The bishops of the United States have long been advocates of reforms to our broken immigration system.
Thoughtful observers of the challenges facing our country cannot help but recognize that serious reforms are necessary to preserve safety and the integrity...
In the early morning hours of the day Americans prepared to celebrate our independence with cookouts and fireworks, rain poured in the Texas hill country. In 45 minutes, the Guadalupe River, prone to flash flooding, rose an astonishing 26...
Recently, lots of bishops have been speaking out. Cardinal Joseph L. Bernardin must be smiling, for 40 years after he argued that Catholic social teaching was a “seamless garment” that preached a “consistent ethic of life,” some of his...
WILMINGTON — Andrew Bozanic said his arrival at Padua Academy was a matter of being in the right place at the right time. His students have certainly benefited from his turn of fate.
Bozanic just finished his eighth year at...
Utterly life-changing was the day I learned that the Hebrew word most frequently used for “sin” (hhatah) is understood by scholars to mean “missing the mark.”
It’s beautiful, isn’t it? If God is central to our lives, and our desire...
On a bright, sunny, hot day in Georgetown, George Meringolo witnessed his faith-filled mission materialize as an eager group gathered to officially mark the start of a project that will open big doors with modest homes for the working...
If you’re on vacation in one of the beautiful resort areas of the Diocese of Wilmington, don’t forget Mass. Find the complete Summer Mass Guide here: thedialog.org/our-diocese/2025-diocese-of-wilmington-summer-weekend-mass-guide/.
Haven’t had a chance to take vacation yet? No worries, there are still...
Scripture readings for July 13, 2025, Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Dt 30:10-14 Ps 69:14, 17, 30-31, 33-34, 36, 37 OR Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 11 Col 1:15-20 Lk 10:25-37
"In the face of so much pain and suffering, our only...
Vestments worn by Pope Leo XIV and his concelebrants July 9 at the first Mass "for the care of creation" were made by a firm in his hometown of Chicago.
The pope celebrated the inaugural liturgy -- the formulary, or...
With the passage of President Donald J. Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill" -- which the president signed into law at a White House ceremony July 4 -- many Catholic educators and parents are celebrating: The approved version creates a...