Contributed photo HOLIDAY SPIRIT – Orchard Park Lions Club member Austin Park chairs the club’s nursing home Christmas gift project from the club’s blind and charity activities. Club members obtained a large selection of gifts, including: candies, snacks, lotions, cologne, word search books and puzzles for each resident at Father Baker Manor. In the photo,
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WASHINGTON (CNS) For the world-renowned emblems of the Catholic faith, such as St. Teresa of Kolkata, elevation to sainthood comes fairly quickly following their deaths. For many others, the sainthood cause is a slow process that sometimes lurches to a stop.
One example is Venerable Nelson Baker, the Buffalo, New York, priest who died in 1936 and is the only Civil War veteran with a sainthood cause.
Father Baker, who served at St. Joseph s Cathedral in Buffalo after his ordination in 1876,
Father Baker, who served at St. Joseph s Cathedral in Buffalo after his ordination in 1876, was beloved in his lifetime for his charitable efforts for the poor, including serving thousands of meals during the Great Depression.