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By Effie Caldarola
A member of my faith-sharing community devoted one year to buying nothing. Nothing, at least, that wasn’t a necessity. She bought food, of course, and if her printer ran out of ink, she would deem that a necessary purchase. She paid her utility bills and her mortgage, but she added no “stuff” to her life. […]
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By Christine Stoddard
Singer/songwriter and photographer Namvula Rennie said she was in Zambia for a photography project a few years ago when she met an elderly woman in Lusaka. Living in one of the capital city’s poorest neighborhoods, the woman was caring for nine grandchildren, all of whom had been orphaned. “They sometimes had enough money to buy […]
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By Fr. Kenneth Doyle
Q. I have tried in vain to find out whether Pope Francis has ever had the chance to visit in person with his only surviving sibling since he was elected pope. (I have read that she – Maria Elena Bergoglio, his youngest sister – has not been well.) Will Pope Francis ever get a chance […]
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By Ashleigh Buyers
Love was in the air Sunday afternoon as 251 couples came from all parts of the diocese to attend the 37th annual Marriage Jubilee Mass. This year’s celebration boasted 116 golden anniversaries and 135 silver anniversaries with a combined total of 9,175 years of marriage represented in the pews of St Agnes Church in Arlington. […]
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By Christine Stoddard
When Elizabeth moved with her family to Miami at age 12, her uncle sexually molested her for three years. He volunteered to pick her up from school and watch her while her parents ran errands. When she later told her parents, whom she described as a traditional Cuban couple, they did nothing. Instead of sending […]
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By Katie Scott
Father John A. Ziegler is pastor of St. Patrick Church in Fredericksburg, but he also knows how to produce a toe-tapping, soul-moving recording. He's created two bluegrass gospel CDs and can be heard strumming his guitar and singing at parish festivals and fundraisers.br />
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Commissioned by Christ held its first fundraising event, “Mission Possible,” at the Old Town Hall in Fairfax Oct. 16. The event drew more than 80 attendees to support CBC’s work, including its 2016 international mission trips. Soren Johnson, special assistant to Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde for evangelization and media, presented the keynote address.
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By Fr. Kenneth Doyle
Q. My husband and I live relatively modestly by American standards, are conscious of the amount of resources we use and tithe 10 percent. However, I realize that even doing so we are still living in extreme luxury compared to most people in the world. In the Gospel, Jesus talks of embracing poverty and leaving […]
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The Arlington collection for the Retirement Fund for Religious will be Nov. 7-8. Coordinated by the National Religious Retirement Office, the collection offers support for senior Catholic sisters, brothers and religious order priests whose communities lack sufficient retirement funding. Of the $28.3 million raised nationally in last year’s collection, the Arlington Diocese contributed more than […]
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By Dave Borowski
Fighting fires is dangerous work. In 2014, according to the National Fire Protection Association, 64 firefighters in the United States were killed in the line of duty. This was down from 97 deaths in 2013. The danger is not just physical. Dealing with death and injury takes an emotional toll too – albeit sometimes harder […]
