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Lk 13:1-9 “If you do not repent, you will all perish.” This weekend’s Gospel provides us with stark words that can serve as a powerful test of our spiritual health. They are words we might not associate with our merciful Jesus, whose cross is the source of infinite forgiveness. We could easily imagine that if […]
The date was July 12, 2000. Father James R. Gould, then pastor of St. Raymond of Peñafort Church in Springfield, walked into a packed Whitlow’s on Wilson in Arlington. More than 250 young adults greeted Father Gould enthusiastically. The first diocesan Theology on Tap had begun. Father Gould told the story of the ministry’s origins […]
The annual Women’s Conference at St. Joseph Church in Herndon began in an unconventional way — with a little bit of stretching. Sister Mary Elizabeth Albers, a member of the Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity, led the 600 women in an interactive exercise of “This or That” at the beginning of […]
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis no longer needs the "noninvasive mechanical ventilation" he has used most nights since experiencing a breathing "crisis" Feb. 28, his doctors reported in a bulletin released by the Vatican press office March 19.
ROME — Imagine being able to explore all of St. Peter's Basilica, its artistic masterpieces and the saint's underground tomb as well as interact with its caretakers and archeologists to learn more about the world's largest church and even have a go at restoring it — virtually, that is, and in the 3-D blocky world of Minecraft.