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By Catholic Herald Staff Report
To celebrate the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Dec. 12, several churches in the Diocese of Arlington will offer a special Mass featuring traditional music.
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By Clare Lazzuri
Last year, we lost power on the First Sunday of Advent, the last Sunday of Advent and Christmas Day. And no, losing power is not something normal for us, it rarely happens. I couldn’t help notice the symbolism of the power loss on those significant days. It was a reminder that the only light we […]
Schools
By Anna Gasser
The girls tennis team at Seton School in Manassas had a remarkable season, winning the Delaney Athletic Conference using the powers of hard work, perseverance and prayer to overcome great odds. The season began with only three players on the team: juniors Bridget Atkinson and Mary Heim, whose mothers co-coached; and eighth-grader Jordan Kach. […]
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By Richard Willing
They call it “bare-handing” and it’s the technique that David Hickson and other Fellowship of Catholic University Students volunteers, or FOCUS “missionaries,” as they call themselves, employ when they approach prospects on campus. The missionaries, often college- or graduate school-age themselves, carry nothing in their hands. There are no brochures, flyers, religious pamphlets or Bibles, which might […]
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By Zoey Maraist
Belayneh Loppisso found asylum in the U.S. and now helps others like himself at Migration and Refugee Services.
Columns
By Kate Schulze
My baby brother is gone. He is one of the 88,000 who will die of an alcohol-related death this year. He was the victim of a preventable disease. He could have been your neighbor, your friend, your altar server at Mass.
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Bishop Michael F. Burbidge joined other volunteers in preparing and serving a meal to Christ House clients Nov. 22 in Alexandria. The shelter, part of the diocesan Catholic Charities network, also operates a thrift shop and provides financial assistance. Fr. Robert J. Wagner | COURTESY
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By Zoey Maraist
The Archdiocese of Washington filed a legal action against the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Nov. 28 after an ad for their “Find the Perfect Gift” Christmas campaign was rejected.
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
The plight of the ethnic Muslim minority in Myanmar's Rakhine state was front and center in speeches by Pope Francis and Aung San Suu Kyi, but neither publicly used the word Rohingya.
Gospel commentary: Watch, marvel and carry
Our faith journey as Christians often feels like a steep, uphill climb. First, life is tough. It is filled with unexpected and unwanted challenges like illness, loss of a loved one, major frustrations at school or work, and difficult relationships. Second, faith in Jesus does not come as easily as we expect: it requires lots of effort; we are weak and find it hard to remain disciplined and selfless; and our world is increasingly replacing our Christian culture with values and perspectives that contradict the Gospel way of life.