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By Richard Szczepanowski
UNION BRIDGE, Md. – Retail experts call the growing popularity of cut-your-own Christmas trees “consumer engagement,” but Michael Ryan, owner and operator of Clemsonville Christmas tree farm in Union Bridge, calls it “part of a fun-filled memorable experience.” An increase in the popularity of artificial trees over live trees several decades ago has leveled off […]
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By For The Catholic Herald
During Advent, students at Holy Cross Academy in Fredericksburg decided to tell the Christmas story visually through the school hallways. Each grade worked on one of the Christmas mysteries and created a panorama of the event. The displays spanned the whole Christmas story: Kindergartners started with the Annunciation; first-graders illustrated Mary’s visit to Elizabeth; second-graders […]
Columns
By Fr. John Catoir
Another year is at our doorstep. When you begin to think about the new adventures you’ll embark on during this New Year, try to make Jesus Christ the centerpiece. To accomplish this, I’d like to share some thoughts with you. Cardinal John Henry Newman comes to mind. Cardinal Newman was born in England, and became […]
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By Carolyn Woo
As the Year of Mercy began on the feast of the Immaculate Conception, I remembered the popular parable of the prodigal son. Its graphic depiction of the younger son’s profligate behavior, the depth of his misery groveling for scraps among pigs and the father’s magnanimous welcome with rings, robe, sandals and feast leave little unsaid […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY – At the Vatican and on five continents in 2015, Pope Francis continued to encourage and demonstrate a style of evangelization that emphasizes walking with people, listening to them and showing them God’s mercy. From the heart of the universal church to the heart of Africa, the pope showed how Christians with a […]
Pope Francis
By Junno Arocho Esteves
VATICAN CITY – On the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Pope Francis announced that he would travel to the Marian shrine in Mexico City and pray to Mary so that Christian communities “may become oases and rivers of mercy.” “To ask her this, in a strong way, I will travel to venerate her at […]
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By Catholic Herald Staff Report
Porto Charities, Inc., a group dedicated to assisting the intellectually and developmentally disabled, recently presented its 2015 report to Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde. The group’s 2015 “Special Kids-Special Needs” collection totaled $117,796.36, an increase of $14,305 from the previous year. “We feel this is a strong indication of the support for developmentally and intellectually […]
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By Zoey Dimauro
When the Virgin Mary appeared to an Indian peasant named Juan Diego in 1531, she provided him with roses in the dead of winter to bring to the local bishop. To honor her Dec. 12 feast day, the Hispanic community of Holy Family Church in Dale City brought more than 600 roses to the Our […]
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By Elizabeth Foss
The pink candle has been lit. The pace quickens as we move closer to the feast. Christmas is coming – oh, the joy. Except when the rose vestments sometimes just serve as a painful reminder that we are supposed to feel joy, but we don’t. Not only are we fighting from within to feel something […]
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