Tag: priesthood
High school boys from around Diocese of Wilmington hear about vocations...
RIDGELY, Md. — Laughter was the dominant noise during the most recent 'Pass the Word,' a program designed to introduce high school boys to...
Toronto Raptors’ Pascal Siakam took a shot at priesthood training before...
WASHINGTON -- When Pascal Siakam was in his young teens attending a minor seminary in Cameroon -- and mostly playing soccer in his free...
Pope Francis to new priests: Be merciful ministers of Christ
VATICAN CITY — The priesthood is not a "cultural association or a union," but a ministry of mercy anchored on Christ's mission to bring...
Series on the Mass: Out of the eye of I
It was like being in the eye of a hurricane of grace. That was how I best remember my first Mass as a priest.
Things...
Priests must be men of joy, pope says at Mass
VATICAN CITY — A priest must be able to see the people around him as his children, as brothers and sisters, and must be...
Knights of Columbus give thanks to priests who answered call: Bob...
This year the Diocese of Wilmington marks 150 years since its founding. All over the diocese, the Knights of Columbus honor and thank our...
Diocese of Wilmington welcomes largest group of seminarians in recent years
Prayers for vocations are being answered in the Diocese of Wilmington as one of the larger groups of men in recent years prepared to...
Eleven diocesan priests, one Franciscan celebrate milestones
60 years
Father Bruce Byrolly, 84, was born in Waterbury, Conn., and attended Yale University in New Haven. He was ordained May 15, 1958, at...
‘Amazed, grateful and in awe’
Even after more than 40 years as a priest I find myself amazed and surprised in the ministry. The amazement comes from the types...
The priesthood: A ministry not my own
The most meaningful day of my priestly career began with a call from a former student. Her grandmother had been lying in bed at...