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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 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 […]
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 Carol Glatz
ROME – If a pilgrim walking to Rome for a Holy Year fell mortally ill far from home or a poor tenant farmer died working in a field or an unidentifiable victim of murder was found, a group of courageous Christians buried these anonymous or forgotten dead with dignity. Founded in 1538, the Archconfraternity of […]
National
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 Fr. Kenneth Doyle
Q. What is the Christian response to ISIS? (Harrisonburg, Va.) A. The Christian response to ISIS is to deplore their violence and to seek the most effective means to stop it. In March 2015, in what was seen as an unusually blunt endorsement of military action, the Vatican’s representative to the United Nations in Geneva […]
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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 […]
National
By Natalie Hoefer
INDIANAPOLIS – The two small children and their parents were exhausted as their plane landed in Indianapolis at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 7. This was a family of refugees, leaving behind all they owned in war-ravaged Syria, ready to finally settle in the United States after a three-year wait to be welcomed. Flor Bickel, senior immigration […]
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY – With the opening the Holy Door at the Basilica of St. John Lateran, Pope Francis declared that the time for tenderness, joy and forgiveness had begun. As holy doors around the world were opened at city cathedrals, major churches and sanctuaries Dec. 13, the pope said this simple gesture of opening God’s […]
Humility, joy and mercy