“This is a good investment in the common good of our Catholic children and that of our Catholic schools. The opportunity is here to try it. It is up to us to miss it. Whether we have school-age children at home or not, everyone should have a stake in the education of the next […]
Catholic Business Network It’s never too early to sign up for the Dec. 4, Catholic Business Network of the Diocese of Wilmington breakfast. Doors open at 7:30 a.m. and the program begins at 8. Breakfast is $40 and first-time attendees are entitled to a free print and digital advertisement promoting their business in The Dialog […]
Christopher Crisona, left, of Orange County, Florida, and John Taggart, right, of Glynn County, Georgia, were charged with sex assault in Delaware. An elementary school teacher at the former St. Thomas the Apostle school in Wilmington was convicted of all charges in a child rape case from the mid-1990s, according to the Delaware Department […]
“For centuries Catholic education has helped weave the U.S. social fabric by forming countless young women and men with values grounded in what is true, good and beautiful. They have gone on to becoming parents, grandparents, professionals, advocates and faithful citizens sharing the best of the Catholic worldview. We must continue to form the […]
More than a dozen priests from the Diocese of Wilmington joined a large turnout at the funeral Mass for Father William F. Graney Nov. 4 at St. Mary Magdalen Church in Wilmington. Father Graney, 82, had previously been pastor at the parish. He died Oct. 24. More than a dozen priests from the Diocese […]
A large group of Newman Center students gather during retreat earlier this month in the Poconos. Courtesy photo. By Father James GebhartDiocese of Wilmington In 1946, the “Newman Club” began in the back room of a pharmacy on Main Street in Newark. It aimed to minister to the Catholic students of what was then a […]
Bishop William Koenig carries the Blessed Sacrament from the Chester River to Sacred Heart Catholic Church Oct. 25 in Chestertown, Maryland. Dialog photo/Connie Connolly CHESTERTOWN, Md. – On a calm autumn morning as a mist rose from the Chester River, drawing local fishermen and parishioners of Sacred Heart parish to the foot of High […]
Student eligibility to receive scholarship funds through the EFTC is determined by the student’s state of residence, not the location of the school. Thus, if a student lives in an opt-in state, but attends school in an opt-out state, they are eligible to receive scholarship funds. Conversely, if a student lives in an opt-out […]
“This program strikes a different tone in the contentious conversations about school choice. It does not pit private and public education against each other. In fact, it benefits educational efforts in both sectors. It does not build on the premise of taking from one sector to give to the other, yet it makes demands […]
“Let us encourage our Church leaders and Catholic school educators to share more information about the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit. The more informed all Catholics are, the more impact the program will have.” — Hosffman Ospino, professor, Boston College STATES MUST OPT-IN BY DEC. 31 FOR ALL STUDENTS TO GET ACCESS TO THIS FUNDINGFIND […]