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By Carol Glatz | Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis said he will dedicate his one-day visit to Bosnia-Herzegovina to encouraging a minority Catholic community in the faith, fostering ecumenical and interreligious dialogue, and calling for peace and harmony after the devastations of war. He said he would be coming “as a brother messenger of peace to express to everyone […]
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Fathers Richard E. Dyer and Eric L. Shafer, parochial vicars of Blessed Sacrament Church in Alexandria, stay warm on the roof of Blessed Sacrament School May 22. The priests spent the night on the roof as part of the school’s annual auction.
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READ FULL CATHOLIC HERALD STORY here The following document was prepared by the diocesan Office of Communications. Q: Why relocate Paul VI Catholic High School to Loudoun County? A: Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde and diocesan officials, in consultation with pastors, parishioners, school focus groups and national consultants, have been studying various aspects of the […]
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By Winston Pierre | Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON – Scams targeting the elderly not only are prevalent but they often go unreported. These scams are devastating to the victims and often can leave them more vulnerable and with little time to recoup their losses. In 2011, the Federal Trade Commission estimated that some 25.6 million adults were victims of financial scams, and […]
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By Julia Willis | Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON – Although stereotypically labeled as late subscribers to new forms of technology, many older adults have become interested in adapting to an increasingly digital world. According to a 2014 Pew Research Center report, six in 10 seniors age 65 and olders now go online, and 47 percent say that they have a high-speed broadband […]
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By Christine Stoddard
“Priesthood had been on my mind since my last year of high school,” said Drew Haissig, a transitional deacon who has served at St. Agnes Church in Arlington since 2013. But Deacon Haissig did not start his young adulthood on the path to the priesthood. Born in Fort Benning, Ga., Haissig spent his early childhood […]
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By Christina Capecchi
“The only essential equipment for seeing birds is a pair of eyes. Good ears are a help, too.” The first edition of Birds: A Guide to the Most Familiar American Birds smells like an old missal and reads like a manual for living well – birding as a hobby, a lifestyle and a meditation. Its […]
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By Dave Borowski
Colin Davis didn’t come from a religious family. Born May 28, 1982, in Southern California to Todd and Cindy Davis, he was not baptized as his parents were both non-practicing Catholics. In 1992, his father was having some business problems when, on a whim, he went into a Catholic church. “I don’t know why he […]
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By Christine Stoddard
Since childhood, Deacon Dort Bigg dreamed of becoming a professional violinist. “But God had a different plan,” said Deacon Bigg, who studied at The Julliard School in New York after graduating from DeMatha High School in Hyattsville, Md., in 2001. A medical condition delayed his graduation by two years. During that time, he said he […]
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By Christine Stoddard
Deacon Kevin Dansereau wasn’t intent on taking an office job straight out of college. After graduating with a degree in technical and scientific communications from James Madison University in Harrisonburg, he applied for the Peace Corps. But it wasn’t until he arrived in a rural town in Niger that he learned his assignment would involve […]
