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By Kurt Jensen
WASHINGTON — A new documentary about St. Teresa of Kolkata, produced by the Knights of Columbus, aims to show how her mission and spirit continues in the work of her order, the Missionaries of Charity. “Mother Teresa: No Greater Love,” directed by Emmy award-winning filmmaker, David Naglieri, was shown at the Vatican Sept. 2 and […]
Movies
By John Mulderig
NEW YORK — The life, work and legacy of the principal founder of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith is celebrated in the engaging documentary “Heart of a Missionary: The Story of Pauline Jaricot.” Using interviews, dramatized scenes and a globetrotting survey of the current activities of the Society, filmmaker Tim Moriarty makes […]
Local
By Chad Wahlin
Tom and Alyson Mauk reflect on a combined 57 years working at St. William of York Church. After nearly 60 years of combined employment in the Arlington diocese, there is very little Tom and Alyson Mauk will not miss in retirement — except their daily I-95 commute. “Fortunately, we both started our workday early so the […]
Columnists
By Elizabeth Foss
My son got married last weekend. My daughters and I kicked off the wedding weekend with a trip to Trader Joe’s to fill a cart with flowers. Katie, who is almost 20, said that filling a cart with cut flowers is a bucket list item for her. They were all giddy with the errand, to […]
Local
By Zoey Maraist
The parish remembers the first vicar general of the diocese and its former pastor 40 years after his death. As a boy, Father Thomas J. Lehning was a parishioner of St. James Church in Falls Church. The future priest got to know his pastor, Msgr. Paul V. Heller, when he stopped by religion classes […]
Pope Francis
By Junno Arocho Esteves
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis asked Christians to pray for him before he embarks on a three-day visit to Kazakhstan. The pope, who will attend the Congress of World and Traditional Religions during his Sept. 13-15 visit, said the meeting “will be an opportunity to meet many religious representatives and to engage in dialogue as […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — Like Mary, who after the Annunciation went in haste to visit her cousin Elizabeth, young Catholics are called to welcome Jesus into their lives and then to go out and share their joy with others, Pope Francis said. “Mary is an example of a young person who wastes no time on seeking […]
National
By George P. Matysek Jr.
CATONSVILLE, Md. — With an apron protecting her long, black religious habit, Sister Deborah Rose Rosado marveled at the steady stream of thick, golden goo she poured into a small glass jar. Careful to stop the current as the sticky substance reached the container’s one-pint capacity, Sister Deborah Rose screwed on a metal cap before […]
Global
By Junno Arocho Esteves
VATICAN CITY — Polish Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, papal almoner, will embark on his fourth visit to Ukraine on Pope Francis’ behalf, the Vatican announced. In a statement released Sept. 9, the Dicastery for the Service of Charity said Cardinal Krajewski would visit the cities of Odesa, Zhytomyr, Kharkiv and other locations in eastern Ukraine “in […]
A lesson in humility