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By Peter Finney Jr.
NEW ORLEANS — The attack in which Marianite Sister Suellen Tennyson, 83, was abducted from her convent in Yalgo, Burkina Faso, the morning of April 5 was conducted by at least 10 armed men, the Marianites of Holy Cross said in an electronic newsletter. The congregation said Sister Tennyson, the former international congregational leader for […]
National
By Debbie Musser
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Cathedral of St. Paul in St. Paul will host and make available on livestream a musical meditation on Stations of the Cross, “Le Chemin de la Croix,” April 8 at 7 p.m. (CDT). The meditation, sponsored by the Cathedral Heritage Foundation, combines 14 poetic readings with powerful organ music featuring […]
Schools
By Claire Chapman
Students, teachers, administrators and parents came together at Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington the evening of April 6 to offer prayers for peace in Ukraine, an initiative that underlined the strength and unifying power of prayer, said those who attended. Several weeks since Russia invaded Ukraine, the second-largest country in Europe, millions of Ukrainians […]
Columnists
By Elizabeth Foss
A recent conversation with a friend online has me pondering perception and how each of us brings a unique paradigm to our encounters with one another. A couple of weeks ago, she remarked that Wordle was no longer fun since it had been bought by The New York Times. For the uninitiated on the latest […]
Parishes
By Catholic Herald
What’s distinctive about your parish? What is your parish’s charism? In addition to a vibrant parish community, the Cathedral of St. Thomas More in Arlington is also the “mother church” of the diocese. As such, it is home for the countless number of faithful who come for diocesan events such as jubilee Masses, ordinations and […]
Columns
By Nancy Emanuel
If you’re the parent of a child with autism, or if you are a person with autism, you are aware that every month is autism awareness month. But for just one month per year, April, the general population takes the opportunity to explore what autism is and how it impacts life. Let’s take it one […]
Local
By Kevin Schweers
At Sts. Joachim and Anna Ukrainian Catholic Church in Front Royal, Therese Fedoryka led approximately 50 parishioners through a workshop March 20 to decorate their own pysanky eggs, a Ukrainian tradition popular in Polish cultures as well. Before Ukraine embraced Christianity in approximately 988, it was primarily a pagan nation. One longstanding tradition adapted to […]
Bishop's Columns
By Bishop Michael F. Burbidge
Throughout April, our country observes National Child Abuse Prevention Month. During this time, we should pause and reflect on the gift of our children and the great responsibility in protecting them. The Catholic Church teaches us that “the dignity of the human person is rooted in his creation in the image and likeness of God” […]
Local
By Special To The Catholic Herald
Marie T. Nolan, professor and scholar, has been appointed the next dean of the Conway School of Nursing at The Catholic University of America in Washington by President John Garvey. Nolan, the M. Adelaide Nutting Endowed Chair at Johns Hopkins School of Nursing in Baltimore, will assume her new duties in May. Nolan, the fourth […]
Columnists
By Soren Johnson
A medieval Belgian saint named Christina the Astonishing (1150-1224) reportedly could smell sin. No, I’m not making this up. There are accounts that when she was in church, she levitated up to the rafters because she couldn’t bear the stench emanating from her fellow worshippers. And so it is with our cynicism, the de facto […]
