In ancient Greece, warring sides would sign a truce for the duration of the Olympic Games so athletes could safely join the sporting festival. That ideal, sport as a bridge to peace, still endures despite the modern games being...
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ROME -- Lent is a time for Christians to get their hearts in sync with the heart of Jesus, Pope Francis said.
"Let the Lord heal the wounds of sin and fulfill the prophecy made to our fathers:...
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Youth at St. Francis de Sales Parish prepared for Lent with a pancake flipping contest while hosting a pancake dinner on the eve of Ash Wednesday.
Some adults also participated in the friendly competition in which already cooked pancakes...
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Fasting from food is one thing, but in Austria people once fasted from entertainment during Lent, according to Father Michael Witczak.
“In past times, Carnival would includes plays and concerts from Epiphany to Ash Wednesday,” said Father Witczak,...
Today's Readings from the USCCB:
usccb.org/bible/readings/021418.cfm
"Ash Wednesday is full of joy... The source of all sorrow is the illusion that of ourselves we are anything but dust."
— Thomas Merton
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WILMINGTON – St. Mark's boys basketball team, with memories of last week's five-overtime loss to Salesianum fresh in its mind, needed to keep its focus on the task at hand Feb. 13. That was a late-afternoon tilt at...
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WILMINGTON – Salesianum established an early lead in its basketball game against Mount Pleasant on Feb. 13, and each time the Green Knights appeared to be ready to take over, the Sals came up with a big play...
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VATICAN CITY -- Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected pope just a few days after telling the College of Cardinals that the Catholic Church faced a clear choice between being a church that "goes out" or a...
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ZAATARI REFUGEE CAMP, Jordan -- As Syria's war soon enters its eighth year, many decry the recent dangerous escalation in the conflict, whether in the country's north, between Turkey and the Kurds, or in the south, between...
From "Les Miserables" to "Pippin," from "Addams Family" to "Godspell" to "Frogs," stage performers and support staff have been working overtime to perfect second semester high school productions that begin as early as mid-February.
Readers become accustomed to reading about...