“One of Us” is a brief snapshot of people who support the Catholic church in various ways in the Diocese of Wilmington. We regularly feature people who may be recognizable within their parish communities.
NAME: Paulette Sammons
HOMETOWN: Seaford
PARISH: Our Lady of Lourdes
“What...
Holy Cross School in Dover held First Responder Day on Thursday, Oct. 19. There was representation from Dover Police Department, Delaware State Police, Dover Fire Department, Department of Corrections and St. Francis. These first responders graciously donated their time...
CLAYMONT — Maura Read scored three first-half goals, and the Archmere defense was stingy throughout, allowing just nine shots in a 6-1 victory over Delaware Military Academy in a DIAA Division II field hockey first-round state tournament game on...
The Synod on Synodality's first session at the Vatican has concluded, with its results wrapped up in a 41-page "half-time report" for the entire church to digest, reflect on and give feedback about ahead of the synod's final session...
It is a perfect fall day, the sun warm above us. A gentle breeze occasionally sends piles of fallen brown leaves scurrying across the street like a disciplined army of mice suddenly commanded into battle.
My almost 3-year-old granddaughter Alice...
Ursuline Academy kicked off the 2023-24 high school musical season with its production of Amelie (teen edition) at the school in Wilmington the last weekend of October.
The remainder of Catholic school musicals for the high schools in the Diocese...
With the focus of the three-year National Eucharistic Revival having turned to parishes, Bishop Koenig is asking those in the Diocese of Wilmington to make eucharistic adoration available for a week beginning Nov. 26.
All priests and deacons have been...
WASHINGTON -- A rule proposed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, "Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace," would govern the implementation of federal law on harassment and associated nondiscrimination policies.
However, the U.S. Catholic bishops and other religious...
More than 25 St. Mary Magdalen School families gathered on Oct. 9 for the second annual Bulldogs Care Day of Service. The day began with praying St. Francis's Canticle of the Creatures and was started as a way to...
Saint Mark’s continued the busy final week of its regular season with a 7-0 victory at McKean on Oct. 31. The Spartans scored in the first minute and had six goals at the half.
The first half included a top-shelf...