Leaving one’s comfort zone

Leaving one’s comfort zone

by | Feb 18, 2014 | Eastern Province

The story of a Vincentian missioner who left his “comfort zone” to do God’s will, relocating to China where priests were desperately needed. Though he constantly struggled to learn the local language, he once wrote that “It’s much better for them to have me, ignorant...
Leaving one’s comfort zone

Fr. Maher makes “Power 250”

by | Feb 16, 2014 | Eastern Province

The Rev. James J. Maher, C.M., Niagara University president, and Dr. Gary Praetzel, dean of the College of Hospitality and Tourism Management, are among the 250 most influential people in Western New York, according to rankings published today in Business First. The...
Leaving one’s comfort zone

“Nuns Build” Rockaway, NY

by | Feb 12, 2014 | Eastern Province

Catholic Sisters from across the country, along with their friends and families are coming to Rockaway for Nun’s Build to rebuild the homes and lives of Sandy survivors. On-site skilled site supervisors will teach volunteers how to install insulation, drywall and trim...
Leaving one’s comfort zone

Bread and Life without food stamps?

by | Feb 12, 2014 | Eastern Province

On a recent Wednesday morning, as temperatures reached 7 degrees in the city, Troy Baker began his daily trek. For more than a decade after his release from prison in 2002, where he served a robbery sentence, Baker, 44, said he’s been in the city’s shelter...
Leaving one’s comfort zone

Episcopal changes in the Eastern Province

by | Feb 11, 2014 | Eastern Province

Pope Names Brooklyn Priest As Bishop Of Albany, New York; Names Rockville Centre, New York Priest As Auxiliary Bishop Of Rockville Centre (Source USCCB) Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Howard James Hubbard, 75, from the pastoral governance of the...