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Mother Teresa visited Assumption Church in Washington during a June 1981 visit for the opening of two new homes for the Missionaries of Charity. The future saint said the reason for opening the two homes was “to bring the joy of loving to every man, woman and child, born and unborn, so they can be […]
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By Zoey Dimauro
Fr. McAfee remembers the effect of a homily he gave after Sept. 11
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I walked a mile with gladnessbr />She chattered all the waybr />But left me none the wiserbr />For all she had to say.br />I walked a mile with sorrowbr />And ne’er a word said shebr />But oh, the things I learned from herbr />When sorrow walked with me.br />
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By Fr. Franklyn Mcafee
The following homily was delivered Sept. 15, 2001 by Fr. Franklyn McAfee,pastor of St. Catherine of Siena Parish in Great Falls, at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More in Arlington during the memorial Mass for author and commentator Barbara Olson, who was on board American Airlines Flight 77, which crashed into the Pentagon Sept. 11. I […]
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Before the end of the school year in June 1982, Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington hosted a special guest speaker. Mother Teresa of Calcutta, on a trip to address Congress, stopped by the school to speak to the students. Those in attendance remembered that she did not talk about honors received or about her […]
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Nine young women professed the simple vows as Dominican Sisters of Saint Cecilia Congregation in Nashville, Tenn., in July. Among those who made their first profession was Dominican Sister Mary Joseph Wittman, a former parishioner of St. Andrew the Apostle Church in Clifton. Sister Mary Joseph is the daughter of Bill and Betty Wittman, also […]
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By Katie Scott
It was the summer of 1992, and in a tucked-away restaurant in Kolkata, India, a 22-year-old American used nearly two-thirds of his remaining money to make a long-distance phone call to the United States. The news shared over the receiver was what he’d prayed it would be, but it was not a complete surprise. A […]
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By Zoey Dimauro
Every part of a well-designed church is deliberately planned to bring glory to God — the shape, the artwork, the liturgical furnishings and everything in between. Architects and artists since the beginning of Christianity have used brick and mortar, paint and glass to explain theological truths and salvation history. Yet oftentimes, the significance and symbolism […]
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By Zoey Maraist
Ellen Alterman feels as if she owes a debt of gratitude to Mother Teresa and the Missionaries of Charity. After all, her four daughters were adopted from India, and, in one way or another, were cared for by the sisters.
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By Zoey Dimauro
Every part of a well-designed church is deliberately planned to bring glory to God — the shape, the artwork, the liturgical furnishings and everything in between
