WILMINGTON, Del. — A former Catholic school at St. Paul’s Church has been repurposed. Now, instead of elementary students, preschoolers are using the building. On Nov. 14, a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held at the site of the former St. Paul’s School to officially inaugurate the opening of a new location for Head Start, a federally funded program providing early childhood …
St. Paul’s Parish Takes Faith to the Streets
WILMINGTON, Del. — “I want the Church to be in the streets. I want us to defend ourselves against all that is worldliness, comfort, being closed and turned within.” So said Pope Francis during last year’s World Youth Day in Brazil. This year, the people of St. Paul’s Parish in Wilmington kept the pontiff’s words in their hearts, as they …
This Month in Provincial History
Some notable January events around Holy Name Province include: One Year Ago Jan. 8, 2013 — The HNP Development Office launched the “Text a Prayer Intention to a Franciscan Friar” initiative, generating thousands of responses within days of its creation. (The Development Office recently created an Instagram account, where it is running its “90 Prayers in 90 Days” campaign.) Jan. 22, 2013 …
HNP Ministries Honor Our Lady of Guadalupe
Friars and their Latino brothers and sisters gathered earlier this month to celebrate the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe — the patroness of the Americas — who is officially recognized on Dec. 12. For some, the feast commemorations began with the annual running of the torch, a flame carried by joggers from the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe …