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Hypothermia shelter

By Thomas Mcintyre
I applaud the recent article on the Hypothermia shelter week at St. John Neumann. It is an important ministry for the less fortunate and St. John’s has been a faithful participant for many years. However, it is important to note that St. John’s week is but one of a schedule of 18 Hypothermia weeks per […]
2/9/17
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Engage with God before Google

By Elizabeth Foss

Even in the world of real people and real faces, the conversations are shutting down. We don’t want to hear any more. Too much contention. Too much anger. Too much fear where there once was friendship, or at least neighborliness. It’s as if the running thread has been pulled, and the fabric of community is falling away into tatters. It’s the era of “unfriending.”

2/8/17
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Confessions during Mass? MLK Day feast?

By Fr. Kenneth Doyle
Q: Growing up Catholic, I was taught that in order to fulfill your Sunday obligation, you were required to be present for three parts of the Mass — the Gospel, the offertory and Communion. Our parish just started hearing confessions at the very time the Sunday Mass is being celebrated (i.e., not just before or […]
2/8/17
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Inside out

By Fr. Stanley Krempa
Gospel Commentary MT 5:17-37   One of the characters made famous by the television series “Star Trek” was Mr. Spock. Spock was the completely rational person. His vision was unclouded by emotion. Sometimes, we imagine ourselves to be like that, making rational decisions, rational choices and rational responses.    In fact, we are not like […]
2/8/17
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Behind the scenes: Printing the Arlington Catholic Herald

By Ashleigh Buyers

The Arlington Catholic Herald takes you behind the scenes during February, Catholic Press month, to show what’s involved in printing an issue. The Catholic Herald is printed by FNP Printing and Publishing in Frederick, MD. See how they assemble nearly 70,000 copies during a Tuesday press day. 

2/6/17
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Religious conservatives and President Trump

By Russell Shaw
Many religious conservatives are looking to the Trump years with high expectations. R.R. Reno, editor of First Things, says Trump’s ascendancy marks a significant defeat for “anti-Christian” elites while offering religious conservatives an opportunity to speak up and be heard on behalf of their beliefs and values. It’s too early in the game to make […]
2/6/17
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Mary Tyler Moore and the single life

By Mary Beth Bonacci
Mary Tyler Moore’s death was a bit of a shock to me. I didn’t know her personally, but she was a big part of my childhood. I grew up watching “The Mary Tyler Moore Show.” It was a bright, smart, well-written, funny show and one of the first television sitcoms to feature an adult single […]
2/6/17
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Pilgrims pack light

By Fr. Matthew H. Zuberbueler
Gospel Commentary Mt 5:13-16 A comparison between light and salt would find light winning as the more inviting image. It would be more flattering to hear that our words or actions brought light to a situation than to hear that we brought salt. Of course, to be called the “salt of the earth” is a […]
2/1/17
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