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By Elizabeth Foss
Hospitality scares me. You, too? Did you grow up in a home where everything had to be magazine-perfect when guests were coming? And now, when after a soccer game, your husband turns to the couple standing next to you on the sidelines and says, “Come by our house; let’s cook out,” you die a thousand […]
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Composer and performer Jaime Cortez will present a concert in English and Spanish at Precious Blood Church, 114 E. Edmondson St., Culpeper, Oct. 15, from 6 to 7 p.m. A workshop for Hispanic music ministers will follow from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Cortez is music director of Holy Cross Church in Mesa, Ariz. Born in […]
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A Mass for the 25th anniversary of Arlington Healing Ministry will be celebrated at St. Anthony Church, 3305 Glen Carlyn Rd., Falls Church, Oct. 15 at 8 p.m. Fathers Jeb Donelan, Tuck Grinnell, David Martin and John Melmer will concelebrate the Mass. Arlington Healing Ministry follows the call of Jesus to heal the whole person […]
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By Dave Borowski
It was raining gently Sept. 29 as 35 former soldiers slowly came off the bus at the entrance to the Columbus Club at E.D. White Knights of Columbus council home in Arlington. Some used canes, and many were guided off the bus by volunteer helpers. The driver opened the storage area and handed wheelchairs and […]
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By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY – The world Synod of Bishops on the family is not a parliament where participants will negotiate or lobby, Pope Francis said, but it must be a place of prayer where bishops speak with courage and open themselves to “God who always surprises us.” Opening the first working session of the synod Oct. […]
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By Mary Stachyra Lopez
Jill and James Sherk converted separately to Catholicism, though both came by way of a methodical approach, combined with a final leap of faith. Jill was raised by her grandmother and aunt in southern China and had little exposure to spirituality until she joined her parents in New York City in 1994, at age 11. […]
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The following statement on Respect Life Month was issued by Boston Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley, chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities. One of the deepest desires of the human heart is to discover our identity. So often, as a society and as individuals, we identify ourselves by what we do. We base […]
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By Maureen Boyle
WASHINGTON – The archbishop of Atlanta called on worshippers to invoke the Holy Spirit for guidance and support of people in the legal profession so that they may “reach greater wisdom” in administering justice. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, speaking at the 63rd annual Red Mass at the Cathedral of St. Matthew in Washington Oct. 4, […]
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The major relics of St. Maria Goretti will make a stop at St. Veronica Church in Chantilly as part of a special “Pilgrimage of Mercy” throughout the United States during the Year of Mercy. Veneration of the relics will begin at 9 a.m. Oct. 22, following the 8:15 a.m. Mass, and continue throughout the day. […]
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By Mike Flach
Focusing on marriage, families and God’s “special angels,” Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde celebrated the annual Mass for Persons with Disabilities at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church in Vienna Oct. 4. In his homily, Bishop Loverde reflected on the two dominant themes found in Sunday’s Scripture readings: marriage and the dignity of children. The […]
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