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By Angela E. Pometto Herald Staff Writer (from The Issue Of 6/15/06)
Call it naturopathic, alternative, holistic, homeopathic or integrative, but it’s all natural medicine. Some call these remedies old wives’ tales or practices from ancient Eastern beliefs, but whatever its name, people are putting more faith into this approach to healing and walking away with positive results. According to Dr. Jeniece Schaller, a doctor of integrative […]
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By Angela E. Pometto Herald Staff Writer (from The Issue Of 6/8/06)
Nine years after Jamie Workman became a Catholic, he will become a priest. Deacon Workman was born Aug. 7, 1975, in State College, Pa. He has two sisters and one brother, all younger. He attended high school in Pennsylvania and then started his college career at Northern Virginia Community College. In 2000, he received his […]
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By Angela E. Pometto Herald Staff Writer (from The Issue Of 6/8/06)
Deacon Phil Cozzi has spent the last four years studying for the priesthood in Rome. As his time in Italy comes to a close, he is not sad to be leaving afternoon walks through St. Peter’s Square, holy hours at St. Peter’s Basilica or visits to the Roman catacombs, Roman Forum or Palatine Hill. “I’m […]
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By Mary Frances Mccarthy Herald Staff Writer (from The Issue Of 6/8/06)
As a child, Deacon Charles Smith never thought, “I want to be a priest when I grow up.” Born in Florida in 1964, Smith’s family moved to Northern Virginia in 1974 and witnessed the creation of the Arlington Diocese. He attended Holy Spirit and St. Michael Schools in Annandale and Bishop O’Connell High School in […]
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By Gretchen R. Crowe Herald Staff Writer (from The Issue Of 6/8/06)
Deacon Kevin Fimian’s infectious smile, dirty blond hair and quick wit immediately call to mind the former jock that he is. But underneath the 43-year-old’s playful, engaging exterior is something deeper and something sacred: a strong faith and a life joyously devoted to God. On June 10 at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More in […]
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By Angela E. Pometto Herald Staff Writer (from The Issue Of 6/8/06)
Deacon Joseph Vu has been on the move most of his life. His road to the priesthood included stops in Vietnam, Alabama, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Florida, California, Maryland and finally Virginia. “It doesn’t matter where you are, you have to make the best of where you find yourself,” said Vu. “Just live the moments and enjoy […]
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By Mary Frances Mccarthy Herald Staff Writer (from The Issue Of 6/8/06)
Born in Nuremburg, Germany, Deacon Bjorn Lundberg spent his childhood as an “Army brat.” His family spent time in Fort Hood, Texas; Carlisle, Pa.; Fairfax; and Fort Lewis, Wash. After earning a bachelor’s degree in history from Christendom, he interned at Vatican Radio for two months before working at the Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) […]
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By Mary Frances Mccarthy Herald Staff Writer (from The Issue Of 6/8/06)
As an eighth-grader, Deacon Gregory Thompson was afraid of being called to the priesthood, but he doesn’t know why. It was several years more before he realized he did have a call. “I only seriously began discerning a call to the priesthood after I attended a Mount 2000 retreat at Mount St. Mary’s University in […]
Columns
By Angelic Mistakes: The Art Of Thomas Merton, Roger Lipsey, New Seeds Books, 2006
Reviewed by Menachem Wecker Special to the Herald (From the Issue of 6/1/06) The disappearing ink act performed at the Summer Palace in Beijing might best symbolize Thomas Merton’s art and life. At the palace, retired calligraphers gather to write with water on the sidewalks. Though the sun quickly evaporates the water, the marks seem […]
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By Saints Behaving Badly: The Cutthroats, Crooks, Trollops, Con Men And Devil-worshippers Who Became Saints, Thomas Craughwell, Doubleday, 2006, 190 Pages.
Reviewed by Michael F. Flach Herald Staff Writer (From the Issue of 6/1/06) The title of Thomas Craughwell’s new book, Saints Behaving Badly, sounds like something your children might watch on MTV. But the author’s latest installment about Catholic saints actually focuses on the interesting lives of men and women whom the Church has sought […]
