“We challenged you to live more deeply in your hearts and in your minds. We did this in your classes, in conversations … at school Masses, on retreats and service opportunities,” President Fr. David Ciancimino, S.J., said during his homily at Saturday afternoon’s Baccalaureate Mass in honor of the Class of 2024. “We've challenged you to reach, and to think and live with greater depth … We have sought to model for you what it means to be a good person.” Many members of the Class of 2024 – which will graduate in our 154th Commencement Ceremony on Thursday – participated in the Mass, held before hundreds at a packed St. Michael Church in downtown Buffalo. Following words of gratitude by Simon Gates ’24, seniors presented yellow roses to their mothers and other impactful females in their lives. The Canisius faculty, dressed in academic regalia, were honored with a lengthy ovation near the end of the service. Our chorus and guitar ensemble performed during the Mass, which saw senio...