One of my brothers observed recently about our dear mother, lying in the hospital: "There's no meat on her bones, and no bones under her skin." Osteoporosis, multiple fractures and 95 years of life truly lived are revealing her...
When I was in college there was a group of students who didn't always practice their faith, but when Ash Wednesday rolled around all decided to band together in giving up a few particular sins common among college students.
At...
WILMINGTON – When Salesianum's basketball team suffered through a four-game losing streak late in the regular season, the last of those setbacks occurred in Georgetown, a one-point decision at Sussex Tech. The Sals made sure there would be no...
WASHINGTON — Calling the federal government’s migration protection protocols — also known as the “Remain in Mexico” policy — “baseless and immoral,” a coalition of 500 religious organizations and leaders have asked Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen for an...
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is sending a death-row case back to the lower courts to determine if the inmate’s dementia, brought on by strokes he suffered while on death row, should prevent him from being executed.
In the 5-3...
VATICAN CITY — The fruitful friendship and dialogue between Jews and Christians must go beyond the world of experts and academia, Pope Francis said.
“It would be wonderful, for example, if in the same city rabbis and parish priests could...
Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Cycle C
1) Sir 27:4-7
Psalm 92:2-3, 13-16
2) 1 Cor 15:54-58
Gospel: Lk 6:39-45
Just listen to yourself
Today's readings begin and end talking about how we talk. A Jewish sage, Sirach, makes the observation that "when a sieve is...
WASHINGTON -- Man does not live on bread alone. But on Ash Wednesday and the Fridays of Lent, he'd better not add meat to the menu.
To help Catholics observe Lenten abstinence rules, any fast-food restaurant worth its salt --...
MAGNOLIA — You can excuse Luke Sadusky if he gets a bit antsy during class at St. Thomas More Academy. The adrenaline rush he gets when his Dover Fire Department pager goes off makes it tempting to jump out...
Special to The Dialog
A four-day summit of bishops called by Pope Francis to discuss the Catholic Church’s fight against the sexual abuse of minors ended Feb. 24 with a papal pledge “to combat this evil that strikes at the...