“One of Us” is a brief snapshot of people who support the Catholic church in various ways in the Diocese of Wilmington. We will regularly feature people who may be recognizable within their parish communities.
NAME: Debbie Costello
HOMETOWN: Bethany Beach
PARISH: St. Ann
What does your...
BEAR — The referee looked at his watch a few times down the stretch as Caravel and Ursuline battled in the season-opening soccer match March 22. After nearly 80 minutes of play, neither team had managed a goal, and...
Today’s reflection:
"Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, heartfelt compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience, bearing with one another and forgiving one another, if one has a grievance against another; as the Lord has forgiven you,...
PHILADELPHIA -- When Joseph Geeter retired from the U.S. Marine Corps and moved to suburban Philadelphia 20 years ago, he attended Mass at a few different Catholic churches with predominately white congregations near his new home and was met...
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis telephoned Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy before the president addressed the Italian parliament via video link March 22.
Andrii Yurash, Ukrainian ambassador to the Holy See, tweeted that the conversation between the pope and president was...
LUBLIN, Poland — Olga and her youngest children are safe in Poland, but she is consumed with worry for her husband and oldest son, who are still in Ukraine.
And her heart breaks when the little ones ask questions, including...
WASHINGTON -- As the nation awaits the U.S. Supreme Court's most significant abortion ruling in decades, the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the chairmen of eight USCCB committees joined together "in prayer and expectant hope...
Today’s reflection:
"Full reconciliation with God and with others is necessary before we can enter into the feast of Christ’s body and blood in the Eucharist." — Father Nnamdi Moneme, OMV
In his 2019 post on CatholicExchange.com, "Why Reconciliation Must Precede...
Officially, the Saint Thomas More Society will have no winner of the Msgr. Paul J. Taggart St. Thomas More award at its annual dinner April 24 at the Wilmington Country Club.
In reality, it has already been awarded.
The late Mike...
Students from Salesianum, Padua and Ursuline raised more than $283,064.48 for area nonprofits during the 10th annual SALSthon, a dance marathon held in the overnight hours of March 19-20 at Salesianum.
This was the 10th SALSthon, according to Kim Chiomento,...