Archive for 2019
Manna House serves up lunch, help, and hope
“Once you start serving at Manna House, you normally don’t stop,” says one Manna House volunteer. Manna House, our local food kitchen, is open 365 days per year, including Thanksgiving…
Read More‘Tis the season for hanging out in the cemetery
November is the month of the Holy Souls in Purgatory. As Christians, we believe that the dead are not gone. Their bodies have died, but their souls live on forever.…
Read MoreSaint John Henry Newman
By Thomas Kennedy, Diocese of Alexandria Seminarian On February 12, 2019, Pope Francis promulgated a degree through the Congregation for the Cause for the Saints, authorizing the forthcoming canonization of…
Read MoreAdditional name of clergy credibly accused of abuse
The Diocese of Alexandria today (Sept. 20, 2019) released the name of one additional clergy against whom there have been credible allegations of sexual abuse of minors. Fr. Theordore Lelieveld…
Read MoreModeling good behavior every day
By Paul Ashton, Guest Contributor “Let us all remember this: one cannot proclaim the Gospel of Jesus without the tangible witness of one’s life.” – Pope Francis Our work together…
Read MoreHow to join RCIA
By Claire Couche, Guest Contributor I love the Catholic Faith. I love the richness of its history and the courage of its Saints. There are so many inspiring stories of…
Read MorePlease pray for our seminarians
The Diocese of Alexandria is proud to support our seminarian Class of 2019. We have eleven men in priestly formation. Thomas Kennedy: in his 3rd year of Theology at Notre…
Read MoreFuneral arrangements for Fr. August Thompson
Father August Louis Thompson, a retired priest of the Diocese of Alexandria, passed from this life on Sunday, August 11, 2019 in Houston, Texas. Fr. Thompson was born in Baldwin,…
Read MoreAdditional names of clergy credibly accused of abuse
The Diocese of Alexandria today released the names of three additional clergy against whom there have been credible allegations of sexual abuse of minors. Fr. Adrian Molenschot Allegations of sexual…
Read MoreMother’s Day Gift Guide
Wives and moms, Stop reading this now, and forward it to the men in your life! Men, Mother’s Day is quickly approaching. We asked around and created a list…
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