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By Nancy Frazier O’brien
WASHINGTON – The teachings of the Second Vatican Council are neither optional nor second-class, but must be seen in the proper context, the former prefect of the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith said Sept. 26 as he opened a conference at The Catholic University of America in Washington. The talk by Cardinal […]
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By Thomas Craughwell
The Bible mentions only three archangels by name – St. Michael, the warrior who drove Lucifer and the rebel angels out of heaven and down into hell; St. Raphael, the guide and guardian of Tobias; and St. Gabriel, God’s favorite messenger. St. Luke’s Gospel opens with Gabriel appearing suddenly to Zachary, Elizabeth’s elderly husband, with […]
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By Dave Borowski
“When you’re out in the mountains, you’re in the presence of God,” said Msgr. John B. Brady, a lifelong Scout, Scout chaplain and avid outdoorsman. He still loves those mountains and rivers even into his eighth decade. When he talks about hiking or canoeing you can see a bit of the young Washington schoolboy and […]
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By Marybeth Bonacci
Why do you suppose Blessed John Paul II talked about the “new evangelization” and not the “new catechesis”? Until recently, I was the director of evangelization and catechesis at a large parish here in Denver. And in that time, it became clear to me that (1) there is a significant difference in meaning between those […]
Local
By Katie Bahr
Lucas Gallegos, a parishioner of St. John the Beloved Church in McLean, can still remember the first time he saw his wife of 70 years. As children living in Albuquerque, N.M., their two families knew each other. When Lucas met his future wife in 1928, Earlene was only 4 years old. More than a decade […]
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By Dave Borowski
Several weeks ago Pat Brown, 82, was sitting in her Fairfax Station home reading in the Catholic Herald about the dedication of the new St. John the Apostle Church in Leesburg. “I looked at the first page and said, ‘Oh, a new church in Leesburg.’ I turned the page and my eye hit that altar,” […]
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By Katie Bahr
Recently, I spent a week at Santisimo Sacramento, a parish located in an impoverished section of Piura, Peru, about 600 miles north of Lima. I was there with a group of 18 other Catholic adults as part of a mission trip with Commissioned by Christ (CBC), a local organization that plans short-term Catholic mission trips […]
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By Katie Bahr
A large parish in the Archdiocese of Piura in Peru, Santisimo Sacramento serves 40,000 Catholics in Piura and its surrounding villages. The parish, which celebrated its 50th anniversary last year, is located approximately 600 miles north of Lima in an area that is very poor, with more than 40 percent unemployment. Father Joseph Uhen has […]
Local
By Gretchen R. Crowe
Two new chaplains will be on-hand to welcome high school students when classes begin Aug. 27. Father Michael J.R. Kelly, who spent two years as parochial vicar of St. Mary Church in Alexandria after his 2010 ordination, will replace Father J.D. Jaffe at Paul VI Catholic High School in Fairfax. And Father Bjorn C. Lundberg, […]
Schools
By Catholic Herald Staff Report
Eight local Catholic schools will have new leaders at the helm this school year. New principals will guide seven diocesan schools – St. Luke and St. John in McLean; Queen of Apostles in Alexandria; Holy Family in Dale City; St. James and Corpus Christi in Falls Church; and St. Timothy in Chantilly – and a […]
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