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By Effie Caldarola
I was sitting in a reconciliation room once, confessing my usual garden variety list of sins when I was suddenly aware that the priest was gazing out the window. Being reflective, perhaps? No, I was fairly sure he was daydreaming. I left my confession with the feeling that I was forgiven by God but ignored […]
National
By Erik Zygmont
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – A measure that would have legalized physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill patients in the state of Maryland has been withdrawn from the Senate Judiciary Proceedings Committee by its sponsor, Sen. Ronald Young. “I think it’s a reaction of relief that, for this year, this very dangerous legislation is not moving forward,” said […]
Global
By Junno Arocho Esteves
VATICAN CITY – The number of baptized Catholics worldwide has grown at a faster rate than that of the world’s population, according to Vatican statistics. Although the number of priests has increased globally, the number has decreased slightly in Europe and Oceania, according to the Vatican’s Central Office for Church Statistics. The figures are presented […]
Columnists
By Russell Shaw
To no one’s particular surprise, the process of filling the Supreme Court vacancy created by Antonin Scalia’s death has morphed into a huge Washington-style power struggle. What may not be so obvious is that the struggle is actually three struggles in one. These layers of meaning are worth examining for the light that sheds on […]
Global
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY – Go to confession. Soon. For Pope Francis, the Year of Mercy is all about sharing the experience of God’s mercy with others. But first, he wants people to experience it themselves, in the confessional. Lent is the perfect time for that kind of spring cleaning, and at the Vatican, in Rome and […]
Columnists
By Elizabeth Foss
“You get to write the story.” The first time I said it this week was via text message to a boy in despair. You get to write it. You’re the hero of your story, and you get to decide how it unfolds. He wasn’t buying it. The second time, it was a whisper into a […]
Schools
By Zachary Smith
“I consider myself the most blessed bishop in the world. Why? This diocese is not only home to one of the fastest growing flocks in the United States, but we are also home to one of the finest Catholic colleges in the entire country and beyond, here.” Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde made those remarks […]
Books
By Junno Arocho Esteves
ROME – Pope Pius XII, who some critics say remained silent during the Holocaust, played a pivotal role in coordinating covert spy operations and efforts to take down Adolf Hitler, a U.S. author said. “Pius XII conspired with the German resistance to try and get rid of Hitler on not just one but three occasions […]
Local
Servant of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Sister Marie la Reine Spain, who taught for 20 years at Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington, died t age 93 Feb. 18 in Camilla Hall, Immaculata, Pa. She was in her 70th year of religious life. Born in Akron, Ohio, Sister entered the Congregation of the Sisters […]
Columnists
By Christina Capecchi
Dolores Hart was 19 when she filmed her first movie scene: kissing Elvis Presley. The aspiring actress was dressed in a polka dot dress with her honey-brown hair swept in a ponytail. He wore a denim jacket with the collar turned up, his glossy bangs grazing his brow. They were directed to kiss again and […]
