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By Lucia A. Silecchia
The most ordinary of pictures hung in the foyer of my parents’ home. It was, to be sure, a picture of extraordinary people — a muted, faded depiction of Mary holding a newly born Christ in her arms. It was a picture with no quantifiable value. As newlyweds, my parents had visited the National Gallery […]
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By Henrietta Gomes
During Mass in Washington in 2008, 46,000 gathered to see, hear the pope.
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By Fr. Jack Peterson
Jan. 1 Lk 2:16-21 Seven days ago, we celebrated Christmas Day and rejoiced in the greatest gift ever bestowed upon humanity. For eight days, we have continued to celebrate and cherish the Incarnation of Jesus Christ, Our Lord and Savior. Today’s solemnity concludes the octave of Christmas with the celebration of Mary, the Holy Mother […]
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By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — Retired Pope Benedict XVI, who had an impressive record as a teacher and defender of the basics of Catholic faith, is likely to go down in history books as the first pope in almost 600 years to resign. He died Dec. 31 at the age of 95, nearly 10 years after leaving […]
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By Bishop Michael F. Burbidge
BISHOP BURBIDGE’S STATEMENT I respectfully ask all in the Diocese of Arlington to unite in prayer as we mourn the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. May we give thanks to God for his example and witness and pray for his eternal peace and happiness. Born Joseph Ratzinger, he served the Church faithfully and generously […]
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By Zoey Maraist
If any public school instructional material includes sexually explicit content, parents will now have a chance to review that content and opt their child into a lesson with nonexplicit content.
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By Catholic Herald Staff Report
Among notable deaths this year was Father Clarence M. “C.M.” Trinkle, who made diocesan history by becoming its first consecrated hermit in 2018. Known as Father Joseph Mary of Jesus Crucified after his consecration as a hermit, he died April 4 at the age of 82. Father Trinkle also served as a priest in the […]
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By Zoey Maraist
Jill’s House provides for the needs of children with intellectual disabilities and their families.
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By Kimberley Heatherington
For anyone who has ever wished they could join a religious order — but couldn’t leave behind a spouse, family or obligations — there is another path. The Arlington diocese is home to communities of Secular Franciscans, Lay Dominicans, Secular Carmelites, Third Order Norbertines, Benedictine Oblates and others — all orders whose members seek to […]
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By Elizabeth Foss
The days between Christmas and the new year are some of my favorite days every year. There is a hush after the flurry of activity and excitement. The pace slows if I allow it to, and there is time for sitting and pondering, for recollection and quite conversation. I resist the urge to create more […]
