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"You are brave. Thank you for showing up!" I am brave, I thought. I did show up! "You are here for a reason. What's that reason?!" I am here for a reason ... oh gosh, what is my reason? I found myself muttering...
When I was in high school, my English class read Ovid's "Metamorphoses" in an edition that showed Daphne in the altogether, as she was transformed into a laurel tree. The principal caused a minor flap when he directed us to...
VATICAN CITY — Eastern Catholic churches must strengthen their liturgical identity, especially given ongoing conflicts in many of the homelands of those churches and the continuing migration of Eastern Catholics to countries where most Catholics belong to the Latin...
CINCINNATI — The Los Angeles Rams may have won Super Bowl LVI over the Cincinnati Bengals, but students in Catholic schools in both archdioceses are winners as well. Donors contributed more than $22,000 — and counting as of Feb. 17...
"If you want peace, work for justice," Pope Paul VI said in 1972 in his World Day of Peace message. To be a sower of peace means to be a sower of seeds you may never reap. To be a...
"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God" (Mt 5:9). When Jesus said this as he spoke from the hilltop, what did he mean? An ordinary first-century Jewish citizen could do little to bring political or military...
The Diocese of Wilmington Gospel Choir is recruiting members. All voices – soprano, alto, tenor, bass – are welcomed. The choir sings throughout the diocese when requested, including special feast days for the bishop and at Saint Joseph’s on French Street...
Sunday Scripture readings, Feb. 20, 2022, Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time 1) 1 Sm 26:2, 7-9, 12-13, 22-23   Psalm 103:1-4, 8, 10, 12-13 2) 1 Cor 15:45-49   Gospel: Lk 6:27-38 Jesus calls us to imitate his divine example of forgiveness and mercy Jesus'...
The Diocese of Wilmington has discontinued all previous COVID-19 guidance in Delaware and the Eastern Shore of Maryland effective as soon as possible in light of easing of restrictions in both states. “Parishes are still encouraged to practice safety measures...
WILMINGTON — Delaware Military Academy pressed the action against Salesianum throughout the first half on Feb. 16, rushing the ball up the court and pounding it inside over and over again, with great success. Mix in some timely three-point...

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