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‘Heroes of Grace’ book can help parents and teachers impart the faith

A new book by Carol Anne Jones, a longtime religious educator and a parishioner at St. Catherine of Siena Church in Great Falls, is particularly timely as parents struggle to impart the faith to their school-age children learning from home due to the coronavirus. But it will continue to be a priceless resource when schools and churches fully reopen.

8/5/20

Nora Hamerman | For the Catholic Herald

Pantries, parishes respond to pandemic with emergency aid

When families visit the food pantry at Holy Family Church in Dale City, they come away with “a shopping cart full of food, including high-value kinds of things like meat, milk and produce,” as well as canned goods, worth about $153 per visit, said George “Digger” Smith, a volunteer who coordinates operations at the pantry.

8/5/20

Leslie Miller | Catholic Herald Staff Writer

Senior center hosts online exercise classes

Seniors participated in a socially distanced exercise class available over Zoom at St. Martin de Porres Senior Center in Alexandria last month. The center opened up on two consecutive Fridays to allow seniors to visit and have their phones and tablets set up with email and Zoom by staff, as well as to join an exercise class led by an online instructor.

8/5/20
National & International

Knights of Columbus called to redouble efforts to fight racism, violence

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Every day, Knights of Columbus live out the principles of charity, unity and fraternity, and through this daily witness in society, they must redouble their efforts to combat racism, violence and hatred, the top Knight told his confreres.

8/6/20

Catholic News Service

Pope names six women to previously all-male Council for Economy

VATICAN CITY — Renewing the membership of the Vatican Council for the Economy, Pope Francis named six women to the previously all-male board that oversees the financial operations of all Vatican offices and entities.

8/6/20

Cindy Wooden | Catholic News Service

In light of pandemic, pope will begin new series on social doctrine

VATICAN CITY -- In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and social and environmental crises worldwide, Pope Francis announced he would begin a new series of general audience talks aimed at helping build "the future that we need."

8/6/20

Carol Glatz | Catholic News Service
Catholic Living

Alexandria Catholic finally becomes a citizen after pandemic delays ceremony

Marthe Tarishi was so excited to become a citizen. After eight years in the United States, the 76-year-old Congolese woman had submitted all the paperwork and passed the citizenship interview and test. But then the pandemic hit, and the official ceremony had to be postponed. After months of waiting, Tarishi, a parishioner of Queen of Apostles Church in Alexandria, became a U.S. citizen July 23.More

8/5/20

ZOEY MARAIST | Catholic Herald Staff Writer

My grace is sufficient for you

Not even a year ago on Sunday, Aug. 18, I arrived at my new home, St. John Paul II Seminary in Washington. A million things were going through my head: excitement and fear, joy and anxiety, certainty, and uncertainty. It almost did not seem real that I, a teenager who’d spent my whole life being home-schooled in rural Front Royal, was going to study at a seminary and university in the country’s capital. I had no idea what to expect.More

7/22/20

ANDREW J. D’ANDREA | Special to the Catholic Herald
Arts

New books for summer reading focus on Jesus, forgiveness, saints

The following children's books are suitable for summer reading. More

6/30/20

Catholic News Service

'Hamilton,' streaming, Disney+

NEW YORK (CNS) -- With Broadway theaters shuttered by the pandemic until at least the end of the year, what had been the hottest ticket in town becomes easily accessible via television. A taped 2016 performance of Lin-Manuel Miranda's groundbreaking musical "Hamilton," directed by Thomas Kail, is streaming now on Disney+. More

7/7/20

Catholic News Service

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