When you bring young children to Mass your heart rate goes up, your blood pressure rises, and sometimes you find yourself in fight or flight mode from the moment the opening hymn sounds until you hear the words "Go...
Disgraced former cardinal Theodore McCarrick, whose attorneys have argued he should not stand trial due to "progressive and irreparable cognitive deficits," recalled the name of the man he allegedly sexually abused as a child, although he denied the sexual...
The Delaware General Assembly is taking aim at a basic tenet of the Catholic church and wants to break the seal of confession between a priest and penitent.
House Bill 74 abrogates the privilege between priest and penitent in a...
WILMINGTON — Delaware Military Academy was the new kid on the block in Delaware high school girls basketball this season, but on March 6, the Ursuline Raiders showed that this was still their neighborhood. The Raiders got off to...
By Mark Zimmermann
Catholic Standard
A small army of lobbyists descended on the Maryland General Assembly on March 2, but instead of wearing suits and dresses, they wore polo shirts and khaki pants, a variety of plaid skirts, brightly colored sweaters,...
Two U.S. prelates have recently traded what one called some "strong words" in the media, debating the reception of holy Communion, sexual sin, pastoral outreach to marginalized Catholics and allegations of heresy among church leadership.
At issue is the tension...
“If it is ‘daily bread,’ why do you take it once a year? Take daily what is to profit you daily. Live in such a way that you may deserve to receive it daily. He who does not deserve...
This week belongs exclusively to the high school basketball postseason. Two Catholic high schools remain in pursuit of state championships. The girls will play the quarterfinals Monday night on the campus of the higher seeds, then move to the...
MILLTOWN — Saint Mark’s High School will be hosting a breakfast for first responders on March 30. The Everyday Heroes Breakfast will run from 7:30-9 a.m. and is free of charge to all first responders.
The school said the event...
Q: Why do Orthodox Christians confirm their infants at baptism and also permit babies to receive the Eucharist, and why do Catholics wait? (Deer Park, N.Y.)
A: Thank you for your interesting question! First, it’s not only Orthodox Christians who...