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Emerging from Buffalo’s worst blizzard in 45 years were countless stories of people coming to the aid of complete strangers – incredible accounts of heroism and life-saving rescues during last month’s storm that paralyzed Western New York two days before Christmas. One of these stories comes from William (Jud) Weiksnar, OFM, pastor of Ss. Columba-Brigid Church, nestled on Hickory Street …

“Rejoice in the Lord always, again I say rejoice” (Philippians 4:4). We hear these words usually on Gaudete Sunday where jubilance is in the air, for “the Lord comes forth from His holy dwelling” Zachariah declares! Oh, we want to rejoice with all our hearts! We want to leap like a stag, see with new eyes, hear joyous stories and …

In the latest video installment of the Aging with Grace series, Alan Thomas, OFM, makes it very clear why he is content in retirement ministry at St. Anthony Friary in St. Petersburg, Florida. “Life here is very good – because I don’t like snow,” Alan says in the December 2022 release https://youtu.be/bpMCBmTeiPk of the monthly video series, A Moment With… …

Charles Seifert, Ph.D., has been appointed the 13th president of Siena College. His appointment was unanimously advanced by the presidential search committee, which included representatives of all campus constituencies, and came with the unanimous support of the Board of Trustees at a Dec. 2 meeting. Dr. Seifert will succeed Chris Gibson, Ph.D. (’86), who on Sept. 6 announced to the …

When OFM friars Conrad Targonski, Jeffrey Scheeler, Scott Slattum, and Roger Lopez received a letter inviting them to serve in vocation ministry for the new U.S. Franciscan province, there was no hesitation in their response. “When do we start?” was the collective refrain. This was the resounding yes that the National Vocation Office had hoped to hear from friars around …