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By For The Catholic Herald
Katie Clemmer, who taught fifth grade at St. Joseph School in Herndon for the past two years, entered the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary community Sept. 8 as a postulant. This is her first year of the formation process. She lives the life of a sister, gets to know the community better […]
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By Katie Bahr
As a young adult, Father James Searby never saw himself in a 9-to-5 job. As a college student at the University of Dallas in Irving, Texas, he studied history and was active in drama. He considered working in a theater or in public relations, dedicating himself to education or getting involved in the adventure travel […]
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By Dave Borowski
After 55 years of priestly service that included pastoral duties and teaching, Josephite Father Francis M. Hull retired Sept. 28. He served as pastor of St. Joseph Church in Alexandria since 2002. Josephite Father Ugochukwu J. Cletus is the new parochial administrator of St. Joseph Church. Father Hull was born Dec. 20, 1923, in Philadelphia […]
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By Barbara Curtis
Theirs was a love story like many others – cradle Catholics who’d known each other since parochial school, fell away from their faith in college, married at 22, and finally returned to the church after the birth of their first child 18 months later. But they returned to the church on their own terms, still […]
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By Fr. William P. Saunders
Q: Being elderly, I attend a good number of funerals. I am surprised at the number of cremations. When did the church start allowing cremation? (Alexandria) A: Since the earliest times of the church, Christians traditionally have buried the bodies of the faithful departed, in contrast to pagans who normally cremated. As professed in the […]
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The Most Reverend Paul S. Loverde, Bishop of Arlington, has announced the following clergy appointments: Parochial Administrator Reverend Ugochukwu J. Cletus, S.S.J. – from service outside the diocese to Administrator of the Church of Saint Joseph in Alexandria, was effective September 28, 2012. Reverend Christopher J. Pollard – from service at the Apostolic Nunciature to […]
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By Nancy Frazier O’brien
WASHINGTON – The teachings of the Second Vatican Council are neither optional nor second-class, but must be seen in the proper context, the former prefect of the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith said Sept. 26 as he opened a conference at The Catholic University of America in Washington. The talk by Cardinal […]
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By Thomas Craughwell
The Bible mentions only three archangels by name – St. Michael, the warrior who drove Lucifer and the rebel angels out of heaven and down into hell; St. Raphael, the guide and guardian of Tobias; and St. Gabriel, God’s favorite messenger. St. Luke’s Gospel opens with Gabriel appearing suddenly to Zachary, Elizabeth’s elderly husband, with […]
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By Marybeth Bonacci
Why do you suppose Blessed John Paul II talked about the “new evangelization” and not the “new catechesis”? Until recently, I was the director of evangelization and catechesis at a large parish here in Denver. And in that time, it became clear to me that (1) there is a significant difference in meaning between those […]
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By Dave Borowski
“When you’re out in the mountains, you’re in the presence of God,” said Msgr. John B. Brady, a lifelong Scout, Scout chaplain and avid outdoorsman. He still loves those mountains and rivers even into his eighth decade. When he talks about hiking or canoeing you can see a bit of the young Washington schoolboy and […]
