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Father Gerry Creedon, pastor of Holy Family Church in Dale City, was selected with three other community members to receive a 2015 human rights award from the Prince William County Human Rights Commission. The award will be presented at the commission’s annual recognition of Universal Human Rights Day Jan. 16 in the McCoart Building Board […]
Global
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis will deliver his monthly prayer intentions on video over social media as part of a Jesuit-run global prayer network. The new video messages, featuring the pope asking for prayers and action on various challenges facing the world today, will begin Jan. 6, the feast of the Epiphany of the Lord. […]
Columns
By Fr. Kenneth Doyle
Q. Jan. 1, 2016, is a holy day of obligation. But our parish calendar shows that next year, Jan. 1 will not be a holy day of obligation – i.e., Jan. 1, 2017. If holy days are so important, why do some oblige Mass attendance while others do not? Doesn’t this send a message that […]
National
By Rhina Guidos
WASHINGTON – The fragrance of the cake is like no other. For Spaniards and some Latin Americans who grew up with it, the aromatic smell of the roscon de reyes is one of the most treasured of childhood food memories surrounding the Epiphany. The roscon de reyes cake makes its appearance on the tables of […]
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By Fr. Kenneth Doyle
Q. At Mass recently, I was stunned by a statement made by the deacon who was giving the homily. That has made me wonder whether deacons have sole independence when preparing remarks or if the priest exercises oversight. (City of origin withheld) A. On the parish level, the pastor has the ultimate responsibility for the […]
Local
By Dave Borowski
When worshippers came to 12:30 p.m. Mass at St. Louis Church in Alexandria Jan. 3, they saw an altar without linens or candles. The tabernacle was open and empty; the Blessed Sacrament having been moved to a temporary sanctuary. For four months, renovations to the church disrupted the usual worship schedule, but last Sunday parishioners […]
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The Virginia Catholic Conference – the public policy agency of the commonwealth’s Catholic bishops and their two dioceses – will pursue the following initiatives during the 2016 Virginia General Assembly session, which convenes for 60 days beginning Jan. 13. The conference’s agenda was formulated in consultation with its education and respect life, health and social […]
Local
By Katie Scott
Generalizations abound about millennials – arguably the new year’s trendiest demographic to scrutinize. They are tech-savvy and self-centered, ambitious and idealistic. According to the Pew Research Center, millennials (roughly those ages 19-35) are the largest living generation and the most racially diverse in American history. They also are linked by social media, laden with debt […]
Local
By Ashleigh Buyers
Janis Clarke loves to sing. She sings at parish missions, carols in the streets and sometimes even in convenience stores. During the Jubilee Year of Mercy, Clarke, a consecrated virgin and singing evangelist, is on a mission to bring God’s mercy to the hearts of all who will listen, and she is doing it one […]
Global
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis made a surprise visit to the place where his namesake, St. Francis of Assisi, created the world’s first Nativity scene. “He wanted to visit the sanctuary and places where St. Francis, on Christmas Eve in 1223, represented the first living Nativity in history,” Bishop Domenico Pompili of Rieti told ANSA, […]
