In our backyard is a solitary Liquid Amber tree (liquidambar) that from spring through summer produces a gorgeous bounty of green leaves, providing welcome shade and beauty.
Then at the end of summer, the leaves begin to change color, turning...
In "Hurrahing in Harvest" the Jesuit poet Gerard Manley Hopkins revels in the marvelous elements of nature that herald the arrival of autumn. All his life, Father Hopkins discerned divine beauty in the beautiful things on earth, and autumn...
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Catholic Church's observance of October as Respect Life Month "is a time to focus on God's precious gift of human life and our responsibility to care for, protect and defend the lives of our brothers...
Coronavirus has caused most of the Sisters of St. Francis at Neumann University to maintain a healthy social distance from the students there. Despite this hurdle, Sr. Marguerite O’Beirne, OSF, Neumann’s vice president for mission and ministry, and Sr. Linda DeCero, OSF, director of pastoral ministry, aren’t letting...
There is much to appreciate about working in the Catholic press, but every four years can become an occasion to think about a career change.
Every four years, not coincidentally, is election time, and it tends, unfortunately, to be an...
Dear Friends in Christ,
When parents choose Catholic schools for their children, they are embracing Christ’s call to “let the little children come to me” by providing their daughters and sons a first-rate education with a Catholic perspective from the...
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court denied the appeals of two federal death-row inmates in late September.
On Sept. 22, it denied an appeal to postpone the execution of William LeCroy, who had argued that his execution should be postponed to...
MANILA, Philippines -- After two weeks of quarantine and a test indicating he no longer is positive for the COVID-19 virus, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle said he had experienced firsthand the importance of feeling connected to God, to others...
Approximately 20 pro-life supporters gathered outside the Planned Parenthood clinic in Dover to participate in "40 Days for Life," an internationally coordinated 40-day campaign that aims to end abortion locally through prayer and fasting, community outreach, and a peaceful...
NEWARK — When Sean Locke was a student at the University of Delaware, his house at 136 W. Main St. in Newark was a popular gathering place for his many friends. Now, more than four years after his graduation...