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By John G Kines, Jr.
Dear Editor, When December dawns, thoughts turn to the greatest of all seasons — Christmas. A lot of customs have become associated with Christmas since the reason for this great season was born more than 2,000 years ago. The birth of Christ changed the world and offered hope and eternal life to all that believe […]
Local
By Connor Bergeron
The Office of Youth Ministry of the Arlington Diocese gives more than 60 awards in their annual Youth and Campus Ministry Appreciation Dinner.
Pope Francis
By Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON — No Greater Love, a Washington-based humanitarian organization, is asking Catholics everywhere to offer Pope Francis a spiritual bouquet by praying the joyful mysteries of the rosary on his 80th birthday, Dec. 17. “This spiritual bouquet represents the good wishes and blessings sent by millions throughout the world who will be praying the rosary […]
Columns
By Stacy Rausch
Family Christmas traditions and a list of churches in the Arlington Diocese celebrating Midnight Mass and 11 p.m. vigil Masses.
Local
By Ashleigh Buyers
Nativity scenes big or small serve as heartfelt reminders of what Christmas is all about.
Local
By Catholic Herald Staff Report
The Dec. 11 Spanish Mass at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More features devotions to Our Lady of Guadalupe.
Columns
By Fr. Kenneth Doyle
Q. At our parish weekend Mass, one child comes regularly to the altar at the same time as the eucharistic ministers and receives Communion separately from the congregation. My understanding is that he has celiac disease and gets a gluten-free host. But I just realized today that the celebrant gives him Communion using the same […]
Columnists
By Russell Shaw
For many people, the season of good cheer is a deeply trying affair. I don’t mean souls who have good reason to be sad — the loss of loved ones, poor health, loneliness — but those who feel let down when Christmas doesn’t deliver all the personal gratification they were looking for. The funk they […]
Columnists
By Mary Beth Bonacci
A gentleman named Harmon Hallett, the father of a friend, died recently. In a Facebook post, she wrote, “He was very adamant about not being eulogized. He was terrified nobody would pray for his release from purgatory. He was sure he was headed there first and said on more than one occasion ‘I don’t want […]
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