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By Katie Bahr
It’s a common problem in Northern Virginia. People are so busy with their own lives, commuting and working and shuttling children around, that they rarely have time to get involved in communities outside of work or family. That’s something the parishioners of St. Andrew the Apostle Church in Clifton are trying to change. “In Northern […]
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By Dennis Sadowski
WASHINGTON – A Michigan religious order experiencing rapid growth since its formation in 1997 is planning to buy the 10-year-old Pope John Paul II Cultural Center across the street from Catholic University in Washington. The Ann Arbor-based Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist signed a purchase agreement with the Archdiocese of Detroit to […]
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By Gretchen R. Crowe
Far, far too many young faces were gathered Tuesday morning at Good Shepherd Church in Alexandria to say goodbye to a son, brother, teammate, coach, mentor, teacher and friend. At 23, Robert Allen Sagar, a newly hired faculty member and assistant coach of Bishop Ireton High School in Alexandria, had really just begun to live. […]
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By Katie Collins
God’s handiwork is expressed in the groves of trees and rolling hills surrounding the brick exterior of Catherine of Siena Parish in Great Falls, while the dexterity of human hands is evident in the icons and sculptures within. The beauty inside and outside the church calls the 3,423 parishioners to praise God, as does a […]
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By Mark Zimmermann
WASHINGTON – Cardinal-designate Donald W. Wuerl, the archbishop of Washington, asked worshippers at an early morning Mass Oct. 20 to pray for him “as a bishop, a teacher, a servant of the church, now with this special tie to the Holy Father, linking all of us together in that great body of Christ.” He was […]
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By John Thavis
VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI named 24 new cardinals, including two from the United States: Archbishop Raymond L. Burke, head of the Vatican’s highest tribunal, and Archbishop Donald W. Wuerl of Washington. Statement of Bishop Loverde on Cardinal-designate Wuerl’s appointment. The pope announced the names at the end of his weekly general audience Oct. […]
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By Fr. Peter J. Daly
“Honor your father and your mother” is the Fourth Commandment in the Ten Commandments. It is not just a commandment for children. As the baby boomers age, it is also a commandment for adults caring for an aging parent. Keeping this commandment is particularly a problem for priests and nuns. A priest friend of mine, […]
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By Fr. Paul Scalia
For the past four weeks this column has set forth the Church’s teaching (which is simply the natural law) on homosexuality. We must know the doctrine and first principles in order to address this issue accurately, always keeping in mind that doctrinal and moral truth is necessary for love. We must speak the truth in […]
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By Gretchen R. Crowe
Every morning, when the weather’s fine, Father Terry Staples sits on the front porch of the rectory of St. Isidore the Farmer Church in Orange and prays. His view is the small brick church, of which he has been pastor since fall 2009, and acre upon acre of rolling farmland. “It’s almost like a retreat […]
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By Gretchen R. Crowe
If there’s one thing Father Denis M. Donahue knows, it’s suffering. The life of the 47-year-old priest was dramatically altered – and nearly extinguished – when, at age 14, he was shot twice by a sniper while working his paper route. It was a random attack, resulting in two bullet wounds to Father Donahue’s chest […]
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