PEOPLE OF FAITH
CULINARY PROGRAM
HELP WANTED: Schuyler Inn gives future cooks a second chance
Leon Samuel knows all too well that employers tend to distrust applicants with criminal histories. But Rev. Peter Young's assistance program is helping him beat the discrimination.
SEMINARIAN AND PASTOR
Summer assignment meant rooming with menagerie
If getting along with all members of a parish flock - human or otherwise - is any indication of a future priest's potential, perhaps Deacon Scott VanDerveer should be worried.
ROTTERDAM JUNCTION
St. Margaret's and Native Americans team up for St. Kateri celebration
As Rome and Auriesville celebrate Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha's canonization day Oct. 21, St. Margaret of Cortona Church in Rotterdam Junction will get in on the act.
ADDICTION RECOVERY
Sober for 38 years, he's giving back
Edward Biittig Sr. had totaled five brand-new cars in a six-month period in his 20s before finally getting arrested for drunk driving.
CATHOLIC ATHLETE
Paralympian makes a disability simply a challenge
Katie Maneen, 21, looks back proudly on her sporting achievements: 427 saves in one season as a soccer goalie; years of regional and state accolades in soccer, volleyball and softball; and, most recently, nearly international fame in the running world.
LOCAL AUTHOR
New book dishes on food and faith
When Indiana-based Ave Maria Press first suggested Mary DeTurris Poust write a book on food and spirituality, she declined, deciding she wasn't personally moved by the theme.
TROPICAL STORM DAMAGE
Catholic Charities still helping Irene and Lee victims
A disaster case management program overseen by Catholic Charities of the Albany Diocese is receiving up to 300 calls a week from people still dealing with the aftermath of last year's Tropical Storms Irene and Lee.
SPARK OF CREATIVITY
For young inventor, cleanliness is literally next to godliness
Connor Danz's science experiments often lead to inventions that solve real-life problems - but the eight-year-old also wants to have fun. "I like making estimates about what's going to happen to stuff if I mix it with something else," he told The Evangelist. In short, "I want to know if …
COOKING CLASS
LaSalle School turning out future chefs
Robert is an 18-year-old with a clear career path, despite a rocky adolescence: "My number-one goal is to open my own restaurant," he said.
ARTISTIC ENDEAVOR
Hancock Catholics painted for 'unsung heroes' series
It's one thing for a Catholic to pitch in with parish ministries; it's quite another to be dubbed an "unsung hero" -- and have one's portrait painted for a public exhibit, to boot.
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