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Q: Our daughter has totally given up going to church because of the relentless use of incense at each Mass. It doesn't bother me but I do notice a lot of people in the congregation that obviously have problems...
Sometimes you hope to be wrong. For example: A good friend that I made in college seminary discerned out of formation and began to pursue a relationship with a young woman. I didn’t think they were a match. I told...
By Rita Buettner, OSV Maybe it’s because the excitement of the holidays has passed and the Christmas lights are disappearing. Maybe it’s because the time off from work and school is over and we aren't quite sure when our next vacation...
Catholic schools in the Diocese of Wilmington are closed due to the Jan. 19 snowstorm. Those same schools have been preparing for the annual celebration that is Catholic Schools Week. The week of Jan. 28 begins the celebration of Catholic education...
TORONTO -- According to the Catholic Civil Rights League's database, at least 85 Catholic churches have been set ablaze or vandalized since the unproven discovery May 27, 2021, of 215 suspected unmarked graves near the former Kamloops Indian Residential...
A weekday Mass at a California parish was interrupted as police pursued an alleged armed suspect who had fled into the church. Stunned parishioners at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Placentia raised their hands above their heads as several law...
WASHINGTON -- This year, the national March for Life in Washington Jan. 19 promises to empower women facing unexpected pregnancies with the message that they are not alone -- and that the pro-life movement is ready and waiting to...
Sunday Scripture readings for Jan. 21, 2024, Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Jon 3:1-5, 10  Ps 25:4-5, 6-7, 8-9  1 Cor 7:29-31  Mk 1:14-20 Following Jesus involves sacrifice and surrender, trust and change Do you hear it? Jonah did. So did the brothers...
On this episode of Catholic Forum, after a news update from The Dialog, we talk with the Executive Director of La Plaza Delaware, Ms. Mary Dupont. For the last several years, the organization has been assisting Latino entrepreneurs navigate the governmental and cultural obstacles to starting and...
WILMINGTON — Saint Mark’s wrestling team has participated in several big multi-school events this season, but they may have had Jan. 17 circled on the calendar. The Spartans kicked off their dual-meet campaign at defending Division I state champion...