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By John Thavis
VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI named 24 new cardinals, including two from the United States: Archbishop Raymond L. Burke, head of the Vatican’s highest tribunal, and Archbishop Donald W. Wuerl of Washington. Statement of Bishop Loverde on Cardinal-designate Wuerl’s appointment. The pope announced the names at the end of his weekly general audience Oct. […]
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By Fr. Peter J. Daly
“Honor your father and your mother” is the Fourth Commandment in the Ten Commandments. It is not just a commandment for children. As the baby boomers age, it is also a commandment for adults caring for an aging parent. Keeping this commandment is particularly a problem for priests and nuns. A priest friend of mine, […]
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By Gretchen R. Crowe
Every morning, when the weather’s fine, Father Terry Staples sits on the front porch of the rectory of St. Isidore the Farmer Church in Orange and prays. His view is the small brick church, of which he has been pastor since fall 2009, and acre upon acre of rolling farmland. “It’s almost like a retreat […]
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By Fr. Paul Scalia
For the past four weeks this column has set forth the Church’s teaching (which is simply the natural law) on homosexuality. We must know the doctrine and first principles in order to address this issue accurately, always keeping in mind that doctrinal and moral truth is necessary for love. We must speak the truth in […]
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By Gretchen R. Crowe
If there’s one thing Father Denis M. Donahue knows, it’s suffering. The life of the 47-year-old priest was dramatically altered – and nearly extinguished – when, at age 14, he was shot twice by a sniper while working his paper route. It was a random attack, resulting in two bullet wounds to Father Donahue’s chest […]
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Obviously the Church teaches that pornography is evil. What are some specific reasons for this teaching? Those who defend the “free speech” rights of pornographers often present the Church’s defense of purity as puritanical rather than pastoral. Defenders of this criminal enterprise pose as defenders of a true humanism, portraying Christian teaching on chastity as […]
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By Nora Hamerman
Salvador Dali’s “Sacrament of the Last Supper” was by far the most popular painting in the National Gallery of Art when it was unveiled in 1955, a gift from the great banker-collector Chester Dale. Now it hangs in an obscure corner by the elevator on the mezzanine of East Wing – the one modern work […]
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By John Thavis
VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI opened the Synod of Bishops for the Middle East with a strong call to support the minority Christian population in the region, and said peace and protection of human rights were essential conditions for the Church’s survival there. Celebrating Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica Oct. 10 with more than […]
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By Mark Zimmermann
WASHINGTON – At the annual Red Mass, those who work in administering justice were reminded that the law rests on principles including respect for human dignity. Archbishop J. Augustine Di Noia, secretary of the Vatican’s Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments, delivered the homily at the Oct. 3 Red Mass at the Cathedral of […]
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By Dave Borowski
St. Ann Church is tucked away on a dead-end street in Arlington, cut off on the south by I-66. It’s not difficult to find, you just need a keen eye for the small signs that point the way. See See video profile on the parish here With just 1,300 families, it manages a variety of […]
