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Nov 28, 2017

Alcoholism affects nearly 16 million people in the United States, and each year, 88,000 people die from alcohol-use disorders, making it the third leading preventable death in this country. These 2015 stats, the latest available from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, illustrate how widespread the...


Nov 22, 2017

We lost a good friend and beloved pastor this week with the death of Fr. Gerry Creedon, pastor of Holy Family Church in Dale City. He died Nov. 16 from complications following heart surgery. He was 73. Originally from County Cork, Ireland, the fourth of 14 children was ordained a priest for the Richmond Diocese in 1968....


Nov 15, 2017

See what request the pope made that turned into an annual global day of awareness; and other headlines from this week's Catholic Herald.


Nov 9, 2017

I found myself seated at one of two long dining tables set with Limoges china, silver knife rests, crystal glassware and candlesticks that looked like something out of the Disney movie “Beauty and the Beast.” The setting was a dinner in the formal dining room of Chateau de Laprée, the home of Edouard-François...