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"There is an appointed time for everything, and a time for every affair under the heavens. A time to give birth, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to uproot the plant. A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to tear down, and a time to build. A time to weep, and a time to laugh."
For veteran astronaut Thomas Jones, this month’s historic SpaceX launch brings back a flood of memories of his four shuttle missions and three space walks during the construction of the International Space Station.
A friend on Facebook started a 30-day gratitude challenge Nov. 1. Every day, she posts something for which she is grateful. She doesn’t repost other people’s landscape photos with fancy fonts. She actually thinks it through and comes up with unique posts reflecting her life and her gratitude style.
It was a tiny, home-sewn apron, made for a child of 3 or 4 that I unpacked from a box of miscellaneous memorabilia in my family home. Judging from the small size, the autumnal pattern, the familiar tiny stitches, and some vague but happy memories, I am guessing that my grandmother handmade this apron for either my sister or me so that we would be dressed appropriately for the joyous fanfare that involved making Thanksgiving dinner at my grandmother’s house. As I recall, this was a multi-day event that involved a crowded small kitchen, homemade pasta, Neapolitan desserts, fruit canned back in the summer and, I suppose, a turkey less enthusiastically included to add an all-American touch to our otherwise Italian feast.
St. Thomas More Cathedral School in Arlington was designated a Purple Star School by the Virginia Department of Education. The designation recognizes schools committed to supporting students and families connected with the military.
A week before it officially opened its doors, Catholic Charities’ Mother of Mercy (MoM) Free Medical Clinic in Woodbridge hosted its first event to help members of the local community amid COVID-19 and the approaching winter.
Like so much during this extraordinary time of pandemic, celebrating the holidays with family and loved ones may take a little extra creativity this year, whether recipients are long-distance, socially distanced or under the same roof.
VATICAN CITY — A delegation representing the National Basketball Players Association, a union representing professional athletes from the NBA, met with Pope Francis and spoke with him about their work in promoting social justice.
VATICAN CITY — While the coronavirus lockdowns and restrictions have interrupted people's lives and brought suffering on a global scale, every individual — including the pope — has or will experience traumatic interruptions in their lives, Pope Francis said in a new book.
Father Horace H. “Tuck” Grinnell, retired pastor of St. Peter Church in Washington, donates a kidney to a stranger in need. br />br />
