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By Russell Shaw
When the United States and its allies went into Afghanistan almost eight years ago, they had the support – quiet but real – of Pope John Paul II and the Holy See. But when, not long after, America and its friends attacked Iraq, the pope and his people were strongly and publicly opposed. These contrasting […]
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By Thomas Craughwell
St. Cornelius (died 253) Feast day: Sept. 16 With St. Cornelius we have an example of a saint whose patronage is based on the Latin meaning of his name, combined with confused iconography. The name Cornelius comes from the Latin word for horn, such as a bull or ram’s horn. In art St. Cornelius is […]
Movies
Tiresome romantic comedy about a motormouthed, trivia-spouting crossword-puzzle writer (Sandra Bullock) whose isolated life is transformed when she falls instantly for a TV news cameraman (Bradley Cooper) she meets on a blind date, her obsessive love prompting her first to throw herself at him in a bid for immediate intimacy, then to dog him from […]
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By Fr. John Catoir
Pretend you were a lapsed Catholic when St. Francis de Sales (1567-1622) was alive. If you were, he would hunt you down like a shepherd in hot pursuit of a prized sheep. Remember the words of Jesus, “There will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over 99 righteous people who […]
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The successful owner (Jason Bateman) of a flavor extract factory is convinced by his best friend (Ben Affleck) to hire a young gigolo (Dustin Milligan) to seduce his sex-withholding wife (Kristen Wiig) so that he can have a guilt-free affair with an attractive new employee (Mila Kunis), not realizing that the newcomer is a con […]
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Anthony Kearns of the trio The Irish Tenors will perform a benefit concert at the Hylton Memorial Chapel in Woodbridge Oct. 17 at 7 p.m. Proceeds from the evening will support CrossLink International and three Prince William County clinics. CrossLink, a Falls Church-based medical nonprofit, has sent more than $43.6 million in aid to 115 […]
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By Gretchen R. Crowe
Can any good come from the death of a 16-year-old? Robin Thompson, a parishioner of St. Timothy Parish in Chantilly, is doing her best to find out – especially since the 16-year-old was her daughter. In June 2003, Ashley Renee Thompson died instantly when the car she was driving swerved off the road and hit […]
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Repellent horror sequel in which a young man’s (Bobby Campo) premonition of impending death saves him, his girlfriend (Shantel VanSanten), two of their pals (Haley Webb and Nick Zano) and a number of strangers from perishing in a speedway accident, but the Grim Reaper is not to be cheated, and the survivors begin to die […]
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By Fr. Peter J. Daly
I hate moving. I especially hate it when I am moving somebody else’s stuff. But that is what I was doing. Schlepping boxes around in the late-August heat and packing stuff up for the “final move.” A friend and former parishioner had died. He appointed me his executor. It was logical. He had no children. […]
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By Mark Pattison
WASHINGTON – It is possible to bring Catholic values to the ongoing debate over health care reform just as it was done earlier this year in forging a four-way agreement on the potential unionization of workers at Catholic hospitals, said Bishop William F. Murphy of Rockville Centre, N.Y. “Leaders in Catholic health ministry, the labor […]
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Pope Leo XIV
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