The sacrament of confirmation is perhaps the most mysterious of all the sacraments. Many Christians find it difficult to understand what benefit it brings. Isn't the Holy Spirit received at baptism?
Yes, baptism makes us "a member of Christ and...
In confirmation, the Holy Spirit strengthens us in our identity as children of God,
imparting an "apostolic" character, which associates us with the active mission of the church.
The sacrament of confirmation has helped me, on the daily, to say yes...
WASHINGTON -- The federal holiday honoring the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is "an important time to recommit ourselves to the Gospel message he preached," said Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, who is president of the U.S....
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Last week, like others before it, brought a few weather cancellations, so the games are piling up. This week includes some rivalry games for both the girls and boys, although the girls have a decidedly busier seven days.
Girls...
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Building a culture of life is not solely the work of bishops and ordained clergy. Laypeople take the lead in diocesan and parish settings, and in independent organizations, to make the case for life.
Johanna Coughlin is...
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HOCKESSIN – St. Thomas More's girls basketball team got off to a slow start Jan. 13, but the Ravens overwhelmed Wilmington Christian in the middle quarters on their way to a 63-35 win. The victory gave them the...
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WILMINGTON – Michelle Kozicki scored 19 points, nine of them from the free-throw line, to lead Padua to a 54-38 win over Delaware Military Academy in nonconference girls basketball on Jan. 13. The win improved the Pandas' record...
HOUSTON (CNS) -- Reeling from the loss of a second child, Stephanie Regitz and husband Matt stopped to consider their family's future. "Are we going to have any more children?" they wondered.
The family, longtime ministers at a northwest Houston...
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WILMINGTON - The 10th-ranked Salesianum basketball team struggled for three quarters in its game Jan. 12 against No. 4 Sanford. The Sals trailed, 37-20, heading into the fourth, and the big student crowd was kept silent by...
OXFORD, England (CNS) -- Catholics in Belgium are concerned the country's euthanasia law is being abused to kill patients without legal checks and safeguards.
Auxiliary Bishop Jean Kockerols of Mechelen-Brussels said "not just the church's hierarchy, but doctors and medical...