 Weekly Justice ChallengeWhat did Ghandi think were the Seven Deadly social sins? According to this website dedicated to Ghandi, they are:
Responses to the challenge: To see the archive click here.
|  Pope Benedict's prayer for February
Pope Benedict asks that we pray for that all peoples have access to clean water and the resources they require for life and that the Lord may sustain the efforts of health workers assisting the sick and elderly in the world's poorest regions. Read more about the Pope's Prayer intentions here. I once heard that an environmental engineer working at a sewage plant remarked, "Doctors are in charge of public health retail, I am in charge of public health whole sale." That person was so right. I know several doctors who have traveled to third world countries. What they say should be the number one priority is clean water. Contaminated water is the source of one of the biggest killers of infants and children worldwide - diarrhea. Diarrhea is a mere annoyance for most people who get it in the US so we tend to forget that it can cause severe dehydration and death in third world countries. Water is also unavailable for bathing, cleaning and wound decontamination. If I could give everyone three things they would be, clean water, adequate food, and vaccines. What would you give? Are you prepared to accept the Church teaching on the Option for the Poor and Vulnerable?
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St. Lawrence Parish (1/08/2012) and St. Martin de Porres' Parish (2/5/2012) News pages have been updated with recent photographs and news.
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Links to the Catholic Churches of Central Buffalo and organizations Websites
SS Columba-Brigid Blessed Trinity St. Lawrence St. Martin de Porres Children's clinic at St. Lawrence TRY Program NativityMiguel Schools St. Martin de Porres (WEB)
St. Ann Gerard Place Reaching Out 2 Africa Pax Christi PeacePrints Prison Ministries
St. Ann Gerard Place Reaching Out 2 Africa Pax Christi PeacePrints Prison Ministries
St. Bernadette Have you ever wondered if you could be a saint?
St. Bernadette See a video by clicking the image above.
Some of our saints have been very wealthy. Others have been very learned. Still others were war heroes or martyrs. Many did great things. This month several saints were considered, but Bernadette, a child born in poverty that only worsened as she grew up, was chosen. Bernadette was never a healthy girl, she died at 35 years old. Her illnesses nearly kept her from entering the convent. She had cholera, tuberculosis, digestive illnesses. She is best known for her visions of the Blessed Virgin. There were 17 visions. She was told to pray for sinners and to have a chapel built in honor of Mary. Bernadette had difficulty getting people to believe these visions. One day the Virgin told her to dig in the mud. A spring came up and has been there ever since. Today people from all over the world travel to Lourdes to bathe in or drink the water and pray for health miracles. Bernadette is buried in the chapel of the convent she so loved. Her feast day is April 16. Our information is from Catholic.org.
Featured Church This Month!
St. Ann Worship Site
 St. Ann Church and Shrine
History of St. Ann's Church and Shrine Founded by German immigrants in 1858, Saint Ann’s Church and Shrine is located on the corner of Broadway and Emslie Streets in Buffalo, NY. The church was dedicated 125 years ago on May 16th, 1886 to St. Ann who is believed to have been the mother of the Virgin Mary. The edifice is one of the finest gothic masterpieces in the country and among the city’s most prominent historical structures. The church can easily be seen from Downtown Buffalo and Buffalo’s East Side. Thousands are welcomed each year for Sunday Mass, special events and tours. Fr. Roy Herberger, who is also pastor of Ss. Columba-Brigid. We encourage all of our out-of-town parishioners and alumni and our other friends to like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter and to join us for our 10 AM Sunday Mass and visit St. Ann’s whenever they return to Buffalo. More photographs here. | Coming Up At Our Churches
Suspended until March 2012. Tuesdays beginning 11/22 Five Weeks with the Bible, journey with Abraham & Sarah, Bible study after 8:30AM Mass on Tuesdays with Mary Weisenburger - St. Lawrence Rectory. Check calendar and Religious Education News. Register Here. Bible Study at St. Lawrence continues on Thursdays at 1PM, in the Franciscan Guest House. We will be studying Sacred Scripture reflected in the Vatican II documents. Luke says that he can make this fun - come and challenge him! Register Here. Immersed in Christ will begin Thursdays in June at St. Lawrence. Monthly through June a Concert series at Blessed Trinity. Check out their link under Parish news. |
Weekend Mass TimesSat 4PM SS Columba-Brigid & St. katharine Drexel
Sat 4:30PM Blessed Trinity & St. Lawrence & St. Martin de Porres Sat 10PM St. Lawrence Sun 8AM St. Martin de Porres Sun 8:30AM St. Katharine Drexel Sun 9AM SS Columba-Brigid (Spanish) Sun 9:30AM Gospel Choir St. Martin de Porres Sun 10AM Blessed Trinity, St. Ann & St. Lawrence Sun 10:30AM St. Katharine Drexel Sun 11AM SS Columba-Brigid Masses for weekdays, Holy Days, Sacraments, Adoration, Electronic Prayer Here is a Prayer Site that will help you to focus. Give God 10 minutes and get refreshment for your whole day. Weekday masses: Blessed Trinity Tues-Fri 11:00AM St. Katharine Drexel 8:30AM St. Martin de Porres Tues-Fri Noon St. Lawrence 8:30AM Adoration: First Fridays at St. Katharine Drexel Miraculous Medal Novena St. Lawrence Mondays following 8:30AM Mass Novena: Our Lady of Perpetual Help St. Katharine Drexel Wednesdays following 8:30AM Mass Annointing By appointment or St. Lawrence after all Masses, First Weekend of the month Blessed Trinity after 10:00AM Mass Third Sunday of the month Reconciliation by appointment or as scheduled below: Sat 3:00PM St. Katharine Drexel Sat 3:45PM St. Lawrence Sat 4:00PM Blessed Trinity & St. Martin de Porres Can't get to church? Watch Masses online! 
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