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Washington bishops endorse initiative to prevent gun violence

Duvall pilgrims 'share the journey' of migrants, refugees

Volunteers give St. Bernadette Parish School a $400,000 facelift

Pope Francis at canonization Mass: 'Jesus is radical'

Washington bishops laud state Supreme Court’s death penalty ruling

North American Martyrs celebrates 10 years as a Latin Mass parish

Archbishop Sartain's 'Red Mass' homily

SEATTLE – Archbishop J. Peter Sartain celebrated a “Red Mass” for members of the legal profession October 6 at St. James Cathedral. Approximately 80 people attended the Mass, including six judges and Lieutenant Governor Cyrus Habib. The Red Mass is a tradition in the Catholic Church that goes back to the 13th century.

Washington bishops endorse initiative to prevent gun violence
SEATTLE – The Catholic bishops of Washington state have endorsed Initiative 1639 on gun violence prevention. “Violent tragedies have become far too frequent in our communities and very powerful weapons are often too accessible,” the bishops of Seattle, Yakima and Spokane said in a joint statement released October 18.
Duvall pilgrims ‘Share the Journey’ of migrants, refugees
DUVALL – As parishioners from Holy Innocents Parish made a pilgrimage through the hilly streets of Duvall September 30, they prayerfully reflected on the challenging journeys faced by refugees and immigrants.

The McCarrick mess

When I was going through school, the devil was presented to us as a myth, a literary device, a symbolic manner of signaling the presence of evil in the world. I will admit to internalizing this view and largely losing my sense of the devil as a real spiritual person.

Bishop Robert Barron

Flowers for Mary: Finding beauty in the backyard
Janet Easter is experiencing Braxton Hicks contractions as she arranges a bouquet in her backyard, and she is unfazed. “I’m having contractions, which is hilarious,” she says, stripping the leaves off a hydrangea in one swift stroke.
A scratch-and-sniff stamp for an ailing business
The numbers don’t look good for the U.S. Postal Service. Last year it reported its sixth straight annual operating loss, in the amount of $2.7 billion. During fiscal year 2017, the USPS delivered 149 billion pieces of mail, down from 154 billion the previous year — and a major drop from its peak of 213 billion in 2006.

Feasting for a family saint

Choosing and celebrating a patron saint for your family brings blessings and heavenly help

'Angel eggs' to celebrate dear friends
This month we honor and celebrate the archangels. Ever present and with us, Sts. Michael, Gabriel and Raphael plant and sow fruits that may be felt in an increase of courage, perseverance and fortitude, among other graces. Our Archdiocese of Seattle is under their patronage, and they love us so!
Catholic Home - Safeguarding Sunday
Plan a post-Mass picnic to savor our God-given day of rest