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By Maria-pia Negro
Who is the Holy Spirit? What is the meaning of life? Why is the Resurrection important? What does Jesus want us to know? These were some of the questions explored by parishioners of St. Anthony of Padua Church in Falls Church as part of “Discovering Christ,” a seven-week evangelization program. The program – developed by […]
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By Bill Brewer
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Some artists rely on muses for creativity. Then there is Clorinda Chavez Galdos Bell, who receives inspiration from the source of all inspiration – the Holy Spirit. Bell relies heavily on her deeply rooted Catholic faith each time she picks up a brush to put paint to canvas. And that faith has […]
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By Elizabeth Foss
As she bent to examine my child, the health professional, making small talk, asked what I do. “I’m a wife and the mother of nine children.” “She blogs,” piped the child helpfully. “You blog?” inquired the examiner. “What do you blog about?” “Catholic family life – mothering, cooking, cleaning, spirituality …” I faded, weakly watching […]
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The Most Reverend Paul S. Loverde, Bishop of Arlington, has announced the following clergy appointments effective on Wednesday, June 25, 2014, except where noted differently. Pastors Reverend Robert C. Cilinski – from Pastor of the Church of All Saints in Manassas to Pastor of the Church of the Nativity in Burke. Reverend Frederick H. Edlefsen […]
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By Katie Collins
The Mass of ordination June 7 overflowed with moments of sacredness and humanness. As Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde laid his hands on the deacons and recited the prayer of consecration, six men – through the invocation of the Holy Spirit – officially were elevated to the priesthood. Seconds later, now-Father James C. Hinkle’s mother, […]
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By Fr. William Saunders
Q: I received the sacrament of confirmation as an adult this past Easter Vigil Mass in my parish. Although I know that I received the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit, we never really discussed them in the RCIA class. Could you please explain them? – (Alexandria) A: As a pastor, I fear that many […]
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By Dave Borowski
Sometimes change is good. When Deacon David Dufresne is ordained to the priesthood June 7 at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More in Arlington, it will mark the end of a journey full of change, but not always positive. Deacon Dufresne was born Oct. 23, 1982, in Lafayette, La. His family moved to Fort Collins, […]
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By Dave Borowski
Deacon Mauricio Pineda will be ordained a priest June 7 at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More in Arlington. The Salvadoran native, 33, is still amazed that a man who, up until the age of 17 was a practicing Seventh-day Adventist and who could not speak English when he came to the United States, will […]
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By Katie Collins
The day Deacon James C. Hinkle received the first sacrament of initiation was, in a sense, the day he was initiated into the Navy. It was Jesuit Father John Francis Laboon, a Navy chaplain with a ship named after him (the USS Laboon), who administered the sacrament of baptism to the infant. Following his ordination […]
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Thanks to Jean Janssen, head of the local farmers markets group known as Smart Markets Inc. St. Veronica Church in Chantilly will be the new home for a mini farmers’ market, beginning June 19 at 3 p.m. and continuing every Thursday throughout the summer. In the past six years, Janssen has taken the farmers market […]
