A bounty of fall pumpkins and flowers are displayed at the Tlaquepaque Arts and Crafts Village in Sedona, Ariz. Pumpkin patches scattered around and popping with orange are one of the most delightful sights of the season. (CNS photo/Nancy Wiechec) It’s just about autumn here in the diocese, with CYM sports in full swing and […]
Group members, from left, are Beth Byrd, Toni Leggio and Bridget Wheatley, sorting through finished prayer shawls. Dialog photo/Cathy Rossi When summer turns to fall and we pull out sweaters and wraps, we find soft comfort in clothing that keeps us warm. Add a little love and a lot of prayers woven into a hand-knitted […]
Student at Cathedral of St. Peter School. By Lauren TyreeSaint Mark’s High School graduate A few years ago, I was standing in a small, impoverished community in the Dominican Republic, helping lead a service project with a group of student volunteers. One of the young girls we met was shy and hesitant to speak with […]
“One of Us” is a brief snapshot of people who support the Catholic church in various ways in the Diocese of Wilmington. We regularly feature people who may be recognizable within their parish or school communities. “Prayer is so central to my faith and nourishes my spirituality. So certainly private prayer. Morning and evening prayer and […]
Catholic Men of Delmarva By Ed RobertsCatholic Men of Delmarva What does it mean to be a man in a world that often confuses strength with self-assertion and freedom with self-will? For the Catholic man, authentic masculinity begins not with power, image, or control, but with surrender to God. It is the courage to say […]
Tom Fertal, head of school for Holy Cross High School, points to the location of the new school campus with the Frederica water tower in the background. Dialog photo/Joseph P. Owens DOVER — Holy Cross High School has received final approval from the Kent County Regional Planning Commission to move forward with the development of […]
Students from Christ the Teacher Catholic School in Newark gather for a service on the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2011. Courtesy photo Students in grades 6–8 at Christ the Teacher Catholic School recently gathered to remember and honor the lives forever impacted by Sept. 11, 2001. As the nation marks the 25th anniversary of […]
Faculty and students from Saint Mark’s High School in Wilmington gathered in prayer on Friday, Sept. 11 to mark the solemn 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001. From the school’s Facebook page: “Through prayer and reflection we honored the lives lost, the families forever changed and the courage of the first responders and everyday […]
Kids line up outside Holy Cross School in Dover waiting for bike riders honoring first responders Sept. 11. Dialog photo/Joseph P. Owens The gray, early morning drizzle may as well have been brilliant sunshine Sept. 11 as more than 400 students were bursting with energy and enthusiasm outdoors at the campus of Holy Cross parish […]
Gary Belkot is program manager at Casa San Francisco in Milton, Delaware. Dialog photo/Joseph P. Owens It’s the stroke of noon at the stately, stand-alone house at the corner of Broad and Mulberry in the town of Milton in Kent County, Delaware. Joe and Jim and other residents stream through the door ready for lunch. […]