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Catholic high schools in the Diocese of Wilmington have begun awarding scholarships to eighth-grade students who have applied to those schools. Names and schools were provided by the high schools. St. Thomas More Academy Delaware Holy Cross: Leilani Anupol, Abhishek Biswas, Rachel...

Our Lenten Journey, Feb. 18, 2018

Today's Readings from the USCCB: usccb.org/bible/readings/021818.cfm   ••• “Human beings all over the world today need nourishment. And this nourishment is not just to satisfy physical hunger. There are other hungers – for love, for immortality of life, for affection, for being cared for, for...
HOUSTON -- Angelica Velazquez came to the United States at age 3 when her parents brought her from Mexico to the United States. They came on tourist visas that they then overstayed. Now 20, Velazquez applied for, paid her fees...

Our Lenten Journey, Feb. 17, 2018

Today's Readings from the USCCB: usccb.org/bible/readings/021718.cfm   ••• Far better it is for you to say: "I am a sinner," than to say: "I have no need of religion." The empty can be filled, but the self-intoxicated have no room for God.” ― Venerable...
Dialog reporter WILMINGTON – Ber'Nyah Mayo has done much of her damage this season for the St. Elizabeth girls basketball team from the outside, raining down three-point shots on the Vikings' opponents. But on Feb. 16 against Conrad, the No....
VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- For Asian Catholics in North America, marking the Lunar New Year can be tricky when the traditional feast falls during Lent, because part of the traditional celebrations include large family meals. This year, Lunar New Year...

Our Lenten Journey, Feb. 16, 2018

                    Today's Readings from the USCCB: usccb.org/bible/readings/021618.cfm ••• “God acts mercifully, not indeed by going against His justice, but by doing something more than justice.” —St. Thomas Aquinas ••• Read about the Corporal Works of Mercy here: Feed the Hungry Give Drink to the Thirsty Shelter the Homeless Visit the...
For The Dialog   WILMINGTON - Seventh-ranked Padua hosted Dover on Feb. 15, and it was senior night for two Pandas, Bella Julian and Camryn Scully. Both of the played huge roles in Padua's 51-39 win. Both teams struggled early from the...
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis told a group of Jesuits in Peru that he often meets on Fridays with survivors of sex abuse. The meetings, which he said do not always become public knowledge, make it clear that the survivors'...
Catholic News Service WASHINGTON -- Philadelphia Archbishop Charles J. Chaput knows all too well the pain left behind after incidents like the 2018 Valentine's Day shooting that has so far taken 17 lives at Florida's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School...

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