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By Fr. John De Cellesherald Columnist (from The Issue Ofâ 11/20/03)
Today we look at the Gospel reading for the Solemnity of Christ the King, and seem to find not a triumphant king, but the tired and beaten preacher wearing not a crown of gold, but a crown of thorns. A prisoner whom Pontius Pilate ? the worldly ruler of all he surveys, subject only to […]
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By Fr. William P. Saunders Herald Columnist (from The Issue Of 5/18/06)
Who wrote the Gospels? – A reader in Springfield To answer this question we must first be clear on how the Gospels were formed and what constitutes authorship. Citing Vatican II’s “Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation” (“Dei Verbum”), the Catechism has a very succinct presentation on the formation of the Gospels (cf. No. 125-127). The […]
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By Fr. William P. Saunders Herald Columnist (from The Issue Of 5/25/06)
The Da Vinci Code talks about the gnostic gospels. What are the gnostic gospels? – A reader in Potomac Falls Recall Straight Answers’ response last week to the question, “Who wrote the Gospels?” The four Gospels included in our New Testament – Matthew, Mark, Luke and John – were written prior to A.D. 100 and […]
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By Fr. William P. Saunders Herald Columnist (from The Issue Of 6/1/06)
I had a discussion with a friend of mine who read The Da Vinci Code who said that St. Mary Magdalene was neither a sinner nor a prostitute. Instead the Church made up that story to discredit her. What can I say to her? – A reader in Alexandria Controversy over the identity of St. […]
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — Pauline Father Gabriele Amorth, an Italian priest renowned for his work in dispelling demons, died at the age of 91. Ill and hospitalized for some weeks, the priest passed away in Rome Sept. 16. Father Amorth began his ministry as an exorcist for the Diocese of Rome in 1986 and performed — […]
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By Elizabeth Foss
It was with a sense of certain irony that I read of Attorney General Janet Reno?s attempt to make physician assisted suicide readily available to patients who have been given fewer than six months to live. Just minutes before reading that article, I had learned of the death of Colonel Michael Pennefather, a man whose […]
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By Fr. William Saunders
What are origins of Ash Wednesday and the use of ashes? ? A reader in Triangle The liturgical use of ashes originated in Old Testament times. Ashes symbolized mourning, mortality and penance. For instance, in the Book of Esther, Mordecai put on sackcloth and ashes when he heard of the decree of King Ahasuerus (or […]
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By Gretchen R. Crowe Herald Staff Writer(from The Issue Of 8/23/07)
Eleven new principals are slated to staff diocesan schools as the 2007-08 academic year gets under way in the Arlington Diocese. These school CEOs gathered last week to orient themselves to their new positions and to one another at a daylong retreat at the Benedictine Pastoral Center in Bristow. “You have the most important position […]
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By Mary Beth Bonacci
I just read a very interesting article in U.S. Catholic magazine, “A Betrothal Proposal” by Michael G. Lawler and Gail S. Risch. In it, Lawler and Risch argue that modern marital “practice” (cohabitation, then marriage) resembles ancient marital practice (betrothal, then marriage), and that as a Church we should return to a marital “rite” wherein […]
Gospel Commentary: The Good Shepherd