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By John Thavis
EDINBURGH, Scotland – Arriving in Scotland on the first leg of a four-day visit to Great Britain, Pope Benedict XVI appealed for preservation of the country’s long Christian tradition and warned against “aggressive” forms of secularism and atheism. “Your forefathers’ respect for truth and justice, for mercy and charity come to you from a faith […]
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By Gretchen R. Crowe
The divorce rate for couples who live together before marriage is no big secret. Study after study released during the last two decades, including one from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), have pronounced doomsday for couples who cohabitate prior to their big day. A recent CDC report, which defines cohabitation as “a […]
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By Therese J. Borchard
I’ve long known the truth of Martin Buber’s line: “When two people relate to each other authentically and humanly, God is the electricity that surges between them.” It’s the same message that Jesus speaks in Matthew 18:20: “For where two or three come together in my name, there I am with them.” I have always […]
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By Lisa Socarras
Author Stephen Gabriel’s new book, Catholic Controversies: Understanding Church Teachings and Events in History, features Rembrandt’s painting “The Storm on the Sea of Galilee” on its cover. The miracle of Christ calming the turbulent waves from a boat filled with frightened apostles is depicted, a scene taken from the Gospel of St. Matthew. The unpredictable […]
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By Catholic Herald Staff Report
Five new principals and one president will join the ranks of Arlington diocesan schools this fall. The administrators gathered in mid-August for an orientation day with members of the Office of Catholic Schools, directed by Sister of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Bernadette McManigal. Al Garcia, new principal of Corpus Christi School in Falls […]
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By Norma Coto
“Oh, teachers are so lucky. You get the whole summer off.” As a Catholic school English teacher accustomed to grading essays and diagrammed sentences late into the night, I use my summers to plan and prepare for the upcoming year. Yes, I make time for things I neglect between August and June too – like […]
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Off-kilter values underlie this fact-based narrative of a travel writer’s (Julia Roberts) self-initiated divorce (from Billy Crudup), brief affair with a much younger actor (James Franco) and yearlong quest for enlightenment and self-understanding via Italian cuisine, Hindu spirituality (under the guidance of Richard Jenkins) and romance with a Brazilian expatriate (Javier Bardem) living in Bali. […]
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By Nancy Frazier O’brien
WASHINGTON – Catholics in the United States will begin using the long-awaited English translation of the Roman Missal on the first Sunday of Advent in 2011, Cardinal Francis E. George of Chicago said Aug. 20. The cardinal’s announcement as president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops marks the formal beginning of a more than […]
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Brutally violent action vehicle, directed and co-written by Sylvester Stallone, in which a veritable Who’s Who of Hollywood tough guys and professional sports stars form a ragtag brotherhood of mercenaries who travel the world freeing hostages and toppling dictators. On the advice of the group’s soulful guru (Mickey Rourke), its leader (Stallone) and the gang’s […]
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Wildly violent, sexually freewheeling action comedy in which an angst-ridden Toronto twentysomething (Michael Cera) dumps a 17-year-old high schooler (Ellen Wong) to romance the aloof girl of his dreams (Mary Elizabeth Winstead). He must then battle a succession of her “evil exes” (including Satya Bhabha, Chris Evans and Brandon Routh) in bone-crunching, video-game-style combat. In […]
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