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Pope Francis
By Justin McLellan
VATICAN CITY — Though not found on the classical list of cardinal or theological virtues, humility lies “at the base of Christian life,” Pope Francis said. “Whereas pride and arrogance swell the human heart, making us appear to be more than we are, humility restores everything to its correct dimension,” he said. Human beings are […]
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — Take advantage of conflicts since they require people to come together and cooperate, Pope Francis told a delegation from Loyola University Chicago. “Thank God there are conflicts,” he said during an audience with the group at the Vatican May 20. “Conflicts cause us to walk in mazes, and you get out of […]
Global
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — Convinced that the “major emphasis” of St. John Paul II’s teaching was on social justice and human dignity, seven religious orders joined together to establish the John Paul II Justice and Peace Centre in Kampala, Uganda. The center, which runs programs ranging from preventing human trafficking to sowing peace between residents and […]
Local
Patricia Eleanor Barber, 69, who served as principal of St. Francis of Assisi School in Triangle for 28 years, died May 15. Born in Roanoke October 7, 1954, Barber described her joyful approach to education in a 2019 article in the Catholic Herald. “What I really love is to see when the teachers and the […]
National
By Tyler Arnold
Actor Jonathan Roumie, who plays Jesus Christ in the popular television series “The Chosen,” encouraged graduates at the Catholic University of America to emulate Christ and strengthen their prayer lives during the university’s commencement ceremony May 11. “Last time I spoke (to) a crowd this big, there were loaves and fish and baskets of them,” […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VERONA, Italy — Adults in the world’s richest nations deserve “the Pontius Pilate Nobel Prize because we have become experts at washing our hands” of the violence and injustices in the world, Pope Francis said. Always insisting on having the last word, being concerned only for one’s own well-being, investing in weapons manufacturing and thinking […]
Columnists
By Mary Beth Bonacci
Do you ever wish that you could hear directly from God a little more often? That perhaps he would chime in every once in a while with what he wants you to hear on any given day? A few weeks ago, in the fabulous prayer class I am taking, I learned a new little Catholic […]
Columnists
By Elizabeth Foss
Nothing in the Gospel says she was sweeping, but for as long as I can remember, I have imagined it that way. Probably, an artistic rendering of the Annunciation first put this idea in my head. Whatever its origin, I can’t shake the sure sense that Mary was sweeping when the angel Gabriel disturbed her […]
Local
By Barbara Lamblin
How does one capture the intense joy and incredible journey of the 70 years of dedicated priesthood of Monsignor Frank J. Hendrick? The only and best option was sharing in the holy sacrifice of the Mass. Brother priests who have walked with him since he retired from the Arlington diocese in 1998 and an overflow […]
National
By Jonah McKeown
The longest Catholic pilgrimages ever organized in the United States — possibly the world — commenced on the edges of the country over the weekend. The National Eucharistic Pilgrimages, organized as part of the multiyear National Eucharistic Revival, will see a group of young men and women collectively walk over 6,500 miles, carrying the Eucharist […]
