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By Msgr. Charles M. Mangan
Much attention has been paid to a recent, startling discovery: the well-preserved body of Benedictine Sister Mary Wilhelmina of the Most Holy Rosary, (1924-2019), the foundress of the Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles. Thousands have already flocked to the Abbey of Our Lady of Ephesus in Gower, Mo., to see Sister Mary Wilhelmina’s body […]
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By Deacon Gerard-marie Anthony
During this Marian Year in our diocese, we should look to our Blessed Mother to lift our hearts amid all that can bring us down in society. Our Blessed Mother tells us to do whatever Jesus tells us (Jn. 2:5). What does he tell us? He says, “Let your hearts not be troubled” (Jn 14:1). […]
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By Lucia A. Silecchia
A while back, I was sorting through some of my Dad’s old papers, and I came across a candy wrapper and a Father’s Day card tucked into an envelope that bore a March 2001 postmark from Rome. As soon as I saw it, it brought back happy memories of a sabbatical I spent living in […]
Bishop Burbidge
By Bishop Michael F. Burbidge
Each June, we celebrate Father’s Day, giving thanks to God for the gift of fathers and the essential role that all fathers are called to play in building up our families and communities. In John’s Gospel, Jesus tells us, “As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you.” These words remind us of […]
Parishes
By Billy Atwell
When a new diocese is founded, an important consideration is the location and naming of its cathedral. When a diocese is formed out of an existing diocese, often a parish church is named as the new cathedral. This was the case in 1974, when the Diocese of Arlington was carved out of the northern […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
ROME — A week after undergoing abdominal surgery, Pope Francis’ recovery is going well enough that his doctors are making plans to discharge him from Rome’s Gemelli hospital, the Vatican press office said. “The medical staff reports that his clinical course is proceeding smoothly, without complications, and is therefore planning to discharge him in the […]
Local
Crowds of visitors enter a picturesque brick rowhouse nestled in a line of buildings with similar architectural design in Old Town, Alexandria. While the building opened as a museum more than a decade ago, it once housed the largest slave trading operation in pre-Civil War United States. The Freedom House Museum is one of many […]
Schools
By Special To The Catholic Herald
Connor Terreri, a middle schooler at St. Ambrose School in Annandale, was named the 2023 Virginia State Champion in a national online contest sponsored by the American Scholastic Achievement League. Seventeen other seventh and eighth grade students at the school scored at or above the national average and were awarded certificates for their achievement. The […]
National
By Lauretta Brown
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is gathering in Orlando for its spring meeting with a full agenda, including updates on the national eucharistic revival efforts, a vote on revising the Ethical and Religious Directives for Health Care Services, and a vote on the drafting of a new pastoral statement on persons with disabilities in […]
