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"Mom, you too slow. I do it." The almost 3-year-old began to say the Hail Mary, complete with a little head bow at the name Jesus and a profoundly loud "Amen!" at the end. I stood there in stunned silence, and...
Knights of Columbus Brother Vincent Council #7517 in Smyrna, DE was awarded the distinction of Star Council, the international organization’s top honor for local councils. The Star Council Award recognizes overall excellence in the areas of growing membership, promoting Knights...
METUCHEN, N.J. (CNS) -- More than a year after the Medical Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act took effect in New Jersey, Catholics in the Metuchen Diocese continue to oppose the law, which allows terminally ill state...
CLAYMONT — Kristen Witte, a teacher at Archmere Academy in Claymont, was one of 98 teachers nationwide selected for a National History Day summer professional development program. This new course will use online Library of Congress resources to develop...
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Genevie Alejandro never expected her future in the baking entrepreneurial world to begin with a bishop. But in April, she made her first batch of sugar cookies, shaped as priests with their Roman collars, for the birthday...
In August, four young men, who are in various stages of formation for the priesthood, will be interviewed on Catholic Forum, the radio program/podcast produced by the Office of Communications of the Diocese of Wilmington. Catholic Forum is heard on Saturday mornings...
Sunday Scripture readings, Aug. 16, 2020: Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time 1) Is 56:1, 6-7 Psalm 67:2-3, 5-6, 8 2) Rom 11:13-15, 29-32 Gospel: Mt 15:21-28 What do we gain by excluding people? Today’s readings spur me to think about our family becoming white. My grandfather Saverio...
VATICAN CITY — One kind of ministry, by its nature but also church mandate, shuns the limelight and remains discreet: exorcism. Unfortunately, commercial interests and media have exploited that vacuum, offering sensationalized, spine-chilling and, yet, often inaccurate depictions. “If an untrue...
WASHINGTON -- The Archdiocese of Washington's Catholic Schools Office hailed an Aug. 7 announcement by a Montgomery County health officer that he has rescinded his previous directives forbidding private and religious schools from opening to in-person instruction at the...
Maybe you know “Mamba,” but do you really know Mamba? This fall Neumann University will offer its students the ability to dive deeper into the “Mamba Mentality” mindset created by the late Kobe Bryant and how his philosophy can be...