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By Christopher Gunty
The Board of Trustees of Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg, Md., issued an apology to the university community after a controversy erupted over a discussion about student retention university President Simon Newman had with some faculty members, and after some faculty members were dismissed in the aftermath. After a board meeting Feb. 15, the […]
Schools
By Dave Borowski
I remember dot-matrix printers. They were also called impact printers because the print head struck an ink-infused ribbon creating sharp text like a typewriter – remember those? They were loud and fast, and they didn’t do color, but you could crank out forms and labels quickly. I guess you could do color if you put […]
Global
By Junno Arocho Esteves
MEXICO CITY – Pope Francis fulfilled his much-desired wish to pray in silence before the miraculous image of Our Lady of Guadalupe. After celebrating the first Mass of his papal trip to Mexico Feb. 13, the pope made his way to the “camarin” (“little room”) behind the main altar of the basilica dedicated to Mary. […]
Local
By Ashleigh Buyers
While many couples were out on Valentine’s Day dates Sunday night, a large group gathered at St. Ann Church in Arlington for a special musical performance. Under the dimmed lights of the sanctuary, the St. Patrick’s Family Players performed the musical cantata “Resurrection,” by Bryan Jeffery Leech. The performance depicts Jesus’ death and resurrection from […]
Local
By Katie Scott
They arrived at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More in Arlington last weekend after months, even years, of soul-searching and prayer – each journey different but all moving toward a shared spiritual home. Packing the mother church of the Arlington Diocese Feb. 13 and 14, nearly 700 individuals participated in the Rite of Election and […]
Local
By Mike Flach
Seven men took one step closer to the permanent diaconate Feb. 13 when they were installed as lectors at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More in Arlington. Each man knelt in front of Bishop Paul S. Loverde and placed their hands on the Bible. The bishop then instructed them to “take this book of holy […]
Local
The relics of St. Sharbel Makhlouf will be available for veneration beginning at 9 a.m. March 5 until 5:30 p.m. March 6 at Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Church, 7142 Alaska Ave., N.W., Washington. A Mass will be celebrated March 5 at 7:30 p.m., followed by a healing service at 9 p.m. Eucharistic adoration will […]
Movies
By John Mulderig
NEW YORK – While the outstanding films of the year just past covered a wide range of traditional genres, from sci-fi adventures to sports stories, fact-based titles predominated to a notable degree. A musical biopic, a Cold War spy duel, the tale of canny investors who managed to profit from a worldwide economic downturn: All […]
Local
By Katie Scott
“That’s God up there, isn’t it, right?” Jordan Garcia pointed above a table covered with a hearty dinner spread of salad, pasta, bread and chicken casserole. The 7-year-old with large dark eyes stood gazing at the crucifix for about 30 seconds before turning his attention back to the meal he was about to eat. Jordan […]
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