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As we enter Lent we are welcomed by the phrases "repent and believe in the Gospel" or "you are dust and to dust you shall return." These words are spoken as a cross of ashes is placed on our...
Catholic News Service The call to a change of heart and a change of life was a hallmark of the ministry of Jesus, of his forerunner, John the Baptist, and of his apostles. And the Lenten season, which has been...
According to the early Fathers of the Church, all true repentance must begin with humility. To take our eyes off others' sins and instead to admit our own is an act of humility. In our faults we come to know...
Dialog reporter The end of the basketball regular season is upon us, and teams are still fighting for positioning in the state tournament. Valuable points available in the season’s final two days. State tournament brackets will be released Friday, and...
Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis told pastors in the Diocese of Rome that Blessed Paul VI would be canonized this year. The pope's announcement came at the end of a question-and-answer session with the priests Feb. 15; the...

Our Lenten Journey, Feb. 20, 2018

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Today's Readings from the USCCB: usccb.org/bible/readings/022018.cfm   ••• “To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you.” ― C.S. Lewis   “To love means loving the unlovable. To forgive means pardoning the unpardonable. Faith means believing the unbelievable....
WASHINGTON -- After the Senate failed Feb. 15 to garner the 60 votes needed to move a bill forward to protect the "Dreamers," officials of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops announced a "National Catholic Call-In Day to Protect...
A preview of the Diocese of Wilmington’s 150th anniversary year with Father Joseph McQuaide can be heard on the Feb. 25 edition of Catholic Forum, the Diocese of Wilmington’s radio program/podcast. Catholic Forum airs Sunday mornings at 9:05 on WAAI-FM...
Catholic high schools in the Diocese of Wilmington have begun awarding scholarships to eighth-grade students who have applied to those schools. Names and schools were provided by the high schools. St. Thomas More Academy Delaware Holy Cross: Leilani Anupol, Abhishek Biswas, Rachel...

Our Lenten Journey, Feb. 18, 2018

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Today's Readings from the USCCB: usccb.org/bible/readings/021818.cfm   ••• “Human beings all over the world today need nourishment. And this nourishment is not just to satisfy physical hunger. There are other hungers – for love, for immortality of life, for affection, for being cared for, for...