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The Catholic Schools Week 2023–26 theme is “Catholic Schools: United in Faith and Community.” Catholic schools have an irreplaceable role in the church’s evangelizing mission. Building on the central goal of Catholic schools to form saints, Catholic schools teach and embrace the whole person, body, mind and spirit. The fact that all members of a […]
Books
Schools
By Jay Nies
Laura Theissen, a Catholic convert who spent 17 years as a U.S. intelligence officer traveling the world, is the author of a newly released children’s storybook, “Cuthbert: The Eagle Who Found His Wings” (Christian Faith Publishing). The book, modeled on the life of St. Cuthbert, a seventh-century Anglo-Saxon saint, stemmed from a project to name […]
Parishes
What’s distinctive about your parish? The only Catholic church in Stafford County, the clergy and staff at St. William of York have the privilege of serving two nursing homes, one prison and one hospital in addition to nearly 5,000 parishioners. What’s something visitors to your parish should do or see while there? The parish has […]
Columnists
By Elizabeth Foss
Today, I waved goodbye as kids headed south to the university town my brain calls home when I’m asleep. I watched departing taillights as little pieces of my heart buckled into a Ford heading seven hours from here, and my heart sank more than just a little bit. I turned to trudge through a foot […]
National
By Joe Bukuras
There is growing interest in the trades for many families around the country, according to the leaders of postsecondary Catholic trade institutions, and it comes amid major skilled-labor shortages in the U.S. According to the 2023 Career Advancement in Manufacturing Report by Xometry, 82 percent of manufacturing companies are experiencing a labor shortage. Last February, […]
Schools
The Cardinal Newman Society’s annual Essay Scholarship Contest is open through Feb. 20. Applicants are invited to submit an application and essay to win $5,000 that can be applied toward attending institutions recommended in the Newman Guide. Applicants must be high school seniors graduating in spring 2024. Find out more For application and essay guidelines, […]
Local
A second collection will be taken up at many weekend Masses Feb. 3-4 to help parishes support the Catholic Herald. The faithful can donate to their parish with cash or write checks payable to their parish with “ACH Second Collection” on the memo line. The Catholic Herald provides print news to more than 100,000 homes […]
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis highlighted the importance of remembering and condemning the horror of the Holocaust, underlining that hatred and violence can never be justified. Praying for all victims of war and their loved ones, the pope also implored everyone, “especially those with political responsibility, to safeguard human life by putting an end to […]
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — It is easy to believe one is the master of everything one owns, Pope Francis said, but often the opposite happens and one’s possessions “take possession of us.” “This is what misers do not understand. They could have been a source of blessing to many, but instead they have slipped into the […]
Local
While average weekend Mass attendance in the Arlington diocese increased last year by 13 percent over the previous year and marked a 20 percent increase compared to 2021, approximately seven out of 10 registered Catholics miss weekly Mass, according to the most recent count conducted last October. Approximately 27 percent of the estimated 433,100 registered […]
