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The third annual Appaloosa Roots Music Festival is Sept. 1-3 in Front Royal. More than 25 bands will play throughout the weekend, including festival host Scythian, Eddie From Ohio, Frank Solivan and Dirty Kitchen, Six-String Soldiers and Humming House. Attendees can camp on-site or purchase day parking passes. Children under 12 are free and there […]
Bishop Burbidge
By Bishop Michael F. Burbidge
Reflecting on what we experienced at the Orlando Convocation, there are three themes that strike me as particularly noteworthy: the urgency of spreading the Gospel today, the influence of the pastoral view of Pope Francis, and finally, the joy the evangelist brings to the world.
National
By Catholic Herald Staff Report
Arlington Bishop Michael F. Burbidge will dedicate the new Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral in Raleigh July 26.
Local
By Ashleigh Buyers
It started out as a normal July 2001 day in the Office of Management and Budget in Washington. Chris Ullman, the budget spokesman, was just about to settle into a routine morning meeting with his coworkers when his boss, Mitch Daniels, gave a startling announcement. “The meeting is canceled,” declared Daniels, “Everyone out … except you, Ullman.”
Columnists
By John Garvey
St. Bonaventure says, in his little treatise “Bringing Forth Christ,” “Seek the company of good people. If you share their company, you will also share their virtue.” With this thought in mind, we used to pay close attention to who our children’s friends were. We encouraged them to invite kids to our house, so […]
Columnists
By Elizabeth Foss
We close the covers of the beautiful book, and sit and look at each other. She sighs contentedly, the deep and satisfied sigh of a 10-year-old who has just heard the story of Beauty and the Beast translated from its original French. She sighs the fairytale sigh, the one that says, “They were good, but […]
Local
By For The Catholic Herald
Beginning in the fall of 2018, the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference’s football teams will compete in two divisions. Each one will have its own playoffs and championship game. The Capital Division will be composed of Bishop McNamara, DeMatha, Gonzaga, Our Lady of Good Counsel, and St. John’s. The Metro Division will include Archbishop Carroll, […]
Local
By Zoey Maraist
Diocesan ushers learn how to react to everything from disruptive guests to terrorist activity.
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By David Agren
MEXICO CITY — An explosive device was detonated outside the offices of the Mexican bishops’ conference, directly across the street from the country’s most visited religious site, the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe. A statement provided to Catholic News Service by Armando Cavazos, bishops’ conference media director, said an explosion occurred July 25 […]
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