PEOPLE OF FAITH
NEW BOOK
You can relate to these saints
But as author Colleen Swaim, 29, researched the lives of the saints for her book, "Ablaze: Stories of Daring Teen Saints," she discovered eight young Catholics who lived lives of extraordinary virtue, despite the pressures of society and age.
CARE WITH KINDNESS
Siena/Albany Med program works to create good doctors
Today, Dr. Schue often treats patients for free at a three-person practice in Rushville, a farming village serving New York's Ontario and Yates Counties. She said her experiences in the Siena College-Albany Medical College program in science, humanities and medicine inspired her to work with the marginalized.
DONNA CRANDALL MEMORIAL
Cystic fibrosis foundation helps patients, pays tribute
After 41 years of battling cystic fibrosis, Donna Crandall passed away in 1999. But in her final days, her sister-in-law, Lisa Cheney, and all of her relatives promised she would not be forgotten. To honor that promise, a year later, the local Catholic family created the Donna M. Crandall Memorial …
MEDICAL MISSION
Dentists head to Mexico
Two dentists from St. Helen's and Our Lady of Fatima parishes in Schenectady will leave for their fourth medical mission trip to Mexico in January.
BOOK REVIEW
Story of a special saint
The two Jesuits who knew her well, Revs. Claude Chauchetiere and Pierre Cholenec, convinced of Kateri's intimacy with God, wrote biographies for their Jesuit confreres in France. They stressed her deep faith, devotion to prayer and austere penances.
JOINING THE CHURCH
Retiree completes RCIA from Florida
Brian Bailey and his confirmation sponsor at St. Michael the Archangel parish in Troy live more than 1,000 miles apart.
GLENS FALLS GATHERING
Women's group LIFTs spirits
The women in the "LIFT" faith group at St. Michael the Archangel parish in South Glens Falls are empty-nesters and grandmothers, widows and divorcees, caretakers and retirees.
VIEWPOINTS
Participants evaluate Spring Enrichment
During last week's annual Spring Enrichment gathering at The College of Saint Rose in Albany, The Evangelist asked participants to talk about their favorite workshops. The four-day event brought together 900 religious educators from across the Albany Diocese for more than 110 courses, workshops and lectures on aspects of faith.
ECUMENISM/INTERFAITH
Local faith groups work together well
People who promote ecumenical and interfaith harmony in the Albany Diocese say progress has been made in recent decades, but the work never ends.
PERSPECTIVE
God, Chip and me
We human beings are forgetful people. Jesus said only those who are childlike can enter the kingdom of Heaven. That's why God brought Chip, my dog, into my life: to help me remember.
ALBANY DIOCESE
Pilgrims head to Rome for Kateri canonization
Catholics don't have to be experts on Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha to be excited about witnessing her canonization Oct. 21 in Rome. "It's just something that's once in a lifetime. I'm quite honored to be a part of it," said Mary Testo of St. Jude the Apostle parish in Wynantskill.
SARATOGA WINNER
St. Kateri hymn contest concludes
After much deliberating, the Diocesan Liturgical Commission has announced the winner of a hymn competition to honor St. Kateri Tekakwitha's canonization.
CORPUS CHRISTI
Revving up faith in Round Lake
Teri Gay knows that her parish's new program to revitalize parish life and spirituality may not sound like a groundbreaking concept. "Sometimes I think people feel overwhelmed and say, 'Oh my God, another new program,'" said the co-chair from Corpus Christi parish in Round Lake.
VOCATIONS
RELATIVELY SPEAKING: Families discuss loved ones in religious life
Katie Parisi was just 13 when her 18-year-old sister, Laurie, was discerning religious life - and still in high school when Laurie chopped off her long hair and took the plunge in 1998, becoming Sister Laurie Marie Parisi, CR.
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