learning."
TWO CENTENARIANS
What's 100 X 2? Sister and priest know
Sister Gertrude Cosenke, RSCJ, remembers when The Evangelist was the "new newspaper on the block." Her brother used to deliver it to customers in Albany's South End in the late 1920s.
ST. KATERI SCHOOL, SCHENECTADY
Social justice and Spanish-speakers are close to Sister Cathy's heart
When Sister Catherine Kruegler, CSJ, graduated from high school and entered religious life in 1968, she wasn't too keen on leaving the Albany Diocese.
OUR LADY OF VICTORY, TROY
Divine Sisterhood retreats focus on women's faith, health
The need to balance body, mind and spirit has become a common refrain in the secular world, but Vici Armsby of Our Lady of Victory parish in Troy has taken it up a notch.
PYRAMID LIFE CENTER MARKS 30TH ANNIVERSARY
"Whenever I give a talk, I say, 'You own all this,'" declared Sister Monica Murphy, CSJ, director of Pyramid Life Center in Paradox.
CHRISTMAS IN JULY
Sister's Christmas village delights all at St. Colman's
Thanksgiving weekend is often a time for family, leftovers, football and shopping. However, for Mother Mary Louise Kane, PBVM, it's when she begins the two-week process of setting up her miniature Christmas village at St. Colman's Home in Watervliet.
TRAVELERS' AIDE
Catholic's retirement calling: Disney-themed business
Colleen Parisi is a Disney enthusiast, to say the least. After her first trip to Disney at 19 years old, she has been to the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida 26 times. She's always loved Disney for providing visitors with a feeling of warmth and happiness.
SIGNING UP FOR FAITH
The Rite of Election was held last weekend at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Albany for persons wishing to join the Catholic Church.
WORKS OF MERCY
Mother Teresa Community serves Albany's South End
The Mother Teresa Community started as a way to maintain a Catholic presence in Albany's South End. Today, it has a food pantry, community meals, housing for about 100 men each year and a 4 p.m. Mass on Sundays.
PROFILE
It's a farmer's life
"It's a hard life, but it's a good life," said 70-year-old Raymond Steidle, gazing from his front porch to his barn across the road. "Farming is not just a job. You live it; it becomes your life."
EMMAUS HOUSE, ALBANY
Catholic Workers meet South Africans they have helped
Until recently, it was only a dream for an Albany Catholic Worker family to travel to South Africa and meet the village of Zulu people they have been supporting for almost a decade. Fred Boehrer and his wife, Diana Conroy, run Emmaus House in Albany. The couple, their three children …
FINE ARTS
Siena staffer fills college with art
If you want to skip a trip to the store when your child needs science fair supplies, just build an art studio in your basement. When René Molineaux' son and daughter were growing up, they often raided his creative space in Albany for project materials.
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SHOW
Nature of the Beast Hunter: TV host is Wynantskill native
When Pat Spain was looking for a place to settle down and buy a house, the host of the National Geographic television show "Beast Hunter" was not looking for a bustling city that would remind him of the many foreign locales he has visited.
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