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The Tidal Basin isn’t the only spot in the Washington area in full bloom. The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, the Franciscan Monastery and St. Anthony of Padua Church in Falls Church are perfect spots to enjoy spring in all its splendor.
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By Dave Borowski
Terry McCarthy doesn’t look his age. At 80, he has a full head of hair with just a few traces of gray, and he has the slim physique of a runner – which he is. While most men of his age are reflecting on a life well lived, McCarthy is running, writing, teaching and ministering […]
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By Tom Tracy
ORLANDO, Fla. – The head of Catholic Relief Services made the case for Catholic education and Christian beliefs and values by retracing her own roots as a student of American missionaries in Asia through her higher education experiences as an international student in the U.S. Speaking April 7 to some 5,000 Catholic educators in Orlando […]
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By Tom Tracy
ORLANDO, Fla. – Young parents with financial struggles coupled with underdeveloped endowment, fundraising and alumni infrastructure at Catholic elementary schools may help explain why the primary schools are not faring as well as Catholic secondary schools nationwide. That was the opinion of a panel of Catholic education experts convened recently by the National Catholic Educational […]
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By Mary Beth Bonacci
As I write this, the church is observing Good Friday. Which means that, by the time you read this, Jesus will have risen, and we will be well into the Easter season. Apparently, after 25 years, I haven’t yet mastered the art of meditating on the liturgical year several weeks in advance, so as to […]
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By Tim Bishop
BENWOOD, W.Va. – Where parishioners once sat for Mass in Benwood now sit the charred remains of a building regarded as a monument in the community. At a time when parishes look forward to the most holy of seasons and the Easter triduum, a fire tore through St. John Church March 30. Fire officials believe […]
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By Christine Stoddard
“(Catholic music) is steeped in tradition but sung in different languages,” said Corinne Monogue, director of the diocesan Office of Multicultural Ministries. “Why not make it easily available to share with others in the diocese?” Monogue said that she and her assistant, Elizabeth Tauke, have the job of listening to “rich, moving and beautiful Catholic […]
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By Fr. William P. Saunders
Q: During Holy Week, I read the Passion stories of Jesus’ Last Supper, Crucifixion and Resurrection. It seems confusing: The Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke have Jesus and the apostles eating a Passover meal, but the Gospel of St. John has Jesus dying before Passover began. Is there a reason for this? – A […]
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The Virginia Catholic Conference, representing the dioceses of Arlington and Richmond, recently published charts of local legislators’ votes on key issues debated during the 2014 General Assembly session Jan. 14-Feb. 27. Advocacy by the VCC was instrumental in the defeat of a secretive execution drug proposal and in the passage of measures to fight sex […]
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By Mike Flach
Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde blessed and sealed the Holy Door at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington during the April 12 liturgy for Divine Mercy Sunday. Bishop Loverde, who was the celebrant and homilist at the noon Mass, affixed a gold cross and the coat of arms of […]
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