This week I took the train from Washington to New York. It was spooky. Union Station in Washington, usually bustling at 6:30 in the morning, was deserted. A man in blue overalls silently swept the Main Hall. One lady...
Advent is less than a week away! This is the time we take to reflect on the coming of Our Lord Jesus Christ. As Catholics we have our unique traditions like the lighting of candles before Mass and for...
During Advent, we pray about our call to be disciples. But what does "discipleship" mean?
One of the most accessible and enjoyable Jesuit writers of the 20th century was a priest named Mark Link. Father Link wrote numerous books, and...
Sunday Scripture readings
Nov. 29, 2020: First Sunday of Advent
1) Is 63:16-17, 19, 64:2-7
Psalm 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19
2) 1 Cor 1:3-9
Gospel: Mk 13:33-37
Make a new spiritual beginning
Our shared experience of the pandemic of 2020 will not be forgotten easily. Despite remarkable...
MILLTOWN — Saint Mark’s volleyball team remained undefeated on the season with a 3-0 win over Padua on Nov. 24. Set scores were 25-16, 25-17 and 25-21.
Each of the sets followed a familiar pattern. They started out as back-and-forth...
Responding to editors’ requests for a regular sampling of current commentary from around the Catholic press, here is an editorial titled: “Thanksgiving. Advent. Christmas. 2021.” It was published online Nov. 18 by The Catholic Post, newspaper of the Diocese...
MEXICO CITY — Mexican church and civic officials have canceled public feast celebrations for Mexico’s patroness at her shrine in Mexico City due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The celebration normally attracts 10 million pilgrims to the Basilica of Our...
WASHINGTON — While confusion has arisen in recent days in the media over “the moral permissibility” of using the COVID-19 vaccines just announced by Pfizer Inc. and Moderna, it is not “immoral to be vaccinated with them,” the chairmen...
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis’ decision to move the local celebrations of World Youth Day from Palm Sunday to the feast of Christ the King addresses the pastoral needs of local churches, said Father Joao Chagas, head of the...
BRANDYWINE HUNDRED — The coronavirus pandemic has taken a bite out of one school fixture, the field trip, for a couple of reasons, not the least of which is that putting large numbers of students on buses just can’t...