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Father Paul Scalia, a priest of the Arlington Diocese, was a guest on Cardinal Timothy Dolan’s radio show, “Conversation with Cardinal Dolan,” Feb. 23. The two discussed Father Scalia’s late father, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, the homily at the funeral Mass and the family’s Catholic faith. Click the play button below to listen to […]
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By Ashleigh Buyers
People passing by St. Agnes School in Arlington Feb. 20 might have thought the school was hosting a Notre Dame pep rally. An enthusiastic rendition of the Notre Dame “Victory March” could be heard streaming through the halls. Inside the library, Drum Major John Buchanan, class of 1971, could be found marching in place with […]
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By Zoey Dimauro
A few weeks ago, college students around the country flooded their campuses with red posters bearing a simple message: #BringDatingBack. Each one offered simple tips such as “Keep it casual. Think fro-yo, not filet mignon.” “It’s a lighthearted way of calming people’s fears about dating, whether they think it’s too complicated or too awkward or […]
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By Katie Scott
Before he carried an M16 rifle and grenades as a U.S. Marine lieutenant in the jungles of Vietnam, Bill Peters wielded a fencing foil as a musketeer in the heart of the Midwest. About 50 years ago, Peters became the first-ever mascot for the athletic teams at Xavier University in Cincinnati, nicknamed the “Musketeers.” In […]
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By Dave Borowski
In December, students at St. Thomas More Cathedral School in Arlington watched their four-cubic-inch satellite, a CubeSat dubbed STMSat-1, weighing less than three pounds and packed with a payload of scientific experiments, launched to rendezvous with the International Space Station (ISS). In March, the ISS will deploy the CubeSat into orbit to conduct experiments that […]
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By Katie Scott
The daily decisions of businesspeople, from the CEO of an international corporation to a burgeoning entrepreneur, can have lasting effects on politics, economics and culture, as well as on the poor and marginalized. An upcoming conference at Catholic University in Washington will explore how Catholic social teaching can inform such responsibility and offer practical ways […]
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By Zoey Dimauro
Twice a year, the classrooms of St. Theresa School in Ashburn are turned into a giant children’s consignment store. The school gym is filled with tables of colorful toys. There are racks of every size and type of baby and children’s clothing. There are shelves of books, and rows of strollers, cribs, playpens and high […]
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By Special To The Catholic Herald
Performing artist Nancy Scimone will present her one-woman drama “St. Faustina – Messenger of Mercy,” March 3 at Holy Spirit Church in Annandale, and March 13 at Holy Family Church in Dale City. The play is based on excerpts from the saint’s diary, Divine Mercy in My Soul. Scimone has staged more than 100 performances […]
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By Zoey Dimauro
Local college students traveling to countries affected by the Zika virus will take precautions against the disease but ultimately make the trip, according to representatives from schools such as Christendom College in Front Royal and Catholic University in Washington. “Outbound students to these countries are being given guidance on symptoms and effects of the virus, […]
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By Dave Borowski
Vatican II’s “Gaudium et Spes,” “The Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World,” was a document promulgated by Pope Paul VI in 1965 that pushed the church to speak to the world on matters such as social justice and peace. A phrase in that document, “Peace is not merely the absence of war,” […]
