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By For The Catholic Herald
Father Terry W. Specht, a priest of the Arlington Diocese, has been placed on administrative leave pending investigation of an allegation of sexual misconduct involving a male minor in the late 1990s. The investigation is in its initial phase and no final determination has yet been made regarding the allegation. Father Specht denies the accusation. […]
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By Thomas Craughwell
St. Expeditus was one of six Armenian Christians, possibly Roman soldiers, who were martyred in Melitene. His fellow martyrs are Sts. Hermogenes, Gaius, Aristonicus, Rufus and Galata. There is documentary evidence that St. Expeditus was venerated in Turin in northern Italy during the Middle Ages. From there, devotion to him spread to Germany and Sicily in the 17th century, but how he became the saint of procrastinators is harder to pin down.
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By Fr. Paul Scalia
The patron saint of the Arlington Diocese is St. Thomas More – a 16th-century writer, philosopher, lawyer, chancellor of England and martyr. This saint of the public square serves as an apt model for our diocese, so close to the nation’s capital, and apt as well for the Church’s current conflict with the administration. The […]
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By Dr. Denise Hunnell
“The Catholic Church opposes life-saving stem-cell research!” How many times have we seen this claim repeated by credulous reporters? More importantly, how many of us know that this claim is completely false? To be clear, the Catholic Church does oppose embryonic stem-cell research – that is, the kind of research that creates and destroys embryonic […]
Schools
By Catholic Herald Staff Report
Looking for an athletic, academic or recreational summer camp for your child? Check out these locally sponsored options: Seton School in Manassas All camps are held at Seton School gym, 9314 Maple St., Manassas. For more info go to danvwbasketball.wordpress.com. Coach Vander Woude’s Basketball Camps for Boys Jr. Skills and Drills Camp For 6- to […]
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By Dave Borowski
In a country where “Jersey Shore” is a hit TV series and political discussion consists mostly of candidates shouting at each other, courtesy, etiquette and good manners seem to be endangered virtues. “Please” and “thank you” are words disappearing from ordinary conversation. The social graces also are endangered. If you look at children eating at […]
National
By Dennis Sadowski
WASHINGTON – A night of bingo and the generosity of friends helped Sister Katie Press achieve her dream of a religious vocation. Otherwise, she might still be paying off $19,000 in loans from graduate school and other expenses, and her entry into the Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Hamden, Conn., might be […]
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By Fr. Kenneth Doyle
Q: In order to receive the promise of the grace of final penitence, my understanding is that one must attend Mass on the first Friday for nine consecutive months. Recently I was attempting to complete that devotion, but on the ninth first Friday, our parish had a Communion service. Is that considered a Mass, and […]
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By Katie Bahr
As a young man, Brian McAllister considered several career paths for himself, including serving in the military, selling real estate and working as a defense contractor. One path he never anticipated was becoming a priest. “I’m the last person I would have thought should be a priest,” said McAllister, who is now in his fourth […]
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By Katie Bahr
A young parish, St. Raymond of Peñafort was founded in 1997 by the late Arlington Bishop John R. Keating and named after the patron saint of canon lawyers. The parish’s founding pastor was Father Salvator Cuillo. In the years before the church was built, parishioners worshipped in various places around the county – Christ Methodist […]
