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Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Faith can help cleanse societal waters of racism, Cardinal Wuerl says in CUA talk

With faith, people can confront and help overcome the evil of racism, Washington Cardinal Donald Wuerl said in an April 17 talk at The Catholic University of America. "The elimination of racism may seem too great a task for any one of us or even for the whole Church."
Carroll High School classmates from 50 years ago reconnect as one donates a kidney to the other

Almost 50 years ago, Archbishop Carroll High School classmates Kenneth Walker and Charles Ball shared a school stage as members of the Jet gang in a student production of “West Side Story.”
The Hillbilly Thomists: St. Thomas Aquinas meets bluegrass in best-selling album by Dominican friars

Bluegrass music may not be the first thing that comes to mind when people think of Dominicans, but for the 10 Dominican brothers and priests at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington who recently released their debut album, “The Hillbilly Thomists,” the two actually have a lot in common.

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News

At cathedral Mass, cardinal prays for survivors of abuse

Cardinal Donald Wuerl celebrated an April 19 Mass at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle to pray for survivors of abuse and “to draw attention to this evil that persists in our society.”
Bishop Foley, retired bishop of Birmingham, Alabama, dies at age 88

Bishop David E. Foley, retired bishop of the Diocese of Birmingham who was a priest of the Archdiocese of Washington, died April 17 at the St. John Vianney Residence for Priests in Birmingham. He was 88. News reports said he had been battling cancer.
A great lady who was the first lady

Along with many in this country and around the world, I mourn the loss of Barbara Bush, the former first lady who died April 17 at the age of 92. In my few and brief encounters with her, I always found her to be kind and gracious.

Parish News

Former Rockville youth minister sentenced for sexual assault of minor

A former youth minister at St. Elizabeth Parish in Rockville was sentenced April 3 to three years in jail for the sexual assault of a 16-year-old girl who was a member of the parish youth group.
Hundreds join in Christ’s journey to the cross during annual Vía Crucis procession

More than 1,000 people filled New Hampshire Avenue on March 30 during the annual Vía Crucis procession, which traveled from Our Lady of Sorrows Parish in Takoma Park to St. Camillus Parish in Silver Spring.
Congressional staff encouraged to be courageous like St. Joseph at Gold Mass

Just as St. Joseph needed courage in order to follow the will of God, congressional staff members need courage in order to live out their life of public service, said Father Carter Griffin during a March 19 Gold Mass for the Congressional Catholic Staff Association at St. Joseph’s Parish on Capitol Hill.

Pope Francis

Pope apologizes for ‘serious mistakes’ in judging Chilean abuse cases

In a letter to the bishops of Chile, Pope Francis apologized for underestimating the seriousness of the sexual abuse crisis in that country and said he made “serious mistakes in the assessment and perception of the situation, especially due to a lack of truthful and balanced information.”

Cardinal Wuerl

Faith can help cleanse societal waters of racism, Cardinal Wuerl says in CUA talk

With faith, people can confront and help overcome the evil of racism, Washington Cardinal Donald Wuerl said in an April 17 talk at The Catholic University of America. "The elimination of racism may seem too great a task for any one of us or even for the whole Church."

Schools

Catholic education and the gift of students with special needs

Parents welcome their children as gifts, with all the joys and challenges that come with parenting. As Pope Francis writes, “the family is the setting in which a new life is not only born but also welcomed as a gift of God. Each new life allows us to appreciate the utterly gratuitous dimension of love, which never ceases to amaze us.

Families

What I wish I had known when I got engaged

When I got married in August, my wedding day was filled with joy. Eight months later, I am happy to report that the joy has only continued and multiplied since that day. But I’ll be honest – wedding planning was not my favorite activity, to say the least. As Pope Francis describes, the details of wedding planning “tend to drain not only the budget but energy and joy as well” (Amoris Laetitia, 212).