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By Dave Borowski
You could tell that the children were having fun June 18 at Vacation Bible Camp at St. John the Evangelist School in Warrenton. Laughter and excited giggles poured from the gym where children played “Simon says”, running across the gym floor following “Simon’s” orders. It was the same joyous noise when the campers worked together […]
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By Thomas Craughwell
The story of the apostle known as “doubting Thomas” begins after the first Easter. In fear for their lives after the crucifixion of Jesus, the 11 surviving apostles (Judas had hanged himself on Good Friday) had locked themselves in the room they had used for the Last Supper. On Easter evening, the Risen Christ appeared […]
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By Christine Stoddard
Since the year 2000, the United Nations has called upon the global community to observe World Refugee Day as a way to raise awareness about the plight of refugees. In honor of the event, the Arlington Catholic Charities’ Migration and Refugees Services hosted an afternoon of cultural activities June 19 at the Diocesan Center in […]
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By Elizabeth Foss
Sometimes – often, really – our children teach us our most important lessons. I think maybe that’s the way it’s supposed to be; the most important lessons and the hardest ones for us to master are the ones that they grasp before we do. And so they lead us by their examples, and we find […]
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By Catholic Herald Staff Report
Staff Writer Katie Scott’s second place award for individual excellence as a writer led the way as the Arlington Catholic Herald received 15 awards in the 2015 Catholic Press Association awards competition. The sample of Scott’s diverse writing this year included: a report on binge drinking among young adults; how social service agencies are dealing […]
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By Patricia Zapor | catholic News Service
WASHINGTON – In a June 29 order, the Supreme Court continued to shield several Pennsylvania religious institutions from having to provide employees with health care coverage that includes contraceptives. The order in a case filed by the bishops and the Dioceses of Pittsburgh and Erie, Pennsylvania, their charitable institutions and a school said the government […]
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By Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON – In another in a series of bitterly divided end-of-term cases, the Supreme Court June 29 upheld the execution protocol used by Oklahoma and several other states. The 5-4 ruling written by Justice Samuel Alito upheld lower courts that said the use of the drug midazolam in lethal injection does not violate Eighth Amendment […]
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By Julie Asher | Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON – Analyzing the ramifications of the Supreme Court’s June 26 same-sex marriage ruling for the Catholic Church at the national, state and local levels will take time, said Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore. It has implications for “hundreds, if not thousands” of laws at all levels, and there is “a difficult road ahead […]
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By Christine Stoddard
Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde celebrated Mass at St. Ambrose Church in Annandale June 27 as part of an event called “Religious liberty … for how long? How to prepare spiritually for the coming persecution.” The event marked the annual Fortnight for Freedom, a USCCB initiative for religious liberty. Following the Supreme Court’s ruling the […]
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Fr. Philip Majka, a retired priest of the Arlington Diocese who serves as vice president of the U.S. Conference of Airport Chaplains, recently met Pope Francis during the International Airport Chaplains Meeting in Rome. Fr. Majka celebrated the 50th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood earlier this year.
