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By Mark Hart
My cradle Catholic parents instilled in me the importance of going to Mass religiously (no pun intended) but were never able to articulate why we went, answering only “because we are Catholic and that is what good Catholics do.” It wasn’t until a youth minister explained the significance, depth and beauty of the Mass that […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
QUEBEC CITY — In a British-built fort on the highest hill in Quebec City, Pope Francis spoke to Canadian government and cultural leaders about the never-ending challenge of multiculturalism. And in the Citadelle, the 19th-century fort, Pope Francis finally was welcomed formally to Canada July 27 with an honor guard, the playing of the Canadian […]
Global
By Michael Kelly
DUBLIN — Pro-life campaigners in Ireland have criticized a government plan that would criminalize prayer vigils outside abortion facilities. Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly announced July 27 that he has secured government approval to legislate for the designation of co-called “safe access zones” around facilities providing abortions. He said that pro-life activists found protesting or […]
Local
By Leslie Miller
In the months before she was killed, Mary Karen Read, 19, had been reflecting on forgiveness. “When deep injury is done to us, we never recover until we forgive,” was one quotation she had written in her notebook. Another was “Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future.” Her family and […]
Local
By Meghan Bartlett
Wine features prominently in Catholicism, both sacramentally — becoming the blood of Christ during the consecration at Mass — and symbolically, as Jesus frequently used a vineyard in his parables. For Catholics, the wedding at Cana, when Jesus turned water into wine, is typically seen as prefiguring the Eucharist but also an affirmation that wine […]
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By Anna Harvey
“We have a surprise for you!” Sister Mary Bethany announced to an excited group of high school girls. For the first time in more than a year, the 88 campers at FIAT days vocations camp witnessed the newly gilded and refurbished statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary at the National Shrine Grotto of Our […]
National
By Tom Tracy
In early April, the leadership at the Catholic Benefits Association anticipated the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services would soon announce proposed regulations that could pose an existential threat to religious-based employers including Catholic hospitals. On July 25, HHS finally released this proposal in a 308-page document. Last year, the discovery of a 74-page […]
Local
Leo Weeks received his Eagle Scout Award at Troop 1978’s Court of Honor at St. Mark Church in Vienna June 25. As a Boy Scout with Down syndrome, Leo overcame multiple challenges to earn this award, earned only by scouts of the highest rank. Strenuous hiking is one of the rank’s prerequisites and Leo has […]
Parishes
By Catholic Herald Staff
What’s distinctive about your parish? The parish is nestled in a neighborhood off Poplar Tree Road near Walney Park in Chantilly. We are one of the largest Catholic grade schools in the commonwealth of Virginia. What is your parish’s charism? Living our faith through the sacraments, apostolic service, education and community life. What’s the one […]
