My friend Sam, 7 years old, lived on a tree-lined street in an old neighborhood.
One day, when out playing, Sam (name changed to protect the innocent) noticed that the sidewalk across the street had been repaired. A square had...
CLEVELAND — Catholic proponents of nuclear disarmament joined scientists in calling on President Joe Biden to pursue an ambitious plan to end the threat nuclear weapons pose to the planet.
In a statement to the White House May 12, a...
WASHINGTON — As Catholic colleges grapple with how to reopen in the fall, many are already saying they will require their students to be vaccinated for COVID-19 and some schools also are mandating that staff and faculty members be...
CLAYMONT — Archmere Academy has long concentrated on education for students in grades nine through 12, but the Claymont school is adding programs to expand its instruction to both an older and younger audience.
One program is a postgraduate year...
Sunday Scripture readings, May 16, 2021
Seventh Sunday of Easter
1) Acts 1:15-17, 20a, 20c-26 Psalm 103:1-2, 11-12, 19-20
2) 1 Jn 4:11-16 Gospel: Jn 17:11b-19
Have faith, hope and love like St. Joseph
In announcing a Year of St. Joseph, Pope Francis drew...
WILMINGTON — The Archmere baseball team was looking for its 10th win in a row when it traveled to Salesianum on May 11, but Salesianum defended its home turf with a come-from-behind 8-7 victory. The Sals erased a three-run...
WILMINGTON — Sophia Shroyer scored just one goal on May 11 when Sussex Academy’s lacrosse team visited Serviam Field to meet Ursuline, but she made sure it was memorable. Shroyer snagged a rebound out of mid-air and in one...
BEAR — Maddie Mosier scored off a corner kick just seven minutes into Padua’s soccer game at Caravel on May 11, but that held up as the Pandas dealt the Buccanners a 1-0 defeat at Bob Peoples Stadium in...
WASHINGTON — Diocesan Respect Life coordinators and the Pro-Life Secretariat of the U.S Conference of Catholic Bishops are encouraging Catholics to speak out against the repeal of the Hyde Amendment, legislation which bans federal Medicaid funding of abortions.
“It is...
VATICAN CITY — Calling for formal recognition of “those lay men and women who feel called by virtue of their baptism to cooperate in the work of catechesis,” Pope Francis has instituted the “ministry of catechist.”
“The Spirit is calling...