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By Zoey Dimauro
Father Colin P. Davis was 10 years old when he looked up at his mom and told her, “I think I want to be a priest.” That youthful prediction became a reality when Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services ordained Davis and Joseph M. Rampino to the priesthood at […]
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By George Weigel
Cardinal Robert Sarah is one of the adornments of the Catholic Church, although it’s unlikely that this man of faith, humor, intelligence and profound humility would appreciate my putting it that way. His 2015 book, God or Nothing, is selling all over the world, currently available in 12 languages with more to come. The book […]
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By Elizabeth Foss
“We live, in fact, in a world starved for solitude, silence, and privacy, and therefore starved for meditation and true friendship.” Those words were published in C. S. Lewis’ The Weight of Glory in 1949. If the world was starved for solitude and silence and privacy then – before the internet and ubiquitous computers we […]
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By Katie Scott
If good things come to those who wait, Deacon Colin P. Davis has a lot to look forward to. The 34-year-old has been in formation for about 14 years, first with the Legionaries of Christ and then through the Arlington Diocese. Yet when he is received into the priesthood June 11, those years of study […]
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By Catholic Herald Staff Report
Water fell from the sky and splashed onto the vegetables in the St. Veronica Food and Faith organic garden. But it wasn’t raining. On June 5, Father Dennis W. Kleinmann, pastor, took a moment between Masses to sprinkle holy water on the recently planted leafy green sprouts. The garden is maintained by15 members of the […]
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By Ann Ramish
The St. Mark Peace and Justice Committee in Vienna recently sponsored a panel discussion with a priest, a rabbi and an imam. The panelists were asked to answer two questions before taking questions from the audience. After a welcome and a prayer by Father Patrick Holroyd, pastor, moderator Sandy Chisholm was introduced. Chisholm is the […]
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By Carolyn Woo
I recently had the privilege to deliver commencement speeches at a few Catholic universities and colleges. Humbled by the fact that few people remember what their commencement speakers intoned at these ceremonies, I tried to keep the message simple and, hopefully, partially memorable. This year, I focused on the unforgettable starting points for all of […]
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By Junno Arocho Esteves
VATICAN CITY – Like the Good Shepherd, good priests do not privatize their time and demand to be left alone, but rather are always willing to risk everything in search of the lost sheep, Pope Francis said at the closing Mass of the Jubilee for Priests and Seminarians. “He stands apart from no one, but […]
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By Fr. Jack Peterson
A nameless woman offers to Jesus one of the most extraordinary acts of love and devotion seen in the Gospels. She encounters the living God and discovers love Himself who bestows on her His tender mercy. This encounter leads her to pour out her love in an exceptional act of devotion. Known as a sinner […]
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