Dr. Schleich, a history professor at the Jesuit university where I was a student decades ago, was launching our world history survey class.
It was a required course, so I sat amid a huge classroom full of intimidated freshmen as...
By John Touhey, OSV
Your young ones may be taking a break from school, but with this kids' book list, the summer months can be a time for fun and wholesome reading adventures. Take some time to help your kids...
By Mike Mastromatteo, OSV
"The Lost Pope," by Glenn Cooper
Grand Central Publishing (New York, 2023)
384 pages, $18.99
Imagine if an ancient, long-hidden foundational document clarifying eligibility for church leadership comes to light in contemporary times. When interpreted and set in proper...
Ursuline Sister Jeanne Hamilton, who ministered in the Diocese of Wilmington and was a former columnist for The Dialog, died June 19 at Andrus on Hudson in Hastings on Hudson, N.Y. She was 88 and had been a professed...
VATICAN CITY -- Emphasizing the responsibility of all Catholics to ensure the church is a safe place, the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors is inviting public comment on a proposed set of principles that church bodies around...
WILMINGTON — Juneteenth is more than a celebration. It is a reminder that the work for justice is not complete and a call to action for members of the community.
That was the message delivered June 21 during a celebration...
BOSTON -- "Bring them safely home." That is the prayer that generations of sailors' families and friends have offered from the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Voyage in South Boston.
On June 19 and 20, the shrine community had...
BALTIMORE -- When Deacon B. Curtis Turner received word that Mother Mary Elizabeth Lange had moved a step closer to sainthood, he hoped to be the first to celebrate the good news with a visit to her room at...
It wasn’t a planned beach vacation and parishioners could have done without the anxiety, but people at Holy Savior Church were relieved this morning when members of the Ocean City Police Department returned the statue of Mary that was...
On this episode of Catholic Forum, after a news update from The Dialog, we will talk to local attorney and St. Ann Parish in Wilmington Deacon Matthew Boyer.
The annual observance of Religious Freedom Week takes place from June 22 - 29.
It begins with the...