The holiday season is upon us in Western New York. It is associated with joyful traditions, snow-dusted landscapes, festive lights in neighborhoods, the aroma of fresh baked cookies and gatherings around the fireplace. But life for many in the region this time of year is a wave of loneliness ...

“So this is Christmas, and what have you done?” What have you done to yourself, America? John Lennon is rolling over. He was a victim of a country that he loved dearly. This is the anniversary of his death, Dec. 8, 1980. It’s been 44 years, doesn’t seem possible. And still, folks ...

For quite a while during 1941 the leaders of the allied forces in Europe fighting against Nazi Germany had pleaded with the United States to join in the fight. America had sternly opposed committing troops to another war, even though we sent aid and supplies to the European effort. This was the ...

Today’s column partly flows from the column of March 24, 2023: ≤ ≤ ≤ Let’s pick up where we left off five weeks ago. Democrat presidential candidate Kamala Harris said on Oct. 29 that the 2024 election was a choice between freedom and chaos. Harris was right for reasons she ...

A message from Bishop Fisher appears on the diocesan website in which he states that “The Diocese of Buffalo, like dioceses across our nation and around the world, has had to deal with some harsh realities – a decline in Church attendance, the decline of those pursuing a life in ordained ...

Walter, my son’s wonderful white Labrador retriever, always accompanies Bart when he comes for the holidays. We traveled to my daughter’s house in Lexington, Mass. for Thanksgiving, arriving one day after Bart and Walter. By then, Walter had molted his first layer of fur throughout the ...