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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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By Fr. William Saunders
Q: What does it mean to have a Mass “offered” for someone? An individual may ask a priest to offer a Mass for several reasons: for example, in thanksgiving, for the intentions of another person (such as on a birthday), or, as is most common, for the repose of the soul of someone who has […]
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By Angela E. Pomettoherald Staff Writer (from The Issue Of 8/25/05)
A bad day in the classroom is better than a good day in any office, according to Father Frederick Edlefsen. As the incoming chaplain at Bishop O?Connell High School in Arlington, he should have plenty of time to test his theory. For the 40-year-old priest, who has spent the first four years of his priesthood […]
