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In June, we observed the 75th anniversary of D-Day, the massive invasion in Normandy, France, that led to the Allied victory in World War II. Extensive media coverage allowed us to participate from afar in the events surrounding this anniversary.
Opening the Vatican tombs of a princess and a duchess July 11 in a search for the remains of a young Italian woman missing for more than 30 years, the Vatican found no human remains at all.
The event draws Catholic educators, including superintendents, school leaders, teachers and clergy, from across the U.S. and abroad. The theme for this year’s conference is “Freedom in Christ.”
When Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong gingerly stepped onto the surface of the moon July 20, 1969, Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno had no idea that some day he would become the director of the Vatican Observatory.
In a last-minute twist, a California bill that would have required priests to break the sacramental seal of confession was shelved by its sponsor amid a remarkable grassroots campaign mounted by the state's Catholics, members of other faith groups, and religious liberty advocates from across the country.
The Catholic Church does indeed believe in the existence of purgatory. The Catechism of the Catholic Church says this:
"All who die in God's grace and friendship, but still imperfectly purified, are indeed assured of their eternal salvation; but after death they undergo purification, so as to achieve the holiness necessary to enter the joy of heaven. The church gives the name purgatory to this final purification of the elect" (No. 1030-31).
Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz of Louisville said he has been diagnosed with bladder and prostate cancer and will undergo an extended treatment plan.
The Upper Room Theatre Ministry at All Saints Catholic Church in Manassas is sweetening up summer with a spoonful of sugar with their production of “Mary Poppins” July 16-21. It is the program’s 18th anniversary production.
Patrick Keats, longtime English professor, producer of the theatrical group the Christendom Players, and former academic dean at Christendom College in Front Royal, died July 5 after a battle with cancer. He was 67.
Leap into heaven
In our Gospel passage today, Our Lord presented clear directions to keep us on the right path. First, a disciple must not be weighed down. Jesus said, “Carry no money bag, no sack, no sandals.” Too often, a person allows something to weigh him down, which in turn prevents him from being a fully committed disciple. For example, financial concerns — the pursuit of wealth — could weigh us down so much that wealth becomes the idol: Wealth management overtakes spiritual management.