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By Dave Borowski
Fighting fires is dangerous work. In 2014, according to the National Fire Protection Association, 64 firefighters in the United States were killed in the line of duty. This was down from 97 deaths in 2013. The danger is not just physical. Dealing with death and injury takes an emotional toll too – albeit sometimes harder […]
National
By Meinrad Scherer-emunds
RAY CITY, Ga. – The construction of St. Anthony of Padua Church in Ray City, scheduled to be dedicated in March, is a dream come true for Catholics in this area of southern Georgia near Valdosta in the Savannah Diocese. Retired Savannah Bishop J. Kevin Boland said, “What you see happening in Lakeland and in […]
Columns
By Effie Caldarola
A member of my faith-sharing community devoted one year to buying nothing. Nothing, at least, that wasn’t a necessity. She bought food, of course, and if her printer ran out of ink, she would deem that a necessary purchase. She paid her utility bills and her mortgage, but she added no “stuff” to her life. […]
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By Christine Stoddard
A little-known knob in the tree of Virginia history lies at the end of a dirt road in Aquia. Neighboring St. William of York Church in Stafford and flanked by wooded swampland, the Brent Family Cemetery dates back to 1686, when King James II of England granted George Brent a swath of 30,000 acres nestled […]
National
By Diane Xavier
AVE MARIA, Fla. – Valeria Tkacik is a standout lacrosse player for Ave Maria University in Florida. By all accounts, she is a leader on and off the field. Tkacik was named to the National Women’s Lacrosse League South Regional Team and is considered a talented athlete who loves playing lacrosse, basketball, golf, track, soccer […]
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By Fr. Kenneth Doyle
Q. My husband and I live relatively modestly by American standards, are conscious of the amount of resources we use and tithe 10 percent. However, I realize that even doing so we are still living in extreme luxury compared to most people in the world. In the Gospel, Jesus talks of embracing poverty and leaving […]
Arts
By Christine Stoddard
Singer/songwriter and photographer Namvula Rennie said she was in Zambia for a photography project a few years ago when she met an elderly woman in Lusaka. Living in one of the capital city’s poorest neighborhoods, the woman was caring for nine grandchildren, all of whom had been orphaned. “They sometimes had enough money to buy […]
Schools
By Samuel Sjoberg and Eliana Uriona
Ten students from Paul VI Catholic High School in Fairfax, three chaperones and Father Michael J. R. Kelly, Paul VI chaplain, made a pilgrimage to Philadelphia Sept. 26-27 for Pope Francis’ visit to the World Meeting of Families. “It really stood out to me that so many people, both Catholic and non-Catholic, came out to […]
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By Katie Scott
Father John A. Ziegler is pastor of St. Patrick Church in Fredericksburg, but he also knows how to produce a toe-tapping, soul-moving recording. He's created two bluegrass gospel CDs and can be heard strumming his guitar and singing at parish festivals and fundraisers.br />
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By Christine Stoddard
When Elizabeth moved with her family to Miami at age 12, her uncle sexually molested her for three years. He volunteered to pick her up from school and watch her while her parents ran errands. When she later told her parents, whom she described as a traditional Cuban couple, they did nothing. Instead of sending […]
