By Donald W. Ryan Jr.
We all know who priests are. But who are these men? They are priests from my past: Father George Wheeler, Father Damien Kobus, Father Dave Brown and Father Terrance Lawlor. They are priests from my...
EASTON, Md. — The student body at SS. Peter and Paul High School in Easton, Md., got the school year off to a prayerful start with Mass and a day or recollection on Sept. 5. Led by the DeSpiritus...
Q: I've noticed that in many flourishing Catholic communities with a lot of young adults (such as some Catholic university communities, or parishes in some big cities with an active young adult ministry), marriage preparation programs often seem to...
When kids start school, teachers will remind parents that it's not a bad thing if children have meltdowns after coming home. "They've been holding in big emotions all day," one kindergarten teacher assured us. "Now you as parents are...
Bad things happen. And when they do -- especially when they happen to good people -- one question seems to lurk beneath all the others: Where is God?
There have been many reasons to ask that question of late. And...
The 60th anniversary edition of The Dialog, published Sept. 19, 2025, included a review of Catholic news from 1965-2025. This is the fourth of 10 parts.
1983
Bishop Mardaga met privately with Pope John Paul II during his ad limina visit,...
The 60th anniversary edition of The Dialog published Sept. 19, 2025, included a review of Catholic news from 1965-2025. This is the third of 10 parts.
1977
St. John the Beloved held a blessing and dedication for its new church building.
The...
CLAYMONT — Michael Donovan continued his early season success, and the Archmere defense came up with necessary stops all afternoon as the Auks defeated Delaware Military Academy, 21-6, in Class 2A football on Sept. 20 at Coaches Field. Archmere...
The 60th anniversary edition of The Dialog, published Sept. 19, 2025, included a review of Catholic news from 1965-2025. This is the second of 10 parts.
1971
Post-Cana forms in the Diocese of Wilmington. Sponsored by the diocesan Family Life Bureau,...
Brother Francis Delvaux, a member of the Holy Cross Brothers and a former teacher at Saint Edmond’s Academy in Wilmington, died Sept. 14 in Texas. He was 86.
A native of Midland, Pa., Brother Francis entered the Holy Cross Brothers...