“It breaks your heart. It’s designed to break your heart.”
So says former baseball commissioner Bart Giammati, in a classic essay about our national pastime
He reminds us that a season begins in the spring, when nature emerges new again, then blossoms in...
CLAYMONT — Archmere’s volleyball team overcame a deficit in the first set, then grew stronger as the night progressed in a 3-0 victory over Dover in the DIAA state volleyball tournament on Nov. 5 at Mogila Fieldhouse. The Auks,...
MILLTOWN — Catholic rivals Ursuline and Saint Mark’s have met plenty of times in the DIAA volleyball tournament over the years, providing their share of entertaining matches. Their second-round matchup on Nov. 4 was no different, as the Spartans...
A strong schedule and a good regular-season performance has earned Salesianum the top seed in the Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association Division I soccer tournament, which begins with the quarterfinal round on Nov. 10 at Abessinio Stadium. The Sals will...
WASHINGTON -- The fall general assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops will find the bishops voting on a new president and vice president and how to proceed in disseminating their quadrennial document on Catholic participation in public...
It was 20 years ago, on May 27, 2002, that I was given the profound privilege of receiving the sacrament of holy orders and began my life as a priest of the Diocese of Sacramento, California.
I have heard priests...
It all began with one fateful email. A senior in college, I was preparing to travel to the U.S.-Mexico border for thesis research on women in migration.
During my search for lodging, a mentor connected me with a small community...
Father Edmund T. Coppinger, a retired priest of the Diocese of Wilmington who had lived in California since his retirement 18 years ago, died Oct. 25 in Oakland, Calif. He was 89.
A native of Glen Ridge, N.J., Father Coppinger...
Mark Donohue, 32, has been a seminarian in the Diocese of Wilmington the last four years. Beginning his pastoral year last summer, he made the decision to discern out of formation and explore other yearnings in his heart. As...
WILMINGTON — Padua ‘s field hockey team turned in a strong effort in its final game before the state tournament field is announced on Nov. 4. The Pandas got goals from Kelsey Clauss and Olivia Shimp in a 2-0...