St. Mary of Mount Carmel / Blessed Sacrament Parish
648 JAY ST., UTICA, NY 13501 – 315-735-1482
Pentecost Sunday Reflection: The origins of evil By SISTER MARY McGLONE Our Liturgy of the Word for the Vigil of Pentecost begins by restating the Genesis myth of the Fall in a different context. This time, instead of an uppity couple ruining the tranquility of a garden, Genesis 11 portrays the paradise of a united […]
Sixth Sunday of Easter Reflection: It’s tough to love those you despise By SISTER MARY McGLONE “God shows no partiality.” Really? Not even between people who cheat immigrant workers and those who risk their lives for others? What about Vladimir Putin and the Ukrainians, or Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian children? What about … ? Well, […]
Seventh Sunday of Easter: Ascension Sunday Reflection: The truth about the Ascension By SISTER MARY McGLONE Many New Testament stories appear to be variations of one another with minor adjustments. Not so Jesus’ ascension. What the different accounts have in common is that Christ appeared among his disciples and missioned them to continue his work. […]
ABOVE: Michael and Sabrina Arcuri with their family: sons Carmen Joseph and Nicholas Francis; daughters Dominque Terese and Sophia Rose. Michael Arcuri has accomplished a lot in his years on the planet. He has been a college football player, a lawyer, district attorney, Congressman, family man and much more. Most of all, he loves the […]
Our parish has a long history of worship with music. The musical roots of our parish date back years from the likes of organists George Schindler and Helen Ehlinger to our present Music Ministry Director Peter Elacqua, who has continued that noble tradition of orchestrating hymns and creating original pieces.
As the 50th anniversary of ordination to the Catholic priesthood comes very soon in the month of May for me and a few of my classmates, many thoughts and reflections come to mind. Of course, the church has changed and progressed in many ways since the late 1970s — in ways that recognize the church […]