Parting truly is "such sweet sorrow," and in this era of anti-heroes, deep irony and unsympathetic characters, I miss "Ted Lasso." Having found a well-written, brilliantly acted story about people I could actually care about -- even if I...
CAMDEN, N.J. -- On Christmas morning of 2022, Mariah received a gift for her and her unborn child.
Since learning she was pregnant last year, she had, for the most part, been alone. "The baby's father and I broke up...
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis has sent Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, his special envoy, to Washington as part of his ongoing humanitarian efforts to help Ukraine.
The July 17-19 visit is "in the context of the mission intended to promote peace...
On July 11, Bishop Koenig visited both the New Day Pregnancy Care Center in Dover and A Door of Hope Pregnancy Center in Middletown where he blessed ultrasound machines used for the care of pregnant patients.
The bishop greeted staff...
Saint Mark’s High School students Grace DiGiacomo and Lauren Tyree were recognized recently with the 2023 Jefferson Award, founded in 1972 to honor individuals who help improve the lives of those around them.
DiGiacomo, who is entering her senior year,...
Q: When I was an Evangelical I was told there was no such thing as ghosts and that paranormal phenomena were likely demons. What does the church say about this? Doesn't the church teach that there are such things...
July is one of those months. The heat of summer sets in and elderly uncles come to visit and delight in declaring – with an hourly gasp and a wipe of the forehead -- that “It’s not the heat,...
It’s been a summer of saints for our little family.
By sheer coincidence, thanks to professional and social schedules, during the month of June alone, we got to visit the shrines of five American saints: in Philadelphia, St. Katherine Drexel...
A federal appeals court ruled July 13 that a Catholic high school and the Archdiocese of Indianapolis have a constitutional right to hire staff who will uphold core religious teachings.
The case, Fitzgerald v. Roncalli High School and Archdiocese of...
WASHINGTON -- A bill to ban the use of capital punishment by the federal government was reintroduced in Congress, where it faces steep odds for passage.
Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., who is also Senate majority whip and chair of the...