Sister M. Lisbeth Hartnett, who taught in the Diocese of Wilmington in the 1960s, died Aug. 8 at Our Lady of Peace Residence in Scranton, Pa. A member of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, she...
ROME -- Here is a timeline of key events in the life of Archbishop Theodore E. McCarrick since his ordination as a priest for the Archdiocese of New York 60 years ago. It includes information on his episcopal appointments...
SKARO, Alberta — It’s easy to drive by the stone grotto at the Skaro shrine for those who don’t know its history.
Tucked in a corner between two rural highways, due north of Lamont and 50 miles northeast of Edmonton,...
MAGNOLIA – After three years without an affiliation in interscholastic athletics, St. Thomas More Academy will compete as a member of the Eastern Shore Independent Athletic Conference when high school sports get started next month. The Ravens become the...
VATICAN CITY -- A Jesuit priest who has been on the frontline of advocating for survivors of clerical sexual abuse and developing detailed programs to prevent abuse said the crisis unfolding, again, in the United States is a summons...
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Vashti Jackson Woodson does not hesitate when asked how she feels about her 100 years of life.
"I'm happy about everything!" she said. "My life has always been happy from the beginning up until the present. I've...
U.S. Catholic church leaders have been calling for an internal investigation into the handling of allegations of abuse and sexual misconduct against Archbishop Theodore E. McCarrick and urging such an inquiry be spearheaded by laypeople.
"I think we have reached...
WASHINGTON -- A last-minute round of legal maneuvering to keep some names from appearing in a grand jury report detailing a months-long investigation of clergy sex abuse claims in six Pennsylvania dioceses may have kept the document from being...
BALTIMORE -- The chalice on the center of the altar was given by the pope to the third archbishop of Baltimore nearly two centuries ago.
The local welcome crew wore vests that included the outline of a Chesapeake blue crab.
Visitors...
Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Cycle B
1) 1 Kgs 19:4-8
Psalm 34:2-9
2) Eph 4:30-5:2
Gospel: Jn 6:41-51
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Food for eternal life
From time to time we read or hear amazing wilderness survival stories. People who find themselves lost in the wilderness are forced to...