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Today’s reflection: “Individual and integral confession and absolution constitute the only ordinary way by which the faithful person who is aware of serious sin is reconciled with God and with the Church.” — Code of Canon Law Sometimes we need to...
The Delaware State Council of the Knights of Columbus announced the winners of the 2021-22 Jerry E. Dawson PSD Memorial 26th Annual Vocation Essay Contest. The winners will receive a $50 check and an engraved plaque, plus they will record...
Janis Chakars, a Neumann University communications professor who has played in punk rock bands for 30 years, is doing what he does best to raise money for Ukraine. On March 23, he launched Band Together, a compilation of songs by...
Nearly 200 people were in attendance March 31 at Immaculate Heart of Mary parish in Wilmington for the last of five “Circle of Honor” events hosted by the Diocese of Wilmington development department. Bishop Koenig led a prayer service for...
VATICAN CITY -- Expressing "sorrow and shame" for the complicity of Catholics in abusing Indigenous children in Canada and helping in the attempt to erase their culture, Pope Francis pledged to address the issue more fully when he visits...
By Mark Zimmermann Catholic Standard Before the Prayer Vigil for Life and Lawmakers on March 30 at St. Mary’s Church in Annapolis, Wilmington Bishop William E. Koenig reflected on the importance of prayer and action in confronting abortion and promoting a...
WARSAW, Poland -- A bishop in Ukraine accused Russian forces of deliberately targeting aid centers and of destroying the port of Mariupol to scare other cities into surrendering. "The Russians look for aid and medical distribution points where people gather...
PENNY HILL — Saint Mark’s controlled the faceoffs and possession early, building a seven-goal halftime advantage on the way to a 20-7 boys lacrosse victory at Mount Pleasant on March 31. Crawford Abbott paced the Spartans with 6 goals...
Today’s reflection: “Ye who are weary come home, Earnestly, tenderly Jesus is calling, Calling, ‘O sinner come home.’” — William L. Thompson Todays' reflection is taken from the hymn "Softly and Tenderly" written by William L. Thompson. Although not sung much...
Was it a miracle? "Astounding," is how Jesuit Father Andrew Downing described it. He watched with delight as the men's basketball team at his small Jesuit university leaped into the national spotlight in a historic tournament run to the NCAA's...