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By Ashleigh Kassock
The Catholic bookstore void in Fredericksburg was filled Sept. 12 with the soft opening of Rex Rappahannock, a family-owned store of religious books and gifts. Co-owner Heather Gardner, a parishioner of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Church in Fredericksburg, hopes the store will fill the gap left by Christ the King bookstore, which closed […]
Parishes
What’s distinctive about your parish? What really stands out is how utterly vibrant the sacramental life is here. From young to old and every age in between, people are practicing the faith. Young families bring their children to daily Mass, and lines form regularly for confession. It is all the result of many years of […]
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Meet the young men discerning their call to the priesthood. Jonathan Amgott, from St. Charles Borromeo in Arlington, attends Mount St. Mary’s Seminary in Emmitsburg, Md. What did you do prior to entering seminary? As a lawyer for nearly eight years, I worked for a law firm, federal trial and appellate judges, and the U.S. […]
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By Ana Lucia Batista
From selling Christmas cards to running family Bingo, Knight of Columbus Don Mailki is always ready and willing to help. Mailki was born in 1940 in the Pittsburgh area, approximately 20 miles from the Allegheny River. He graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a bachelor’s degree in metallurgical engineering in 1963. He later joined […]
Pope Francis
By Daniel Payne
Pope Francis released a new document on the environment Oct. 4 that he has described as the “second part” of his 2015 encyclical “Laudato Si’, ” and which warns of “grave consequences” if humanity continues to ignore the threat of climate change. The apostolic exhortation, titled “Laudate Deum” (“Praise God”), is meant to address what […]
Bishop Burbidge
In union with my brothers and sisters in Christ throughout the Diocese of Arlington, I congratulate Cardinal Christophe Pierre on his appointment to the College of Cardinals by Pope Francis. Cardinal Pierre has served the Church admirably in many fruitful and sacrificial ways. Having been a parish priest and diplomat, as well as an apostolic […]
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By Anna Harvey
Maura Caines, 17, designed her “Memorial for the Unborn” with a personal intention in mind. “My family, as well as many others I know, have been impacted by miscarriages,” she said. This fall, Caines will build a memorial for unborn children at St. Mary of Sorrows Church in Fairfax. She intends the service project for […]
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Parishes
By Anna Harvey
More than a hundred parishioners flocked to St. Francis de Sales Church in Purcellville for “Messages of Divine Mercy: a Program with Relics of St. Faustyna,” presented by the Apostolate for Holy Relics Oct. 2. The apostolate has exhibited relics of St. Faustina Kowalska and the Relic of the True Cross at churches across the […]
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By Anna Harvey
Commissioned by Christ has organized mission trips for Catholics and their families since 2008. To celebrate its 15th anniversary, the nonprofit hopes to expand its ministry, starting with its first trip to Asia. Next month, CBC will send 14 missionaries to Hà Tĩnh, Vietnam, to serve with the Sisters of St. Paul of Chartres. The […]
