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Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY – Serving others, helping them without making a show of it, “that’s amore,” Pope Francis said. “Amore,” or love, “is the concrete service we render to one another,” the pope said March 12 during a special general audience for the Year of Mercy. “Love isn’t words, but works and service, a humble service […]
National
By Catholic News Service
JACKSON, Miss. – Retired Bishop William R. Houck of Jackson, who led the diocese from 1984 to 2003 and in recent years had served as president of Catholic Extension, died March 9 at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson. He was 89. “It is with a heavy heart and great sadness that I announce the death […]
Local
Presentation by Fr. David Pignato at the Diocese of Arlington Men’s Conference, Jubilee Year of Mercy, March 5, 2016. 1. Focus on God’s Mercy During this Jubilee Year of Mercy, we are all encouraged to contemplate the mystery of God’s mercy (cf. Francis, Misericordiae Vultus, 1). Pope Francis hopes that the Church will experience a […]
Columns
By Sr. Constance Veit, L.s.p.
A few weeks ago, I received a New Year’s card that read, “This will be the best year yet.” We Little Sisters of the Poor are fervently praying that 2016 will be remembered as the year we were able to return to our quiet lives at the service of the elderly after a happy resolution […]
Local
By Ashleigh Buyers
As the Supreme Court date approaches for the Little Sisters of the Poor’s challenge to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services contraceptive mandate, the congregation is asking everyone to storm heaven with prayers for religious liberty. Their hope is that the Supreme Court’s ruling on the HHS mandate will restore their freedom to […]
Local
By Dave Borowski
Busloads of eighth-graders from diocesan schools packed Holy Spirit Church in Annandale March 8 for the annual Vocations Mass. Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde was the celebrant, with Fathers John M. O’Donohue, pastor; Joel D. Jaffe, director of vocations; Deacon Nicholas J. LaDuca and priests of the diocese concelebrating. In his homily, the bishop welcomed […]
Local
By Zoey Dimauro
For his 25th anniversary as a priest, Father Patrick L. Posey, pastor of St. James Church in Falls Church, will make a pilgrimage to Spain this May. Accompanying him will be Father José E. Hoyos, director of the Spanish Apostolate, and many members of the parish. Father Posey hopes the trip will serve as a […]
Schools
The varsity cheerleading squad from Bishop Ireton High School in Alexandria won the National Grand Champion trophy at the Christian Cheerleaders of America national competition in Winston-Salem, N.C., last month. Bishop Ireton took first place in the medium varsity division. The Cardinals became grand champions after receiving the highest score of any division at the […]
Local
By Zoey Dimauro
For thousands of years, Christians have traveled to the Holy Land to see where Christ taught, died and rose again. Each Lent when Catholics meditate on the Stations of the Cross, they bring a bit of that pilgrimage experience into their spiritual lives. In the Middle Ages, a desire to see the place where Jesus […]
Local
By Dave Borowski
If you drive on U.S. Route 15 in Maryland near the Pennsylvania border, you’ll see signs for Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg. You can see much of the campus and the seminary from the road. If you know where to look, you can also see the tower and statue of Mary at the entrance […]
