PERSPECTIVES
YOUTH PERSPECTIVE
I'll never forget Guatemala
In October, my Aunt Daureen and I went on a 10-day trip to Guatemala with the Glens Falls Medical Mission Foundation (GFMMF). This was my aunt's 10th trip to Guatemala and my first.
SEMINARIAN'S DIARY
Being found by God
You could say that I have taken the path less traveled toward ordination. My first vocation was to the married life. I was married for 24 years and we raised three kids. After my wife Marilyn died in 2005, I began to wonder if God was calling me to a …
REFLECTION
An 'I Love Lucy' Christmas
Growing up in the 1960s, my favorite television show was "I Love Lucy." She made me laugh and I could relate to her.
PERSPECTIVE
People of faith and Paris attacks
On Jan. 7, a black Citroen C3 drove up to the Paris building that housed the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. Two masked gunmen got out and approached the offices.
OPINION
Planned giving: a charitable legacy
Planned giving may be mistakenly seen as something for the wealthy, but anyone can make a charitable gift - during lifetime or at death - which provides the donor financial, estate and tax benefits while helping to secure the long-term existence of the charity.
STATE LEGISLATURE
Bishop's testimony on education
The New York State Catholic Conference presented the testimony of Bishop Edward B. Scharfenberger of the Albany Diocese Feb. 3 at a joint legislative hearing in Albany on the elementary and secondary education budget. These are excerpts from the testimony.
LENTEN REFLECTION
The season of Lent: Part I
Sometimes, we can be so familiar with something like Lent that it might be useful to step back and look at it with fresh eyes. Perhaps we can do this, too, because Lent is a season with many levels and aspects - a very rich season indeed!
REFLECTION
Prayer and the cathedral
Two facets of my faith life sometimes puzzle me: prayer and my parish, the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Albany. I don't understand the power each has over me. Both draw me in.
LENTEN REFLECTION
Lent, part II: Why abstain from meat?
Last week, we began a series of reflections on the great season of Lent by stepping back and taking an overview of the season (see www.evangelist.org). Having done this, perhaps we can spend some time looking in more detail at the "marks" or the signs and symbols that we associate …
PERSPECTIVE
Catholic Charities needs you this Lent
If there's one thing that is consistent, it's that things are constantly changing. For nearly 100 years, Catholic Charities has been working to address the needs of the poor and vulnerable in the Albany Diocese. The ways in which this is done have changed over the years, and they are …
REFLECTION
The Gospel of Life
St. John Paul II published the encyclical "The Gospel of Life" in 1995, but the document was a collaborative effort: He had welcomed the input of all the world's bishops.
REFLECTION
Stations of the Cross helped my marriage
Like many couples, my husband and I sometimes struggle to understand one another, unable to see what motivates the other's actions. A few years ago, during a very stressful period of our lives, I found myself angry and bitter with my husband -- could we ever attain reconciliation? -- when …
PERSPECTIVE
Does God test us?
Do you believe God deliberately tested Abraham? Do you believe God intentionally tests us?
EASTER REFLECTION
Casey's and clovers
Seven years ago, Mike and I, along with 17 members of my extended family, traveled to Laba-sheeda, a rural town in County Clare on Ireland's Shannon River.
REFLECTION
Just like him
I was about 11 the year my father was asked to be one of the men who would get his feet washed on Holy Thursday.
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