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By Christine Stoddard
It was a summer day in Bogotá, Colombia, when Katharine Britton of Fredericksburg witnessed a young woman sobbing as she boarded a taxi in Teusaquillo, a neighborhood famous for its prevalence of abortion clinics. “She was probably crying because she just had an abortion,” said Britton, the Latin American outreach director for 40 Days for […]
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By Mike Flach
The departure of Father Mark S. Mealey from the Arlington Diocese in early October to begin a special project for the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales left a void across various leadership positions. Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde filled that void last week when he announced a series of key clergy appointments that included: […]
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Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde was presented a 2015 St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Award by the National Catholic Educational Association at the Seton Awards Gala in Washington Oct. 5. The Seton Award is presented annually to individuals and organizations whose support and service assists Catholic education. In addition, award recipients have a scholarship presented in […]
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By Fr. Kenneth Doyle
Q. I am 87 years old, a Catholic all my life, and I have been diagnosed with dementia. My memory is terrible; my wife has to identify even relatives for me by name. How should I handle this problem in confession with a priest? Should I tell him my problem first? I have always used […]
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By Christine Stoddard
Mysterious bruises. Unexplained injuries. Social withdrawal and depression. These are some of the domestic violence warning signs listed in “Women Healing the Wounds,” the National Council of Catholic Women’s new 52-page resource guide on intimate partner abuse released in honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. “In the Catholic Church, we celebrate Respect Life in the […]
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By Pauline Hovey
A child’s laughter floats down the hallway of a once unoccupied wing of a Catholic health care facility in El Paso, Texas. Only yesterday this 5-year-old boy clung to his mother’s leg, eyes downcast, unable to respond to my request for his name. Many of the children arrive here at the Loretto-Nazareth Hospitality Site fearful, […]
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By Thomas J. Craughwell
St. Jude as the patron saint of the impossible is an American phenomenon. In Europe, Catholics in desperate straits pray to St. Rita of Cascia. How St. Jude came to be associated with impossible cases is impossible to pin down, but we do know how devotion to St. Jude first spread in the United States. […]
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With the Virginia General Assembly election Nov. 3, the Virginia Catholic Conference created a voters guide to help identify contested races and engage candidates on issues of concern to Catholics. The guide consists of two parts. One side contains a Virginia map that highlights the 60 contested Senate and House races. The second side provides […]
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By Katie Scott
Sept. 2017 update: Find out the new use for the clinic “Closed” reads a sign hanging on the door of Amethyst Health Center for Women. After providing abortions for 27 years, the Manassas center shut its doors for good Sept. 28. For the countless people who kept vigil through rain and snow outside the building, […]
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