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Schools
By David Mccord
Dear Cynthia, I guess you would call this an advice letter – something that as you prepare to go off to college you can read to help guide you along the way. I hope you look at it from time to time. This is not a lecture; it is simply advice from a friend who […]
Arts
By Nora Hamerman
It is worth the trip and the price of admission for “Rembrandt and the Face of Jesus,” on view at the Philadelphia Museum of Art until Oct. 30, just to see the Dutch artist’s “Supper at Emmaus” of 1648, newly cleaned and on loan from the Louvre in Paris. This famous oil painting is surrounded […]
Columns
Even among saints there is a hierarchy in which martyrs and mystics seem to get the lion’s share of attention. It’s only natural – we’re drawn to the drama and heroism of martyrdom and the supernatural marvels of visions and private revelations. But John Berchmans, the son of a Flemish shoemaker, was a saint of […]
Local
By Katie Bahr
Maybe you’re losing sleep over it. Or there’s a nagging feeling in the back of your mind every time you watch “The Sound of Music.” Or perhaps you simply feel called to live out your faith in a deeper way and are curious about what life is like for those women in habits and how […]
Local
By Katie Collins
Amid late-afternoon traffic, frazzled commuters sometimes pull off Henderson Road into the parking lot of St. Clare of Assisi Church in Clifton for a quick respite from their cars and to refresh their souls, according to Father Thomas J. Lehning, pastor since 2004. The church, nestled on about 20 rolling acres embraced by trees, offers […]
Local
By Gretchen R. Crowe
The whitewashed bricks and stones that make up the walls of Our Lady, Queen of Peace Church in Arlington aren’t exactly uniform. Some are big, some are small; some jut out; some are bumpy. Together, according to Spiritan Father Tim Hickey, pastor, they make up a perfect metaphor for the parishioners of the cozy church […]
Local
By Mike Flach
Holy Name of Jesus Parish in Harrisburg, Pa., is building a new church that is expected to be completed later this year. The church will seat 1,400 people, making it one of the largest churches in the Harrisburg Diocese. The new church will have a beautiful marble altar, ambo, baptistery and tabernacle stand thanks to […]
Local
By Dave Borowski
There’s a pin that Tom Grodek, program director of St. Martin de Porres Senior Services in Alexandria, wears on the lapel of his jacket. It’s small and nondescript; you’d need to be just a few feet away to make out the shape – the soles of two tiny feet with silver finish. The pin is […]
National
By Carolee Mcgrath
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Many Catholics in the Springfield Diocese mourned the loss of Father Paul J. Archambault, a 42-year-old priest who was found dead July 3 at the rectory of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Parish in Springfield. Springfield police confirmed that the priest, a chaplain at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield and a […]
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