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Standing where the phrase "by the sweat of their brow" is a daily reality for hundreds of Madagascar's poor, Pope Francis prayed for those whose daily bread is earned by hard physical labor and for the unemployed longing to earn a living for their families.
Following Jesus means growing in friendship with him and with one's brothers and sisters, never being content with the way things are, but not just griping about them either, Pope Francis told young people.
In Madagascar, where the destruction of the environment and the suffering of the poor are inextricably bound, Pope Francis urged government officials to promote development projects that protect nature.
Construction continues at diocesan high schools.
God's plan for humanity involves community, mutual support, sharing and caring for each other and for the earth, Pope Francis said.
Nearly 100 students and community members from the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg Catholic Campus Ministry participated in the annual Eucharistic procession and all-night adoration on campus Sept. 5.
A used book sale, hosted by the McLean American Association of University Women, will be hosted at the McLean Community Center, 1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean, Sept. 13: 9 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sept. 14: 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sept. 15: noon-4 p.m. Items for sale include books, CDs and DVDs, and proceeds go to scholarships for women completing academic degrees.
Tricia Barber, principal of St. Francis of Assisi School in Triangle, hit the ground running when she started her job 25 years ago. She was knee-deep in the school accreditation process and construction of the school building within a month of being named principal.
A Labor Day Picnic, hosted by St. Mary of Sorrows Church in Fairfax Sept. 2, featured a barbeque and a blessing of the tools. The event also commemorated the historic church’s past including its role as a makeshift hospital during the Civil War, where Clara Barton tended to the wounded 157 years ago.
Cathy Nottage, a resident of Elbow Cay — an 8-mile-long stretch in the Abaco Islands of the Bahamas — has had to take a lot of things by faith in the days since Hurricane Dorian slammed into the Bahamas and left much of the islands in rubble or underwater.
