Sunday Scripture readings, Sept. 19, 2021, Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
1) Wis 2:12, 17-20 Psalm 54:3-6, 8
2) Jas 3:16-4:3 Gospel: Mk 9:30-37
Strive for holiness to bless others with good fruits of mercy, gentleness and peace
Few people reached out in...
Patrick Raglow and the resettlement staff at Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City expect to be very busy very soon.
They are preparing to welcome to Oklahoma 1,800 Afghans who were part of the emergency evacuation in August...
RED LION — St. Elizabeth’s boys soccer team played Red Lion fairly evenly when the teams met on Sept. 15, but a 10-minute span midway through the first half made all the difference. The Lions scored three times in...
It can be difficult these days not to become crabby, bitter and divisive. Every day, we receive so much that frightens or angers us, and seems to threaten our very being.
Recently, I encountered a woman named Joanna. She was...
PHILADELPHIA – The Papal Foundation, whose mission is to serve the Holy Father and the Roman Catholic Church through faith, energy and financial resources, has awarded $798,244 in scholarships to 96 priests, brothers, sisters and lay faithful on five continents,...
ŠAŠTIN, Slovakia — The world needs Christians who are “signs of contradiction,” who demonstrate the beauty of the Gospel rather than hostility toward others, Pope Francis said.
Celebrating Mass on the final day of his apostolic trip to Slovakia Sept....
ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM SLOVAKIA — The debate about denying Communion to politicians who support abortion must be handled in a pastoral way, not by public condemnations that seek to “excommunicate” Catholics who are not in line with...
A website has been set up for people to purchase bus tickets to Washington, D.C., for the Diocese of Wilmington’s annual Marian Pilgrimage, which will be held at the Basilica of the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on Sept....
When we first moved to Omaha, Nebraska, 10 years ago, my husband was in a store's parking lot trying to squeeze a purchase for our new house into his trunk. He was having a tough time.
A woman with a...
Six high school seniors at Catholic schools in the Diocese of Wilmington have been named semifinalists in the 2022 National Merit Scholarship Program. They are among the 16,000 students who will continue in the competition for approximately 7,500 National...