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Richeldis de Faverches had a vision of Mary in which the Blessed Mother showed her the Holy House of Nazareth, the home of Jesus, Mary and Joseph. Mary asked Richeldis to build a replica of the Holy House in England. Mary promised, “Whoever seeks my help there will not go away empty-handed.”
The role of the Office of Youth Ministries has expanded, according to Kevin Bohli, director of the Office of Youth, Campus and Young Adult Ministries.
Northern Virginia women tackle the throwaway culture in the fashion world.
For the past year, 14-year-old Angelica Hatke has worked religiously in her second floor bedroom to bring birds of all shapes, sizes and colors to life. She is determined not to stop until she has painted all the living species of birds — more than 10,000 of them.
Catholic college leaders who have protested the Trump administration's plan to do away with the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, known as DACA, also have heightened their resolve to do more for DACA students and have expressed cautious belief that federal legislation to give these students more permanent help could be at hand.
The St. James altar server mowed the lawn and won the approval of the president.
p class="Summarygraph">The identities of the Philothea Guild — the four people chosen by Father Ronald S. Escalante, pastor of St. Francis de Sales Church in Purcellville, to help with the interior renovation of the church — were revealed Sept. 17 when Arlington Bishop Michael F. Burbidge celebrated Mass to dedicate the new altar and celebrate the parish’s 50th anniversary.
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Just or generous?
Some people, maybe even many, are puzzled by today’s Gospel parable. When we hear this story told by Jesus, we focus on the seeming injustice of those who worked for only one hour being paid the same as those who worked for a full day. The thrust of this parable, however, is not on justice but on God’s generosity even to the latecomer.