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Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY – With the opening the Holy Door at the Basilica of St. John Lateran, Pope Francis declared that the time for tenderness, joy and forgiveness had begun. As holy doors around the world were opened at city cathedrals, major churches and sanctuaries Dec. 13, the pope said this simple gesture of opening God’s […]
Columnists
By Elizabeth Foss
The pink candle has been lit. The pace quickens as we move closer to the feast. Christmas is coming – oh, the joy. Except when the rose vestments sometimes just serve as a painful reminder that we are supposed to feel joy, but we don’t. Not only are we fighting from within to feel something […]
Pope Francis
By Junno Arocho Esteves
VATICAN CITY – On the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Pope Francis announced that he would travel to the Marian shrine in Mexico City and pray to Mary so that Christian communities “may become oases and rivers of mercy.” “To ask her this, in a strong way, I will travel to venerate her at […]
Columns
By Carolyn Woo
As the Year of Mercy began on the feast of the Immaculate Conception, I remembered the popular parable of the prodigal son. Its graphic depiction of the younger son’s profligate behavior, the depth of his misery groveling for scraps among pigs and the father’s magnanimous welcome with rings, robe, sandals and feast leave little unsaid […]
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By Mary Stachyra Lopez
A little more than 2,000 years ago a Middle Eastern family fled the violence that filled their hometown and threatened to claim the life of their infant son. The story of the Holy Family’s flight into Egypt resonates with many Christians today as thousands of refugees from Iraq and Syria make a dangerous, often fatal, […]
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By George Weigel
It’s been a good reading year, and I highly recommend the following to the readers on your Christmas (not “holiday”) shopping list: God or Nothing, by Cardinal Robert Sarah (Ignatius Press): It was the book being discussed at the 2015 Synod and with good reason, for this interview-style autobiography of a life of faith is […]
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By Zoey Dimauro
After months of hard work, Anson Brassell completed his Eagle Scout project. At the suggestion of his pastor, Father John P. Mosimann, Brassell, a St. John the Apostle parishioner and high school senior, decided to build a grotto outside the historic St. John Chapel in downtown Leesburg. Following the example of a parishioner who constructed […]
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By For The Catholic Herald
During Advent, students at Holy Cross Academy in Fredericksburg decided to tell the Christmas story visually through the school hallways. Each grade worked on one of the Christmas mysteries and created a panorama of the event. The displays spanned the whole Christmas story: Kindergartners started with the Annunciation; first-graders illustrated Mary’s visit to Elizabeth; second-graders […]
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By Fr. John Catoir
Another year is at our doorstep. When you begin to think about the new adventures you’ll embark on during this New Year, try to make Jesus Christ the centerpiece. To accomplish this, I’d like to share some thoughts with you. Cardinal John Henry Newman comes to mind. Cardinal Newman was born in England, and became […]
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By Katie Scott
If you flipped on the television around this time last year, you might have caught a glimpse of Stacey Jackson alongside religious sisters in an episode of “The Sisterhood: Becoming Nuns,” a Lifetime reality series following five women as they discerned the religious life. Fast-forward a year later and Jackson again is surrounded by religious […]
