The 60th anniversary edition of The Dialog, published Sept. 19, 2025, included a review of Catholic news from 1965-2025. This is the fifth of 10 parts.
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The first diocesan communal reconciliation service was held in March at St. Peter Cathedral.
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The slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk was "a modern-day St. Paul," New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan said in a Sept. 19 appearance on "Fox & Friends."
"He was a missionary, he's an evangelist, he's a hero," he said. "He's...
The Archdiocese of Chicago is scheduled to present Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., a "Lifetime Achievement Award" for his work on immigration issues in November, but the decision has been criticized by some Catholic bishops over Durbin's public position on...
ASTON, Pa. — Sister Lynn Patrice Lavin, the former congregational minister for the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia, died on Sept. 16 at Riddle Hospital in Media, Pa. She was 76 and had been a professed member of...
High school fall sports are in their third full week of competition, with some teams nearing the halfway mark of their schedules. There are plenty of good games on the docket for both girls and boys, with some solid...
By Donald W. Ryan Jr.
We all know who priests are. But who are these men? They are priests from my past: Father George Wheeler, Father Damien Kobus, Father Dave Brown and Father Terrance Lawlor. They are priests from my...
EASTON, Md. — The student body at SS. Peter and Paul High School in Easton, Md., got the school year off to a prayerful start with Mass and a day or recollection on Sept. 5. Led by the DeSpiritus...
Q: I've noticed that in many flourishing Catholic communities with a lot of young adults (such as some Catholic university communities, or parishes in some big cities with an active young adult ministry), marriage preparation programs often seem to...
When kids start school, teachers will remind parents that it's not a bad thing if children have meltdowns after coming home. "They've been holding in big emotions all day," one kindergarten teacher assured us. "Now you as parents are...
Bad things happen. And when they do -- especially when they happen to good people -- one question seems to lurk beneath all the others: Where is God?
There have been many reasons to ask that question of late. And...