Focusing on poverty and sacrificing for the poor are the heart of the Gospel, not signs of communism, Pope Francis said at his morning Mass. Furthermore, if Christians don’t dig deep and generously open up their wallets, they do not have “genuine faith,” the pope said June 16.Read More

Today our younger son graduates from preschool.It’s really not a big deal.I mean, it’s preschool.He’s learned his letters and his numbers. He can draw a fantastic truck. He is a master pumper on those swings. And he knows every school rule—and sometimes follows them.Preschool is preschool. It’s a starting point.Read More

“Service just became my passion,” said Meghan Lynch, a recent graduate of St. Maria Goretti.Read More

A funeral Mass for Sister Mary Joan Kelleher of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, was offered June 13 at Our Lady of Peace Residence in Scranton, Pa. Sister Mary Joan, who taught in Dundalk for 16 years, died June 10. She was 95.Read More

Three young women who graduated June 5 from Maryvale Preparatory School, have much more in common than their affinity for running.Read More

More U.S. bishops are tweeting and using social media, with approximately 40 holding Twitter accounts.Read More

There is not much that Niyonah Washington hasn’t done at St. Frances Academy.Read More

With the decision to close one of its largest and most important churches, the Archdiocese of Quebec is sending a clear message: The future of even the most majestic churches cannot be guaranteed anymore.Read More