By Father Norm Carroll,
pastor at St. Elizabeth and vocation director, Diocese of Wilmington
The Gospel of Luke today offers us the story of two of the disciples on the way to Emmaus where they encountered Jesus. The point of the...
"Sacraments are those signs that achieve in human hearts and lives what they signify to human minds," University of Notre Dame theologian Jesuit Father Brian Daley once said.
At this time of the coronavirus pandemic, most are unable to receive...
Students at Archmere Academy have not been on campus since mid-March, but the school’s preparations long before the COVID-19 pandemic have assured a smooth transition into a virtual environment.
Archmere’s students meet each day for academic classes, of course, but...
More than a dozen faculty and staff members of St. Elizabeth School spent part of April 23 delivering a gift to each of the members of the Class of 2020: yard signs showing the soon-to-be graduates that although they...
WASHINGTON — When parishes announced they were no longer having public Masses or church events due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this brought typical religious education classes, youth retreats and preparation programs for first Communion and confirmation across the country...
It sounds as if the power of persuasion is a strong attribute for Father Carlos Ochoa, the associate pastor of St. John-Holy Angels in Newark and coordinator of Hispanic ministry for the Diocese of Wilmington.
Or maybe he's just good...
WASHINGTON — Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, has announced the U.S. bishops will join the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops May 1 in consecrating the two nations to the...
Sunday Scripture readings, April 26, 2020
Third Sunday of Easter
1) Acts 2:14, 22-33
Psalm 16:1-2, 5, 7-8, 9-10, 11
2) 1 Pt 1:17-21
Gospel: Lk 24:13-35
After Lent, an unexpected time of preparation
I write four weeks before you read. Sometimes this makes a difference....
Work on Abessinio Stadium in Wilmington has continued throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, and although business closures have caused a few glitches, it should be ready to open this fall as planned, Salesianum School president Brendan Kennealey said April 22.
“Things...
As parish director of St. Joseph in New Hope, Minnesota, Dean Rademacher watched collections decline after public Masses were suspended March 18 to help mitigate the spread of the coronavirus in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis.
Compared with...