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By Katie Bahr
Bill Gavin knows what it’s like to be young and confused about God. Though he grew up Catholic, he had years of doubt and questions about his own faith. Since then, Gavin has dedicated himself to a career in ministry as a religion teacher and youth minister. Confusion in college Gavin grew up in Alexandria […]
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By Dave Borowski
After serving as principal of Bishop Ireton High School in Alexandria since 2008, Tim Hamer will retire at the end of the current school year. Hamer, a 1978 Ireton graduate, earned a bachelor’s degree from DeSales University in Center Valley, Pa., and a master’s in educational administration from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. Hamer […]
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By For The Catholic Herald
Father Paul D. Scalia, Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde’s delegate for clergy, wants to have breakfast with you – for a price, that is. You and a friend could be part of an eight-person entourage who break bread and enjoy a lively discussion with Father Scalia at the Del Ray Café while benefiting St. Rita […]
Pope Francis
By Francis X. Rocca
VATICAN CITY – Celebrating what was expected to be the last public liturgy of his pontificate two weeks before his resignation, Pope Benedict XVI preached on the virtues of humility and Christian unity and heard his highest-ranking aide pay tribute to his service to the church. Jesus “denounces religious hypocrisy, behavior that wants to show […]
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By Gretchen R. Crowe
When James J. Benisek first inquired into the permanent diaconate, he was turned down. The program was closed, he was told; no applications had been accepted since 1985, when Arlington Bishop John R. Keating had declared a moratorium on the program. In 2005, however, when Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde reinstated the permanent diaconate, Benisek […]
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By Mike Flach
Kathleen “Katy” Prebble, president of Bishop Denis J. O’Connell High School in Arlington, announced Feb. 11 that she will not return to the school next year. “In the past two and a half years, while serving as president, Katy has served the school, the diocese and Catholic education well,” said Sister Bernadette McManigal, diocesan superintendent […]
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By Thomas Craughwell
During the eighth century the royal families of England produced a bumper crop of holy men and women. Within Milburga’s immediate family her mother, Ermenburga, her two sisters, Mildred and Milgitha, and of course Milburga herself all became venerated as saints. Ermenburgha and her daughters devoted themselves to caring for the sick and the poor, […]
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St. Columbanus was one of those roving Irish monks who wandered up and down Europe in the sixth and seventh centuries. This love of the open road inspired the Rev. John Oliver, an Anglican bishop and biker, to suggest St. Columbanus as the patron of motorcyclists. Columbanus was not always drawn to the religious life. […]
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By Christine Stoddard
Atonement Father C. Donald Howard, pastor of Christ the Redeemer Church in Sterling, retired after nearly 25 years of service there Feb. 3. Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde has appointed Atonement Father Patrick Cogan as pastor, effective Feb 3. Parishioners at the 10 a.m. English Mass met Father Howard’s final homily with a standing ovation. […]
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By Gretchen R. Crowe
In a country where a new health care law is providing contraceptives to all women at no charge, it might be hard to remember that there are many faithful Catholics practicing natural family planning (NFP) and inviting God to be part of the process as they plan their families. While NFP generally requires charts, taking […]
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Pope Leo XIV
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