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Korean dancers brighten nursing homes

Maria Kim began performing traditional Korean dances as a girl, but when she moved to the United States, there were fewer opportunities to dance. Fortunately, three years ago, she and more than a dozen parishioners of St. Paul Chung Korean Catholic Church in Fairfax formed a dance troupe. They perform in colorful Korean costumes at different events and festivals around the area, and at least monthly at an assisted living facility.

1/9/20

Catholic Herald Staff Report

Rediscovering our first love

When writing I generally try to reach as broad an audience as possible. But as we begin this new year, I’d like to address myself to those who feel they are growing old.

1/9/20

Sister Constance Veit, LSP

Team USA Blind Hockey gives Alexandria Catholic a shot to play

After he was diagnosed with vision loss, blind hockey led Charlie Mitchell back to the sport he loved.

1/9/20

Zoey Maraist | Catholic Herald Staff Writer
Bishop Burbidge shares takeaways from ad limina visit to the Vatican

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12/18/19

Ann M. Augherton | Catholic Herald Managing Editor

Arlington seminarians share papal encounter, thoughts on letters from home

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12/18/19

Ann M. Augherton | Catholic Herald Managing Editor

Taking the first steps

There is something funny about being new to Rome; “new” is certainly not the word one would use to describe this city. The patrimony of the church has belonged to me and my family for generations; it has been here all my life and then far, far longer. My home state of Virginia is the oldest one in the United States, and yet, the most venerable traditions and historic buildings in the Old Dominion are as nothing next to the antiquity of Rome. More

12/17/19

Timothy A. Courtney | Special to the Catholic Herald

A saint’s work is never done

Doctors told Vera Calandra that her daughter, Vera Marie, would not make it to her first birthday due to congenital defects that had already necessitated the removal of her bladder. They did not count on St. Pio of Pietrelcina, or Padre Pio. More

12/17/19

Joseph P. Townsend | Special to the Catholic Herald

Going deeper into the Psalms

This past semester at seminary I took an elective on the Book of Psalms. Instead of going through the book from beginning to end, we have been going through the psalms as they appear in the four-week cycle of the Liturgy of the Hours.More

12/17/19

Peter J. Clem

Decades of creche-filled Christmases

Some 55 of a collection of 560 creches reside in the Arlington home of collector Jim Govan. More

12/17/19

Zoey Maraist | Catholic Herald Staff Writer

St. Sharbel, miracle worker of Lebanon — a saint with universal appeal

St. Sharbel, a 19th-century hermit, is known as a powerful miracle worker. More

12/5/19

Zoey Maraist | Catholic Herald Staff Writer

Help an older relative enjoy the holidays

Many people are filled with joyful anticipation and festive good cheer right now. But some are apprehensive and may also experience heightened feelings of loneliness as Christmas approaches. Or perhaps they feel empty inside.More

12/4/19

Lisa M. Petsche | For the Catholic Herald

All Saints parishioner is grateful for prayerful support

“Turn to the Lord in your need and you will live.” That was the responsorial psalm that greeted David Jacobeen when he returned to the Sunday morning Mass he’s attended at All Saints Catholic Church in Manassas since 1989. More

11/22/19

Zoey Maraist | Catholic Herald Staff Writer

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