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Solemnity of the Ascension Moves to Sunday

By 2002) Rather Than On The Thursday After The Sixth Sunday Of Easter., In The Diocese Of Arlington Beginning This Coming Year, The Solemnity Of The Ascension Of The Lord Will Be Observed On The Seventh Sunday Of Easter (may 12
The Province of Baltimore, including the Archdiocese of Baltimore and the Dioceses of Arlington, Richmond, Wheeling-Charleston and Wilmington, as well as the Province of Washington, including the Archdiocese of Washington and the Diocese of St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, are adopting the change concurrently. For some time and in many places around the world, bishops have […]
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Friendship Love vs. Romantic Love

By Mary Beth Bonacci Herald Columnist (from The Issue Of 7/26/01)
Sometimes, I overhear the strangest things. Last weekend, for instance, I attended an arts festival. It was crowded, and as people walked by, I would catch snippets of conversation. I wasn’t really paying much attention — until a group of teenage girls walked by, and I heard, “So, is Kimberly a lesbian?” That caught my […]
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A Healthy Family

By Elizabeth Foss Herald Columnist (from The Issue Of 6/21/01)
It is a few days before Father’s Day as I write and I am contemplating the role of a parent. I see that role with some perspective, both as a parent and a child. Once upon a time, before I had children, I thought that grown children were supposed to be independent. They were to […]
Columns

Straight Answers: Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary

By Fr. William Saunders

I have a tape with the Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary on it that I use as a prayer aid daily. In the litany are some phrases I don?t get, like Tower of David, House of God, Ark of the Covenant, Tower of Ivory, Mystical Rose, Morning Star and Star of the Sea. In this month of May, could you please explain them? ? A reader in Alexandria

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The Demise of the St. Ignatius Institute

By Mary Beth Bonacci Herald Columnist (from The Issue Of 2/8/01)
And now, for something completely different. I’d like, for a moment, to discuss university politics. Specifically, I’d like to discuss the program that changed my life. And I’d like to tell you why its existence is now threatened. The program is the St. Ignatius Institute (SII) at the University of San Francisco (USF). When I […]
Columns

How Do We Address Church Officials?

By Fr. William Saunders
At the diocesan anniversary Mass this August, I had the pleasure of meeting Bishop Loverde. I am embarrassed to say that I was not sure how to address him — just Bishop, your eminence, or what. I know the Pope is called “Holy Father.” Why don’t you write something about how we address church officials.” […]
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Only God Will Fill the Void

By Mary Beth Bonacci Herald Columnist
Those of you who have read my book We’re on a Mission from God know that in that book (and everywhere else) I frequently refer to the “God-shaped hole” we have in the center of our hearts. (“Heart” as in emotions or souls, not as in “the thing that beats and moves your blood around.”) […]
Columns

Straight Answers: Do Aborted Children Go to Heaven?

By Fr. William Saunders

Because of our firm belief in God's infinite mercy and His universal salvific will that all should be saved, we have a genuine hope that there is indeed a way of salvation for children who have died without the benefit of Baptism through no fault of their own. 

Columns

Straight Answers: Why Is the Precious Blood Not Distributed at Every Mass?

By Fr. William P. Saunders

Why is the Precious Blood almost never distributed at Mass? By not distributing the Precious Blood, the priest would seem to be disregarding the command that our Lord gave us when He initiated the Eucharist at the Last Supper: "Take and eat: this is my Body. Then He took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them saying, ?Drink from it all of you, for this is my Blood of the covenant, which will be shed on behalf of many for the forgiveness of sins."

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Straight Answers: What Are the Masons?

By Fr. William Saunders

Recently, a friend invited me to join the Masons. What are the Masons? Are Catholics allowed to belong to this organization? ? A reader in Alexandria

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