Daniel Meloy

Daniel Meloy

Daniel Meloy is a staff reporter for Detroit Catholic.

Articles by Daniel Meloy

Kathleen Bordo Crombie stands next to an icon of St. Francis of Assisi, dedicated to her late husband, Robyn. The Church of the Divine Child in Dearborn, Michigan, parishioner took up iconography after taking a class at the Sacred Art Institute of St. Edmund’s Retreat Center on Enders Island in Mystic, Connecticut, where she learned iconography is rooted in depicting the image of God. Credit: Daniel Meloy/Detroit Catholic

Michigan iconographer roots work in prayer when depicting the divine

Jun 30, 2024 / 06:00 am

Kathleen Crombie, who has been writing icons since the early 2000s, says this ancient art form is a “door to the divine” and a language of faith.

The Immaculata statue from Immaculate Conception Parish in Detroit was placed in a niche in the church where a confessional used to be, along with stands displaying news articles chronicling Immaculate Conception’s history, a reminder of what was lost and what has been saved. “The statue meant a lot to parishioners who came in here and adopted St. Hyacinth as their new home after Immaculate Conception was torn down,” sacristan Susan Kraus said. “It is only out of fairness and respect toward them that we restore her to her original beauty.” Credit: Daniel Meloy | Detroit Catholic

Crown restored to Marian statue at Michigan parish after missing for 44 years

May 12, 2024 / 07:00 am

“It’s about time she got it back,” the sacristan said after finding the long-lost crown for the parish’s Immaculata statue in the church basement before the May crowning.

Seminarians chat as they walk along the promenade in front of Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit. Starting in the fall semester of 2024, first-year seminarians at Sacred Heart and seminaries across the country will undertake a "propaedeutic" year focused on personal, spiritual, and relationship growth, limiting the use of technology while spending more time in prayer and communion with others. Credit: Photos by Marek Dziekonski | Special to Detroit Catholic

First-year seminarians will unplug from technology starting in fall at Detroit seminary

Apr 14, 2024 / 08:00 am

Starting in the fall, seminarians at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit are going to have more prayer time and less screen time.

Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron imposes ashes during Ash Wednesday Mass on Feb. 14, 2024, at St. Aloysius Parish in downtown Detroit. Archbishop Vigneron encouraged Catholics to think of this Lenten season as a military campaign proclaiming the kingdom of Christ. Credit: Valaurian Waller/Detroit Catholic

Archbishop Vigneron rallies Catholics to engage in a spiritual ‘campaign’ this Lent

Feb 19, 2024 / 08:00 am

The chief shepherd of the Archdiocese of Detroit kicked off a season of penitence and fasting during Ash Wednesday Mass at St. Aloysius.

This photo of Father Allan Travers was featured in the local newspaper after his pitching "performance" for the Detroit Tigers against the Philadelphia A's on May 18, 1912. The photo featured the caption "strikebreaker," which worried Travers' mother, since there was a street trolley strike in Philadelphia earlier in the month, and she didn't want her son caught in the confusion. Photo credit: Public domain

Father Allan Travers: The one-game pitcher who might have saved the Detroit Tigers

Jul 23, 2023 / 08:00 am

The only priest to ever pitch in the major leagues holds the American League record for most hits allowed in a single game: 26.

Longtime Channel 4 (WDIV-TV in Detroit) personality Chuck Gaidica speaks Oct. 27, 2022, at St. Stephen Church, part of Holy Trinity Parish in Port Huron, Michigan, about his recent reconversion to the Catholic faith of his youth. Gaidica, who spent many years as a nondenominational pastor in Detroit after his news days, said he was urged to return to the Church eight years ago by a woman at St. Stephen. Photo by Daniel Meloy | Detroit Catholic

Detroit TV personality Chuck Gaidica’s ‘breaking news’: he’s returned to the Church

Nov 17, 2022 / 14:15 pm

Chuck Gaidica has been in the TV business for more than 40 years, telling the stories of Detroiters as a well-known figure in the community.

Two members of the Wilson family, mom Carolyn and son Owen, will make their sacraments this year at St. Isaac Jogues Parish in St. Clair Shores. The family enrolled Owen at St. Isaac Jogues School because of the pandemic and fell in love with the faith community there. When Owen began asking questions about the faith, the Wilsons decided to investigate becoming Catholic together. Also pictured are dad Kevin, who is already Catholic, and daughter Christina, a kindergartener at St. Isaac Jogues. Valaurian Waller | Detroit Catholic

They enrolled in Catholic school because of the pandemic; now, they're becoming Catholic

Mar 19, 2022 / 05:00 am

St. Isaac Jogues School in the Archdiocese of Detroit credits strong culture of faith as a dozen families — many new to the school — prepare to enter the Church this Easter.