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While growing up, I was blessed to have a number of priests in my life to interact with, but I did not have many opportunities to interact with many seminarians. It wasn’t until high school that I first got to interact with a seminarian who was stationed at my parish for the summer. It was surprising to see a young man studying for the priesthood, and his example helped me realize that the priesthood is a calling that can be answered at a young age.
Tradition has it that in the eighth century, a monk who had doubts about the Real Presence was saying Mass, and at the time of the consecration, the bread and wine turned to flesh and blood.
Rejecting violence, promoting interreligious harmony, caring for the environment and stamping out government corruption are expected to be high on the agenda Sept. 4-10 when Pope Francis visits Mozambique, Madagascar and Mauritius.
The Trump administration has moved to cast aside an agreement that previously limited the amount of time the government could detain migrant children.
A new shrine in Gallup, N.M., being dedicated to St. Kateri Tekakwitha, was designed by local Catholic architect Erik Bootsma.
A Middle Eastern food festival will be hosted by Holy Transfiguration Melkite Greek-Catholic Church, 8501 Lewinsville Rd., McLean, Aug. 31: 11 a.m.-11 p.m.; Sept. 1: noon-6 p.m. The festival will include Middle Eastern food such as falafel, hummus, stuffed grape leaves and roast lamb. There will be music and dancing, including Debke folk dance guided by instructors, and children’s activities such as face painting, a petting zoo and more.
Medjugorje, Bosnia-Herzegovina, is a place of prayer, conversion and pilgrimage for millions of people, but the church must be prudent and not rush to any judgment on the alleged Marian apparitions there, said Archbishop Rino Fisichella, president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting New Evangelization.
An Australian appeals court upheld the conviction of Cardinal George Pell on five counts of sexually assaulting two choirboys more than two decades ago.
As I sit here thinking and writing, I am looking at three awe-inspiring volcanos on a beautiful 75-degree summer day, in a place called “The Land of the Eternal Spring.” Where am I? Why am I, as an Arlington seminarian, in this picturesque locale? I am in Antigua, Guatemala, beginning my last week of a two month Spanish immersion, so I can better serve a growing population in our diocese.
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