CHICAGO -- When word came that Illinois residents were being asked to stay home and the Archdiocese of Chicago suspended public Masses in mid-March, Chicago-based iconographer Joseph Malham was at loose ends, like so many others.
He decided to use...
By the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia
As we continue to experience the realities of COVID-19, we pray for all those infected by the virus and their loved ones. While we self-quarantine to avoid encountering the virus, health care...
VATICAN CITY -- As countries continue to reel from the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, Pope Francis offered prayers for the men and women who have been unable to work.
"In these days, many people have lost their jobs,...
Do I remember St. John Paul II? Yes, I remember him well.
I write of him as the centennial of his birth May 18, 1920, approaches. It would be impossible to list all my lasting memories of him in one...
Moments after my daughter was born, I began to lose consciousness. As I held my child, the nurses lowered the bed to help me feel less dizzy and bring up my blood pressure. But my doctor didn't realize they...
One of my assignments as a theology graduate assistant was to deliver a 90-minute lecture on St. John Paul II's 1995 encyclical "Evangelium Vitae" ("The Gospel of Life"). The task was daunting: Not only was I to unpack more...
Bishop Malooly again livestreamed Mass from the Cathedral of St. Peter in Wilmington for the Fifth Sunday of Easter at 4 p.m. May 9.
The bishop told the cyber gathering that it was the 50th anniversary of his ordination as...
WILMINGTON — Many of Salesianum’s seniors returned to the Wilmington campus on May 8, as they were previously scheduled to come in and empty their lockers. But through a last-minute addition to the schedule, the Class of 2020 left...
By Father Daniel Staniskis
Holy Name of Jesus
Pocomoke City, Md.
Familiarity may not always breed contempt, but I suspect that it is definitely responsible for a lot of deafness. Not literally, of course, but spiritually. The sound waves may reach our...
WASHINGTON -- A handful of U.S. dioceses that have not celebrated Masses for roughly two months since the emergence of the coronavirus pandemic have now taken the first steps to reopening their parishes for Mass.
One archdiocese announcing the resumption...