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By Elizabeth Foss
On the way to soccer practice tonight, my son found four radio stations playing Christmas music. As I write this column, it is exactly two weeks until Thanksgiving. When you read it, the official beginning of the holiday season will be one week away. Those dates on the calendar bring smiles to many people. They […]
Global
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY – As the Catholic Church’s liturgical year draws to a close, Catholics are reminded that the source of all beauty and the final destiny of all things lie in God, Pope Francis said. Celebrating an early morning Mass Nov. 13, Pope Francis noted how the readings at Mass turn more and more to […]
Local
By Ashleigh Buyers
Workers move a newly refinished pew into the Cathedral of St. Thomas More in Arlington Nov. 13. The reinstallation of the pews brings the cathedral one step closer to completion of its renovations. Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde is scheduled to open the Holy Door for the Year of Mercy at the cathedral Dec. 13.
Global
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY – Holiness is a life lived in faith and the ability to recognize how very close God is to each person, Pope Francis said. Pope Francis, who began but never finished a doctorate based on the writings of Father Romano Guardini, encouraged the Berlin-based foundation named for the philosopher to promote dialogue based […]
Global
By Doreen Abi Raad
BEIRUT – When a man dressed head-to-toe in black entered the room where Father Jacques Mourad was being held by the Islamic State, the Syriac Catholic priest thought his time to become a martyr had come. “That moment was really intense and difficult,” he recalled. It was eight days after Father Mourad’s May abduction by […]
National
By Cori Fugere Urban
WESTFIELD, Vt. – It’s generally quiet in the altar bread department at the Monastery of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Westfield as Benedictine nuns in their full habits covered with smocks produce thousands of hosts to be consecrated and distributed to Catholics at the Eucharist. In keeping with the contemplative lifestyle of their order, […]
National
By Catholic News Service
BALTIMORE – The U.S. bishops approved a formal statement on pornography, and an updated revision of a quadrennial statement on the intersection of Catholic teaching in the political arena as part of their Nov. 16-19 fall general meeting in Baltimore. The votes were made during the public portion of the meeting, which ran Nov. 16-17. […]
Schools
Bishop Ireton defeated Saint John Paul the Great 32-3 on Ireton’s Senior Day. The Cardinals will play Benedictine High School of Richmond Nov. 21 for the VISS state title.
Local
By Mike Flach
Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde encouraged diocesan catechists to be men and women of prayer, to strengthen themselves with the sacraments and to live as joyful and faithful disciples of Christ. “What a privilege and responsibility you have in passing on the faith,” the bishop said. He recognized that the work of catechists can be […]
Columnists
By Russell Shaw
The inability of parties to America’s culture war to communicate meaningfully with one another on issues like abortion, same-sex marriage and assisted suicide is a disturbing fact of national life today. One observer remarks that the two sides seem to be living in “different moral universes.” But that isn’t new. The problem is the same […]
