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I thank God that I grew up in the ’80s. We had great music, iconic hairstyles, unique fashion, and no internet. I can only imagine the amount of trouble my friends and I would have gotten into if we were carrying around cell phones with open access to the internet like many middle school students are today. When we had questions or curiosity about sex, we really only had two options … we could muster up the courage to ask our parents, or dare to look stupid by asking a friend. How sad it is today that those same basic, innocent questions can lead a young person to the internet to discover so much more than they had ever bargained for. 

In preparing to mark the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan said part of his message came from the pastor of St. Peter's Church in Lower Manhattan. 

While Pope Francis' comments on U.S. criticism of his papacy drew the biggest headlines during his visit to Africa, the Masses he celebrated in Mozambique, Madagascar and Mauritius drew the biggest crowds. 

a>/a>The summer harvest has arrived, which means it’s time for Sister Pat to focus on the holidays — the sisters’ Holydays-Holidays sale in November, that is. Around this time of year, the wood counters in the bakery start to fill with dozens and dozens of juicy peaches soon to become peach jam. Glass jars of dill pickles, zucchini relish and salsa line the metal shelves. In a few months, they’ll all be gone, sold to visitors to help support the sisters’ lives of prayer and labor.  

Father Cornelius O’Brien, former pastor of St. James Church in Falls Church, died in Ireland Sept. 7 at age 87. 

Sister, Servant of Immaculate Heart of Mary Lorraine McGrew, interim head of school at Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington, was one of 40 Catholics in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia honored by Pope Francis for dedication and exceptional service to the church.

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