A blessed, light-filled Advent to you! I am certainly enjoying my Advent wreath, the warm glow from the first-week, first-lit purple candle, and the sparkle of votives on either side of my creche.
Because of some scheduled eye surgery, I...
These are dangerously murky times. Passionate voices ring out all over; few listen to each other. We risk losing one another as forces pull and push us apart, like the sudden crush in a crowd, when people going different...
PHILADELPHIA -- Scholars of Jewish-Christian relations are urging churches in the U.S. to "a national reckoning of the soul" amid what they are describing as "the greatest crisis of public antisemitism in a century" in the U.S.
The Council of...
WILMINGTON — Ursuline scored the first 22 points of the game and was never threatened in a 70-23 win over Padua on Dec. 15 at Laffey-McHugh Gymnasium. It was the Raiders’ home opener, and an enthusiastic crowd was on...
WILMINGTON — Saint Mark’s girls basketball team held a 27-14 lead over Wilmington Charter when starting forward Bella Prado went down with an ankle injury. The Force slowly chipped away at the lead, finally forging a tie in the...
AMMAN, Jordan — Jordan began Christmas celebrations by unveiling a project that could attract 1 million pilgrims annually to the officially recognized site of Jesus' baptism on the east bank of the Jordan River.
An area adjacent to Bethany Beyond...
EASTON, Md. — Twenty-one students from Ss. Peter and Paul High School in Easton, Md., were recently inducted into the Dominican chapter of the Ss. Peter and Paul National Honor Society. These students met or exceeded the minimum standards...
CHICAGO — The cover of the winter issue of Catholic Extension's magazine is a colorful patchwork of Christmas drawings by children from Ukraine and Uvalde, Texas.
A poignant message printed by one of the children also has a place on...
ROME — The superior general of the Jesuits confirmed that Father Marko Rupnik, a Slovenian Jesuit and artist in restricted ministry because of abuse allegations, earlier had been excommunicated for what canon law describes as "the absolution of an...
Sunday Scripture readings, Dec. 18, 2022: Fourth Sunday of Advent
1) Is 7:10-14 Psalm 24:1-6
2) Rom 1:1-7 Gospel: Mt 1:18-24
A message for all of us who find ourselves in difficult situations: God is with us
Have you ever found yourself in...