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By Sr. Constance Veit, L.s.p.
As a resident of Washington, I have been closely following the campaign to legalize assisted suicide in our nation’s capital. (It was approved by the D.C. City Council Nov. 15). At the same time, my siblings and I have spent the last two weeks at my mother’s bedside in a hospital intensive care unit […]
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For the past 17 years, churches in and around Vienna have celebrated a community interfaith Thanksgiving prayer service on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving. Started by the Shepherd Center of Oakton/Vienna, proceeds from the event support The Lamb Center and Committee for Helping Others (CHO). The service will be held Nov. 22 at Our Lady of […]
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By Michael Flach
The installation of Bishop Michael F. Burbidge as Arlington’s fourth bishop will take place Tuesday, Dec. 6, the feast of St. Nicolas of Myra. Bishop Burbidge will be the celebrant and homilist at the Mass that begins at 2 p.m. at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More.
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By Richard Szczepanowski and Kelly Seegers
WASHINGTON — The District of Columbia City Council Nov. 15 approved a bill allowing doctors to prescribe lethal medications to terminally ill patients who want to end their lives. On a voice vote, a majority of the 13-member council approved the “Death with Dignity Act” that permits physicians in the District of Columbia to […]
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By Ashleigh Buyers
When Father Gerry Creedon first landed in the Dominican Republic in 1991, he was acutely aware of the shortage of priests on the small Caribbean Island. As the founding pastor of the new Arlington mission in Bánica, it would soon be his responsibility to help bring more shepherds to tend the flock. “The last […]
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By Ashleigh Buyers
How do you connect two groups of people separated by distance, language and culture? That is the question Father Keith M. O’Hare is attempting to answer with a new film documenting the Bánica Mission where he serves as pastor of San José Church in Pedro Santana. For years, many priests have tried to bridge […]
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By Zoey Maraist
For the past year, Pope Francis has invited the world to contemplate mercy: the mystery of God’s mercy toward humanity, and how we can embody His mercy in our actions. The church specifies seven spiritual and seven corporal works of mercy. Below are six articles inspired by the Year of Mercy from the past year. […]
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By Teresa Cummings
It is absolutely necessary that Catholics be involved in politics, but it is more necessary that Catholics remember to love their neighbors. We are called as Christians to live a holy life. That means we cannot be Christians at home and secular-unnamed persona at work, school, or at the mall. Our Catholic Christian-ness needs to […]
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By Zoey Maraist
In 1918, on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, Allied and German forces put down their weapons until a peace resolution could be reached. A year later to the day, President Woodrow Wilson declared Nov. 11 Armistice Day. It was renamed Veterans Day in 1954. Likewise, Angelus Academy in Springfield […]
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Gospel commentary: ‘The King of Mercy’
This Sunday, we conclude the end of the liturgical year with the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe. Before we begin the church year anew with Advent, this solemnity calls us to focus on the One Who reigns over all, Jesus Christ.