GULFPORT, Miss. – Father John Joseph McBrearty, a Josephite priest who served briefly in the Diocese of Wilmington, died suddenly on Dec. 1. He was 87 and celebrated the 50th anniversary of his ordination earlier this year.
In the Diocese...
WASHINGTON — The Advent calendar with one tab or box to open each day for 24 or 25 days taps into something people really like: countdowns. It also highlights the anticipation that is at the heart of the four-week...
Second Sunday of Advent
Cycle C
1) Bar 5:1-9
Psalm 126:1-6
2) Phil 1:4-6, 8-11
Gospel: Lk 3:1-6
Expectations
In today's Gospel, John the Baptist preaches to his fellow Jews. They shared expectations about what God was going to do when he came to set things...
I couldn’t believe my ears. I had just opened the door to the church and I was hearing strains of Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata. It was Beethoven being played on a cold December afternoon in a church built in the...
WILMINGTON – Most resources to study World War II are secondary, such as films, books and websites. But Padua Academy as part of the school’s global initiatives program recently hosted a woman who experienced the war and, more specifically,...
MAGNOLIA – The opening tip in the girls' basketball game between St. Thomas More and visiting Salisbury School (Md.) on Dec. 5 went to the Ravens' Jessica Simmons, who streaked down the court and laid it in for two...
WASHINGTON -- Abby Johnson, who early in her career assisted in carrying out abortions, will be among the speakers during the 2019 March for Life rally Jan. 18 on the National Mall in Washington.
Johnson is the founder of And...
WILMINGTON — Parishioners at St. Catherine of Siena in Wilmington have been preparing for the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe on Dec. 12 with a novena that began Dec. 3. Each night, the Hispanic community is gathering at...
Is your parish or organization sending a bus to the March for Life on Jan. 18? Do you have seats available that others may need?
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The Vatican challenged countries gathered for the 24th U.N. Climate Change Conference to focus on the needs of the present and the future as it worked to take swift action.
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, addressed the conference,...