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By Paul H. Rhee
I knelt in awe before Jesus in the monstrance. It was finally 5 p.m., I’d finished all my classes for the day and it was time for adoration. I went to my seat in the chapel and knelt down in my pew as one of the faculty priests exposed Our Lord in the monstrance and […]
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By Philip D. Briggs
A few days after Christmas, my cell phone went off. Not because it was ringing, nor was I receiving a notification or a text. It was going off because I was powering it down. As I began an eight-day silent retreat in Texas, all electronic devices were being turned off, preparing me for the coming […]
Local
By Meghan Bartlett
Bishop Michael F. Burbidge celebrated Mass on the feast of the Annunciation March 25 at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More in Arlington. After Communion, he knelt before the altar and recited an act of consecration of Russia, Ukraine and all of humanity to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, in union with Pope Francis in […]
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By Elizabeth Foss
Is it just me or has the world become even angrier than it was two years ago? Is it possible that this Lent is marked by more darkness than that one? I’m working some spring cleaning into my Lenten routine, and I’ve been pondering this anger as I work. More specifically, I’m thinking about women […]
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By Fr. Jonathan M. Smith
Devotion to the holy Eucharist has deep roots in the City of Brotherly Love. While most people visit Philadelphia to see the Liberty Bell, run up the Rocky Steps and eat a cheesesteak, the city also has a rich Catholic culture, which merits a visit to see the birthplace of Eucharistic devotion in the United […]
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By John Garvey
When I was a boy, there was a revolution in Hungary against the communist government. The Soviet Union put it down brutally. Several hundred thousand Hungarians fled the country, some for the United States. My grandfather took in one family. They moved into the little white house where I was born and stayed for a […]
National
By Rhina Guidos
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration said March 24 that the United States plans to welcome up to 100,000 Ukrainians as refugees. This was announced while President Joe Biden joined European leaders for a high-stakes NATO meeting in Brussels, where he pledged during a news conference that the U.S. will provide $1 billion in humanitarian aid […]
Global
By Junno Arocho Esteves
VATICAN CITY — Catholics must unite helping those who, through war and persecution, experience Christ’s suffering on the cross in their own lives, said the prefect of the Congregation for Eastern Churches. “If, in personal terms, Christ has suffered and died only once and cannot die anymore, in his body, which is the church, he […]
National
By Carol Zimmermann
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court March 24 ruled in favor of a Texas prisoner who wanted his pastor to pray aloud over him and place his hands on him in the execution chamber. Although the 8-1 decision specifically focused on the case of prisoner John Ramirez, it also will likely impact the cases of other […]
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