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By Angelic Mistakes: The Art Of Thomas Merton, Roger Lipsey, New Seeds Books, 2006
Reviewed by Menachem Wecker Special to the Herald (From the Issue of 6/1/06) The disappearing ink act performed at the Summer Palace in Beijing might best symbolize Thomas Merton’s art and life. At the palace, retired calligraphers gather to write with water on the sidewalks. Though the sun quickly evaporates the water, the marks seem […]
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By Saints Behaving Badly: The Cutthroats, Crooks, Trollops, Con Men And Devil-worshippers Who Became Saints, Thomas Craughwell, Doubleday, 2006, 190 Pages.
Reviewed by Michael F. Flach Herald Staff Writer (From the Issue of 6/1/06) The title of Thomas Craughwell’s new book, Saints Behaving Badly, sounds like something your children might watch on MTV. But the author’s latest installment about Catholic saints actually focuses on the interesting lives of men and women whom the Church has sought […]
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By Herald Staff Report (from The Issue Of 5/18/06)
Priests marking their jubilees this year gathered with Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde for a Mass at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Arlington, on May 22 at 10:30 a.m. (see photo at right). 55 Years Fr. Edward McCorkell, O.C.S.O Cistercian Father Edward McCorkell, 80, is a member of the Holy Cross Abbey community of […]
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By Mary Frances Mccarthy Herald Staff Writer (from The Issue Of 3/16/06)
Cox Cable subscribers in Fairfax County were notified recently that EWTN, among several other stations including Trinity Broadcast Network (a Protestant-run channel), was being moved to the digital tier of services March 1 to make more room in the basic analog cable service for more channels. “We watched it a lot and we’re really going […]
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By Fr. William P. Saunders
In invoking our Lord's name with reverential faith, one is turning to Him and imploring His divine assistance.
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By Angela E. Pomettoherald Staff Writer (from The Issue Of 11/17/05)
Within the past six months, 16-year-old Marie Miller has been to Nashville six times, produced her first CD and hopes to use her music to bring teens to Christ. Miller?s pop rock style of music is upbeat, lively and exactly what many young people want. “In every craft and art form, we have to be […]
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By Fr. William P. Saunders
Before addressing the morality of "sex change" operations, or what is more formally termed "sexual reassignment," we need to first call to mind the fundamental moral foundation governing this issue. Each person is a precious human being made in God's image and likeness with both a body and a soul.
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By Fr. William P. Saunders
The rosary is one of the most cherished prayers of our Catholic Church. Archbishop Fulton Sheen said, “Therosary is the book of the blind, where souls see and there enact the greatest drama of love the world has everknown; it is the book of the simple, which initiates them into mysteries and knowledge more satisfying […]
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By Fr. William Saunders
In my parish, we have a stained glass window which shows St. Helena holding a cross. When I asked another parishioner “why?” she did not know. What is the reason?
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By Thomas Craughwell
St. Matthew the Evangelist (1st century) Feast day: Sept. 21 Time has cleaned up St. Matthew’s reputation. Today he is venerated as the patron of bankers, accountants and financial professionals in general — all useful individuals who help us manage our money. While we can assume that Matthew had a good head for figures, his […]
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