Author Archives: John Clem

The Sycamore Tree: a new Christian Book & Gift Shop

The Sycamore Tree is a new Christian book and gift shop located in Charlottesville, Virginia.  The Sycamore Tree is a wonderful family-run business founded by Richard and Maria Nootbaar, who are friends from my parish at Church of the Incarnation. … Continue reading

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Second Anniversary of Call To Holiness Blog

Today is the second anniversary of this blog.  Thanks to all the readers and contributors that have helped this blog grow in popularity.  Last year we marked 14,441 unique readers of our blog, and that has now grown to 44,415 unique … Continue reading

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Angels and Saints at Ephesus

                      The Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles are about to release their second album entitled Angels and Saints at Ephesus.  The sisters have put their beautiful harmonies to record … Continue reading

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Chrism Mass at Cathedral of the Sacred Heart

The Diocese of Richmond celebrated their annual Chrism Mass this past Monday evening at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart.  It is a beautiful Mass that includes blessing of the holy oils used for every church, and the clergy make … Continue reading

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Dominican’s 50th Anniversary & New Priory in Charlottesville, Virginia

  The Dominicans celebrated their 50th Anniversary with Bishop DiLorenzo coming for a special Mass and Blessing for a new Priory on March 24th.  The Dominicans came to Charlottesville on the Feast of St. Lawrence August 10, 1963 and established … Continue reading

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FREE Conclave App Released

                                    Verbum has released a free Conclave App for both iPhone/iPad and Android devices.  The App offers 5 features that will help you … Continue reading

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Honoring Pope Benedict XVI

I want to thank Pope Benedict XVI for his wonderful papacy, and his honorable and humble service to the church.  Pope Benedict spent a short time in the Chair of St. Peter (2005 – 2013), but will have a lasting … Continue reading

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Premier of The Blood & The Rose Documentary

I was very priveledged to see the premier of a wonderful documentary called The Blood and The Rose at The Warner Theater in Washington, D.C.   This event was a benefit for Catholic Charities of the Washington Archdiocese and originally … Continue reading

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40th March for Life

I was honored to attend my first March for Life on January 25th, 2013.  This year marked the 40th Anniversary of the Supreme Court decision of Roe v. Wade, and the 40th March for Life on Washington, D.C. started by … Continue reading

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Daughters of St. Paul–Documentary & App

                    The Daughters of St. Paul are a growing order of nuns, who through the guidance of their founder, Blessed James Alberione, are producing wonderful new and old media for the … Continue reading

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