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A $100,000 challenge gift has been received to raise money for the diocesan Seminarian Education Endowment Fund (SEEF). Each gift up to $100,000 will be matched.
One of my most meaningful experiences as a high school teacher was our daily Gospel reflection each class. Students delighted me with their applications of Christ’s messages and sometimes elicited important clarifications.
The world was shutting down, but Logan Foote told his parents he didn’t want to.“He looked at us in the summer of 2020 and said, ‘I can’t do virtual learning anymore,’ ” recalled his mother, Sarah. He wanted to attend Our Lady of Good Counsel School in Vienna instead.
EMMITSBURG, Md. — Elizabeth Ann Seton didn't have to become Catholic. In fact, every family and social bond pulled against her, not to mention that she was a widow with five children and no means of support.
Just as “Tiger King” became a defining show of our early quarantine days and “Bridgerton” carried us through the first COVID-19 winter, “Squid Game” has dominated this fall. It’s not hard to see how the Korean drama resonates more deeply in the pandemic’s long shadow.
What’s distinctive about your parish? What is your parish’s charism? Queen of Apostles is distinctive, perhaps more than anything, for its diversity. We have communities represented here from across the globe. Their vibrant presence reminds us of the church’s universality, and Christ’s great commission to “go and make disciples of all nations.”
St. Martin de Porres Senior Center in Alexandria will reopen to a limited number of seniors Nov. 8.
“Through Darkness to Light,” a musical journey of reflection, healing and hope performed by the Cathedral choir, an instrumental ensemble, and organist Mary Beth Bennet, will be held at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More, 3901 Cathedral Lane, Arlington, Nov. 14, at 4 p.m.
On a chilly October night, Temple Macdonald, principal of St. John the Evangelist CatholicSchool in Warrenton, popped open his tent for an overnight stay on the roof of the school.
What God values
GOSPEL COMMENTARY Nov. 7, Mk 12:38-44