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By Soren Johnson
The other week my wife and I went out on a date. After a hectic few weeks, our special time together had at last arrived. All around us at the restaurant were other couples, out on dates. About halfway through the dinner, I began to notice something. One of the spouses at a nearby table […]
Columnists
By Russell Shaw
In arranging to meet in September with Russia’s Patriarch Kirill, Pope Francis evidently has two goals in view: peace in Ukraine and progress in Catholic-Orthodox relations. While both are highly desirable, it is far from certain this particular conversation will contribute much to accomplishing either. Francis and Kirill last met in 2016 in Havana — […]
National
By Marnie McAllister
Dr. Kassi Marshall, a physician, mother and member of the First Church of God in Chavies, Ky., is on a mission to bring safe drinking water to Perry County, where parts of the water infrastructure were destroyed in flooding that began July 26 in eastern Kentucky. “People need water,” she said in an emotional phone […]
National
By Mark Zimmermann
WASHINGTON — For decades, St. Peter’s Catholic Church on Capitol Hill has been known for providing hospitality in its parish hall to people arriving on buses in Washington for the annual March for Life. This summer, the parish has similarly opened its parish hall doors on Wednesday and Friday mornings and afternoons to busloads of […]
Columns
By Fr. Jack Peterson
GOSPEL COMMENTARY Aug. 14, Lk 12:49-53 “I have come to set the earth on fire, and how I wish it were blazing!” These words from Jesus in the 12th chapter of Luke’s Gospel are an intense challenge from our precious Lord to live our faith with passion and zeal. It is an alternative way to […]
Local
By Anna Harvey
Medical Missionaries in Manassas focus on body and spirit in their work. In a little corner of Manassas, trucks and trailers full of medical supplies and appliances arrive at the small office of the Medical Missionaries. Volunteers laugh and converse with the donors as they carry walkers, wheelchairs and boxes of medical supplies into the […]
Movies
By John Mulderig
NEW YORK — “Family is mad complicated” declares a character in the hit-or-miss comedy “Easter Sunday” (Universal). While the film’s implicit message is that being part of one is well worth it nonetheless, other aspects of the movie will be less congenial to viewers of faith and make it inappropriate fare for youngsters. In an […]
Global
By Peter Ajayi Dada
LAGOS, Nigeria — Nigerian officials identified six suspects arrested in connection with the June 5 attack that killed 40 people at St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo. Maj. Gen. Jimmy Akpor, defense department spokesman, said all were linked to the Islamic State West Africa Province group. He said the arrests were made through a joint […]
Local
By Kevin Schweers
Arlington diocese announces new availability of the Extraordinary Form Massin compliance with Pope Francis’ directive. The future of the Traditional Latin Mass in the Arlington diocese became clearer with the July 29 announcement of a new diocesan policy to implement Pope Francis’ 2021 apostolic letter issued “motu proprio,” entitled “Traditionis Custodes” (“Guardians of the Tradition”). […]
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