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By Elizabeth Foss
I have shepherded three books into the world this year. A fourth sits poised, ready and waiting, until its season arrives. Those spines stacked one atop the other, staring at me unblinking from my dining room table, tell me that I have been disciplined enough to do the work of publishing: the research, the writing, […]
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The Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America held a blessing of the animals Sept. 30 in Washington. The prayer service was celebrated in observance of the Oct. 4 feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals.
Schools
By Special To The Catholic Herald
Holy Cross Academy in Fredericksburg participated in the National Catholic Education Association’s Student to Student: A Catholic School Response to Hurricane Relief 2017 program to assist the victims of the recent hurricanes. Each student was asked to bring in $1. NCEA guaranteed that the money would be given to children in afflicted areas. As […]
Schools
By Rosie Lenz and Alexandra Barrick
One of the first full-time employees to begin working at Saint John Paul the Great Catholic High School in Dumfries is leaving this week after nearly a decade. In her final days at the school, Jennifer Cole, director of communications and public relations, talks about her time working at the school, what’s changed and what […]
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Arlington Bishop Michael F. Burbidge is initiating diocesanwide Holy Hours for Vocations at five churches. The Holy Hours, which include exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, a reflection on scripture by Bishop Burbidge, time for silent prayer and Benediction, will be held at 7:30 p.m., followed by a light reception. The locations include: Oct. 20 […]
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By Fr. William P. Saunders
Twenty-five years ago — Oct. 11, 1992 — Pope John Paul II, by means of the Apostolic Constitution Fidei Depositu, promulgated the first edition of the Catechism of the Catholic Church (in French). This date was not chosen randomly, but marked the 30th anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council in 1962. Having […]
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By Elizabeth A. Elliott
Mount St. Mary’s Seminary in Emmitsburg, Md., beat St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Wynnewood, Pa., 3-0 at the Vianney Cup Sept. 30.
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By Zoey Maraist
Some aspects of diocesan life are so important to a bishop that he appoints a priest to oversee them on his behalf. Those appointees are called episcopal vicars.
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By Elizabeth A. Elliott
Catholics of the Diocese of Arlington can join Arlington Bishop Michael F. Burbidge in prayer during the biennial diocesan pilgrimage to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington Oct. 14.
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By Bishop Michael F. Burbidge
Every person, no matter his or her condition or state in life, deserves basic protection from harm and death. Women deserve better than abortion, and the Catholic Church stands ready to assist them in the challenges their pregnancies might pose.
