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WILMINGTON — Padua was able to stay close to Delaware’s top-ranked girls basketball team, Conrad, for part of the first quarter, but a run of 30 consecutive points put the game out of reach. The Red Wolves remained undefeated...
"I just can't understand ..." How often do we utter those words in consternation, confusion and anger during these troubled times? Often, what we don't understand, or refuse to consider, is the behavior or attitude of another person, either a...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- As Christmas approached and 2019 came to a close, the Monastery of St. Clare in Tennessee quietly closed. An 88-year-old priest, Father David Knight, was the last remaining resident. He had hoped to live out his days...
VATICAN CITY -- Every Christian should be grateful for the gift of his or her baptism, and that gratitude should draw them together to recognize that they are brothers and sisters and called to pursue holiness together, Pope Francis...
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump announced his administration's new guidance on prayer in public schools during a Jan. 16 event in the Oval Office on National Religious Freedom Day. Primarily, it will require states to report cases where public school...
WASHINGTON -- Catholics across the country are invited to take part in the 9 Days for Life is a novena for the protection of human life. Each day's intention is accompanied by a short reflection and suggested actions to...
I was cleaning the kitchen, the TV on in the background, the faces of glitz and glam celebrities flashing across the screen, the sounds of applause filling the room as the Golden Globes played. I’m a sucker for awards shows....
GLASGOW — St. Thomas More’s boys basketball program is going through a rebuilding phase, and those tend to come with some bumps and bruises. One of those days came Jan. 16m when the Ravens fought hard but could not...
WILMINGTON — Salesianum came out and scored the first 10 points of the game, and they never looked back in a 54-23 win over Saint Mark’s on Jan. 16 at the Father John Birkenheuer Gymnasium. The Sals clamped down...
I find the pressure to make New Year’s resolutions a bit oppressive. It’s not that I don’t find it valuable to make a list of things to achieve or conquer, or to hold myself accountable to grow in virtues...

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