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Meg Rydzewski, owner of Joyful Spirit in Arlington, will close her doors at the end of December after four and a half years.
For most of his life, August Bueltel of Savage rarely held a rosary.
Groundbreaking for the new St. Patrick Church will be held Dec. 7 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 9149 Ely’s Ford Rd., Fredericksburg.
Christians can turn Christmas into a "pagan" or "mundane" holiday by focusing on the gifts and the tree rather than on the birth of Jesus and his promise to come again, Pope Francis said.
Father Thomas P. Ferguson, vicar general and pastor of Good Shepherd Church in Alexandria, will celebrate the first Simbang Gabi Mass at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, 8601 Wolftrap Rd. SE, Vienna, Dec. 15 at 7 p.m.
Aid to the Church in Need sponsors a vesper service in Washington.
When he was running for re-election in 1992, President George H.W. Bush told Catholic News Service that he believed that a strong religious faith could provide "an extra shot of strength when you need it."
It is all hands on deck at St. Ambrose School in Annandale. The 200 students — ranging from pre-K through eighth grade — have signed on for the challenging task of predicting the location of the U.S. Navy’s formidable USS John C. Stennis Strike Group. In particular, they are tracking an erstwhile St. Ambrose parishioner and recently deployed naval chaplain, Father Jim Hinkle.
The desire to spend vast amounts on shopping and needless extravagances can prevent Christians from being generous with others, Pope Francis said.
Advent, the four-week period preceding Christmas, is a time to slow down as we wait in hopeful expectation for Christ's coming. It's a time to take stock of what's important in our lives, casting away extra commitments and wasted energy we've added throughout the year.
