Below is a speech delivered April 18 at the Catholic Charities Annual Tribute dinner by Xavier DeCaire, the longtime Catholic Charities board member who was presented with the Msgr. Thomas J. Reese Award.
Approximately 10 years ago, I was asked...
By Kimberley Heatherington , OSV News
When she died on the basement floor of a tiny San Jose, California, Pentecostal house church Sept. 24, 2021, the relatives of 3-year-old Arely Naomi Proctor Hernandez -- her mother, uncle and grandfather --...
At Easter morning brunch, one of my daughters brought me a beautiful bouquet of tulips.
They were so welcome, and so extraordinary, that I took extra good care of them. I changed their water, recut their stems and used the...
By Bert Ghezzi , OSV News
I used to make the sign of the cross casually as a nice gesture for beginning and ending my prayers. More than a decade ago, probably nudged by the Holy Spirit, I began to...
WILMINGTON — It was a warm, sunny morning on April 16 when the students from St. Anthony of Padua School gathered in a courtyard connecting the school and church to hear some news that made their day even brighter....
WILMINGTON — Hodgson scored nine first-inning runs on the way to a 15-0 five-inning softball victory over St. Elizabeth on April 18 at Canby Park.
The Silver Eagles sent 13 batters to the plate in the first, scoring nine times....
Father Thomas A. Flowers, a priest of the Diocese of Wilmington for more than 46 years, died April 17. He was 73.
Father Flowers was a longtime pastor until his retirement in 2020. He was also the state chaplain for...
WASHINGTON -- Final regulations for the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act will grant workers protections for time off and other job accommodations for pregnancy-related medical conditions like miscarriage, stillbirth and lactation -- but also for abortion, which was opposed by...
The concept of Christian nationalism is not compatible with Catholic teaching, Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of Arlington, Va., said on a recent episode of his 'Walk Humbly' podcast.
The term "Christian nationalism" has been the subject of recent controversy, as...
WASHINGTON -- Addressing the John Carroll Society at its April 13 annual awards dinner in Washington, Supreme Knight Patrick E. Kelly underscored something that Pope Francis once told him, that the laity have a co-responsibility along with the clergy...