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With a conference record of 5-1-1 it would be hard to believe the Saints Peter and Paul High School ice hockey team was forced to play their entire season so far on the road. The nearby Talbot Community Center ice...
WILMINGTON — For two weeks after Christmas, the senior class at Salesianum School did its learning away from the Wilmington campus.The lesson was service, and the classrooms were nonprofit organizations around New Castle County and into nearby Chester and...
Embattled former priest and pro-life activist Frank Pavone is facing accusations of sexual misconduct that took place prior to his laicization in November 2022. Pavone, national director of the nonprofit Priests for Life, was the subject of at least two...
Most of us Catholics are too worldly, as we know from every examination of conscience -- and yet in another sense we’re not worldly enough. We live in the world, but as Jesus says, we’re not of it (Jn...
Simon Sinek, a British author and inspiration speaker, published “Find Your Why” in 2017. In his book Sinek purports that the “why” question is significantly more important than the “who” or “what” questions we may ask about ourselves for...
"I'm a recovering Catholic," our contractor announces jauntily, apropos of what I can't remember. I think we were trying to decide on flooring for the front deck. It's a phrase with which we've become familiar, so common that this guy...
Q: What are sacramentals and why must they be burned or buried? (St. Cloud, Minnesota) A: The Catechism of the Catholic Church defines sacramentals as "sacred signs which bear a resemblance to the sacraments," which make us more "disposed to...
WILMINGTON — St. Elizabeth and Saint Mark’s went back and forth in the first half, but the Vikings’ rebounding and variety of offensive weapons allowed them to steadily pull away in the second half in a 47-30 win over...
BRANDYWINE HUNDRED — After a first half in which Concord matched them nearly shot for shot, the Archmere girls basketball team put together a dominant third quarter on the way to a 52-34 road win on Jan. 26. A Bridget...
A Catholic pro-life advocate is on trial for allegedly violating a federal law that protects access to abortion clinics, and the lead lawyer defending him said the charges against his client are being pursued "solely to intimidate people of...