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By Sr. Constance Veit, L.s.p.
We Little Sisters spend our lives caring for the elderly, but I try to keep up with young people as much as I can. Last week I read a blog for young women about the impact of our throw-away culture on the quality of personal relationships. The more we move around, according to a recent […]
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By Rachel Beatrice
RICHMOND – Gov. Terry McAuliffe March 29 vetoed pro-life legislation that would have cut off state funding to Planned Parenthood’s six Virginia health centers, which provide care to more than 22,000 men and women each year. McAuliffe rejected House Bill 1090, a measure supported by Republicans to prohibit the Virginia Department of Health from funding […]
Columns
By Katie Scott
Susan Pawlukiewicz traveled to Poland three years ago bearing immense grief over the recent loss of her mother. About seven weeks later, she returned to the United States with a sense of peace and gratitude – and a duffle bag filled with 35 rolled-up prints. She wasn’t sure what to do with the large pieces […]
National
By Carol Zimmerman
WASHINGTON – Less than a week after the Supreme Court heard oral arguments about the Affordable Care Act’s contraceptive requirement, the court released an order requesting that additional briefs be submitted showing if and how contraceptive insurance coverage could be obtained by employees through their insurance companies without directly involving the religious employers objecting to […]
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By Catholic Herald Staff Report
Katherine Duncan Andres, who was known for her volunteer and philanthropic work with Arlington Catholic Charities and other groups, died March 21 at her home in Warrenton. She was 79. A funeral Mass was offered March 29 at St. Mary Church in Old Town Alexandria. Father James R. Gould was the celebrant. Interment followed immediately […]
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By George Weigel
When the Second Vatican Council was putting the finishing touches on one of its key documents, the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church (“Lumen Gentium,”) Pope Paul VI proposed that it include a statement that the pope is “accountable to the Lord alone.” The suggestion was referred to the Council’s Theological Commission, which, perhaps to Pope […]
Schools
Kathleen Hunter (right), fifth-grade teacher at St. Timothy School in Chantilly, helps her students plant tomato seeds. Once the plants produce, the tomatoes will be donated to the parish St. Vincent de Paul food pantry.
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Walter Whitt, a senior at Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington, testified during a panel discussion convened by the House Energy and Commerce Committee in Washington March 23. The panel, “Conversation on Child Cures,” included patients and advocates in support of H.R. 6, the 21st Century Cures Act. The legislation proposes an overhaul in the […]
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By Catholic Herald Writers Dave Borowski and Zoey Di Mauro
Longtime diocesan Deacon Thomas M. Bello died March 29 at his home in McLean following a battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife, Judy, three adult children and several grandchildren. A funeral Mass was offered April 2 at St. James Church in Falls Church with Father Patrick L. Posey, pastor, as the main […]
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