“One of Us” is a brief snapshot of people who support the Catholic church in various ways in the Diocese of Wilmington. We regularly feature people who may be recognizable within their parish or school communities.
NAME: Gabriella Mainardi
Parish: Immaculate Heart of...
Homeboy Industries is a mission of hope and compassion when it comes right down to it, Jesuit Father Greg Boyle said May 6 during a stop at Saint Mark’s High School in the Diocese of Wilmington.
Father Boyle is the...
When Kimberly Henkel and her husband, Greg, first welcomed a baby boy into their home through fostering, they realized in a new way that children are a gift.
"He wasn't ours, but what we realized is that no child is...
Scripture readings for June 1, 2025, Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord
Acts 1:1-11 Ps 47:2-3, 6-7, 8-9 Eph 1:17-23 OR Heb 9:24-28; 10:19-23 Lk 24:46-53
It took a while for me to learn why the ascension of Jesus mattered.
I...
ROME -- Celebrating his first Mass in Rome's diocesan cathedral, Pope Leo XIV said communion is built primarily "on our knees," through prayer and a constant commitment to conversion.
He reaffirmed Pope Francis' dedication to listening, first and foremost to...
On this episode or Catholic Forum, after a news update from The Dialog, we talk with Brooke Joiner, Co-founder and CEO of Catholic Owned.
Joiner tells us why she started this Catholic business app, who can be listed, and why over 10,000 people are happily...
A field of glistening white crosses will soon appear in this small, grassy field.
Beginning June 4, 22 crosses will be placed every day at St. Jude the Apostle Church in Lewes. In a month, 660 white crosses will rise...
ARLINGTON, Va. -- She's played the organ for U.S. presidents, Supreme Court justices and military veterans being interred at Arlington National Cemetery.
She's performed at the Kennedy Center in Washington accompanying Roberta Flack. She's played on the largest pipe organ...
WILMINGTON – The top-seeded Salesianum lacrosse team let No. 8 Wilmington Friends hang around for a quarter when they met May 24 in a DIAA quarterfinal matchup Abessinio Stadium, but the Sals owned the second quarter and rolled to...
WILMINGTON – Through five innings on May 24, Salesianum's hopes of moving on in the DIAA baseball state tournament looked dim. The No. 4 Sals trailed the 13th seed, William Penn, 4-0, and they had had just four runners...