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By Kimberley A. Heatherington
With cloudiness muddling the skies and scattered raindrops falling, the weather Sept. 11 was not particularly evocative of a certain bright, clear, almost-fall morning 21 years ago. But unlike the shocking and chaotic day in 2001 that witnessed the worst terrorist attack in U.S. history, this Sept. 11 was instead a tranquil opportunity for reflection, […]
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By Catholic Herald Staff Report
A convocation of women religious was held at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church in Lake Ridge Sept. 10. Religious came from seven different orders: Handmaids of Reparation of the Sacred Heart of Jesus; Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist; Sisters of Our Lady of La Salette; Daughters of St. Paul; Dominican Sisters (Congregation of St. Cecilia); […]
Pope Francis
By Junno Arocho Esteves
NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan — Arriving in Kazakhstan, a country that borders Russia, Pope Francis said he came as a “pilgrim of peace” at a time when “our world urgently needs peace; it needs to recover harmony.” “I am visiting you in the course of the senseless and tragic war that broke out with the invasion of […]
Columnists
By Soren Johnson
A number of years ago, my youngest brother — on R&R from a U.S. Agency for International Development assignment in Fallujah, Iraq, during some of the worst violence — sleep-walked out a window. He fractured his jaw, broke both wrists and easily could have died. His relationship with sleep was upended. Most of us, thankfully, […]
Movies
By Kurt Jensen
WASHINGTON — A new documentary about St. Teresa of Kolkata, produced by the Knights of Columbus, aims to show how her mission and spirit continues in the work of her order, the Missionaries of Charity. “Mother Teresa: No Greater Love,” directed by Emmy award-winning filmmaker, David Naglieri, was shown at the Vatican Sept. 2 and […]
Movies
By John Mulderig
NEW YORK — The life, work and legacy of the principal founder of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith is celebrated in the engaging documentary “Heart of a Missionary: The Story of Pauline Jaricot.” Using interviews, dramatized scenes and a globetrotting survey of the current activities of the Society, filmmaker Tim Moriarty makes […]
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By Chad Wahlin
Tom and Alyson Mauk reflect on a combined 57 years working at St. William of York Church. After nearly 60 years of combined employment in the Arlington diocese, there is very little Tom and Alyson Mauk will not miss in retirement — except their daily I-95 commute. “Fortunately, we both started our workday early so the […]
Columnists
By Elizabeth Foss
My son got married last weekend. My daughters and I kicked off the wedding weekend with a trip to Trader Joe’s to fill a cart with flowers. Katie, who is almost 20, said that filling a cart with cut flowers is a bucket list item for her. They were all giddy with the errand, to […]
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By Zoey Maraist
The parish remembers the first vicar general of the diocese and its former pastor 40 years after his death. As a boy, Father Thomas J. Lehning was a parishioner of St. James Church in Falls Church. The future priest got to know his pastor, Msgr. Paul V. Heller, when he stopped by religion classes […]
Pope Francis
By Junno Arocho Esteves
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis asked Christians to pray for him before he embarks on a three-day visit to Kazakhstan. The pope, who will attend the Congress of World and Traditional Religions during his Sept. 13-15 visit, said the meeting “will be an opportunity to meet many religious representatives and to engage in dialogue as […]
