PHILADELPHIA -- The Philadelphia-based Catholic Medical Association Aug. 26 joined in a lawsuit challenging the Biden administration's mandate that doctors and hospitals perform gender-transition procedures on any patient despite any moral or medical objections of the doctor or health...
WILMINGTON — Saint Mark’s High School has announced that three alumnae and a longtime faculty member will be added to its Hall of Honor at a ceremony in early October. The hall, established in 1991, recognizes members of the...
The Catholic Schools Office of The Diocese of Wilmington has announced the academic calendar for 2021-22.
DIOCESE OF WILMINGTON OFFICIAL SCHOOL CALENDAR 2021-2022
Aug. 18-19 - Orientation Days for Teachers New to the Diocese of Wilmington
Aug. 25- Spirituality Day for All...
GLASGOW — Christ the Teacher Catholic School is taking a big step this year to give students who might need it a boost designed to increase their chances for success in the classroom. The McAuley Educational Support Program (MESP)...
With more than 300 references to wine, vineyards and winemaking, Scripture underscores the significance of the grape in biblical places and times. Wine is an omnipresent food that became spiritual nourishment for both Jews and Christians.
Grapevines make their initial...
Bread is among the earliest prepared foods, with archeological evidence of it dating back more than 10,000 years. A primary source of nourishment for humankind, bread is replete with mythology, tradition and ritual. Scripture offers some fine examples.
Bread is...
In our mid-summer weekday Masses, we read a series of parables from the Gospel of St. Matthew. These stories were perfect for summer with their portrayal of Jesus and his disciples by the sea and their images of farmers...
WASHINGTON -- An already tense situation in Afghanistan took a turn for the worse early Aug. 26 when two explosions near the Kabul airport led to casualties and injuries still being calculated.
Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie, head of U.S. Central...
PHILADELPHIA — The Archdiocese of Philadelphia is mandating that face masks be worn by students, faculty, staff and visitors in all archdiocesan schools starting Aug. 30.
The 15 archdiocesan high schools and 102 Catholic elementary schools are set to reopen...
Sunday Scripture readings, Aug. 29, 2021: Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time
1) Dt 4:1-2, 6-8 Psalm 15:2-5
2) Jas 1:17-18, 21-22, 27 Gospel: Mk 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23
Moses gives us good reasons for keeping God's law
The first reading today is kind of...