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By Daniel O’shea | Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON – This fall the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services plans to hold its first discernment gathering for Catholic priests to encourage them to consider becoming military chaplains. The archdiocese regularly holds several retreats a year for young men who are thinking about the priesthood and the chaplaincy, but this will be the first […]
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By Carol Glatz | Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY – On exam day, geology students might be handed a mystery rock to study, scratch and peer at, looking for clues to identify it and hypothesize about its origins and composition. On exam day at the Vatican Secret Archives, student-scholars get handed an obscure medieval manuscript to decipher, transcribe, analyze and hypothesize about […]
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The diminutive superhero of the Marvel Comics universe is an ex-con (Paul Rudd) who shrinks to bug size by means of a special suit, acquires super-human strength, and possesses a nifty ability to control his fellow ants. The suit’s inventor (Michael Douglas) and his scientist daughter (Evangeline Lilly) enlist Ant-Man’s help to stop the technology […]
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By Christine Stoddard
To really know a culture, you can’t begin and end with a guidebook. You have to spend time with the people. That’s why six high school students and five teachers from the Stella Maris School in Madrid, Spain, spent the morning of July 21 playing beanbag toss and making lollipop flowers with senior citizens at […]
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Aliens attack Earth using monster representation of classic video game characters in this manic 3-D comedy, directed by Chris Columbus. The president of the United States (Kevin James) summons his boyhood nerdy pals (Adam Sandler, Josh Gad and Peter Dinklage) to come up with a plan to repulse the space invaders, with the assistance of […]
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By Dave Borowski
Fervorino is an Italian word that means a quick exhortation or pep talk. In the church, it’s often used to signify a short sermon – words of inspiration to get you thinking about Jesus. Thérèse Bermpohl, director of the Office for Family Life, had an idea for a way to reach busy people who may […]
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By Dave Borowski
A simple 144-square-foot storage shed is making life better for many residents of Madison County. The effort began with the St. Veronica Knights of Columbus Council in Chantilly. In 2014, Knight Paul Chadowski was collecting clothes for distribution by the Church of the Assumption in Keyser, W.Va. Twice a year, spring and fall, the council […]
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By Ann M. Augherton
Just minutes before a wedding, the excitement, nervousness and spiritual intensity of the sacrament can be felt swirling around the vestibule and flowing into the pews as they fill with family and friends. Last Saturday at St. Charles Borromeo Church in Arlington, that aura was multiplied by eight. The culmination of a yearlong program of […]
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By Christine Stoddard
Sometimes, no amount of research can prepare you for an interview. Such was my recent experience in interviewing Saint Fleur Junior Charles, a 32-year-old man brimming with courage, strength, and- more recently, he says – faith. Junior, as he prefers to be called, is the administrative head of St. Joseph’s Clinic in Thomassique, Haiti, a […]
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By Mary Beth Bonacci
It has happened more than once. A friend comes to me, looking nervous, with something important to discuss. Sometimes he hems and haws. Sometimes he just blurts it out. He’s gay. He’s same-sex attracted. He’s “coming out.” The terminology varies, but the one constant is that he’s afraid of being rejected, afraid that as he […]
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