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The Arlington Peace and Justice Commission will sponsor “Make Me a Channel of Your Peace: What Pope Francis Asks of us as Peacemakers” at Good Shepherd Church, 8710 Mount Vernon Hwy., Alexandria, Feb. 20, starting with Mass at 5 p.m. Bishop Oscar Cantú of Las Cruces, N.M., chairman of the USCCB Committee on International Justice […]
National
By Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON – What do a new social media campaign, a new fundraiser and new features for a popular app have in common? Launched by different Catholic organizations for Lent, the three efforts aim to help Catholics enrich their Lenten prayer experience, sacrifice to help others in need and learn more about the church’s penitential season […]
Local
By Dave Borowski
Craig Spiering learned his craft during a four-year stint in the Navy. He studied photography and photojournalism at the Defense Information School at Fort Meade, Md., and spent his military career photographing Navy operations around the world – much of it on aircraft carriers. For his work, he earned the Joint Services Achievement Medal in […]
Local
By Dave Borowski
At Christian churches around the Arlington Diocese and the world, Feb. 10, Ash Wednesday, marks the beginning of Lent.
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis marked the beginning of the church’s Lenten journey by sending off several hundred religious and diocesan priests on their own special path as “missionaries of mercy” in local parishes. “Look upon your servants, Lord, that we are sending as messengers of mercy, salvation and peace. Guide their steps” and sustain […]
Local
By Dave Borowski
Knights of Columbus from around the state gathered in Virginia Beach last weekend for the annual Polar Plunge to help raise money for Virginia Special Olympics. John White, Grand Knight from the Edward Douglass White Knights of Columbus Council in Arlington, took the plunge three times in water hovering near 42 degrees with air temperatures […]
Local
By Dave Borowski
Two years ago, when Stephanie and Teresa Neves were both students at Paul VI Catholic High School in Fairfax, they began organizing Stop Hunger Now meal packaging events at the school. At the first event, more than 75 students packaged about 25,000 meals. The next year, about 200 students produced more than 35,000 meals. The […]
Movies
By John Mulderig
Kenneth Branagh’s exuberant live-action retelling of the “Cinderella” story – which stars Lily James in the title role and Cate Blanchett as her wicked stepmother – injects vibrant new life into a venerable fairy tale. The result is a delightful fantasy (A-I – general patronage; MPAA: PG). In Peter Sohn’s “The Good Dinosaur,” a young […]
Local
By Ashleigh Buyers
Sometimes a person’s creativity cannot be contained in the confines of a gift registry. It’s important to pick out essential items, like flatware and blenders, but deviations from the list are OK and even welcome. For their wedding, Rita and Peter Gudan decided on a potluck theme. In lieu of gifts, friends and family helped […]
Local
By Zoey Dimauro
In 1920s Germany, a 43-year-old civil servant named Joseph took out an ad in a local Catholic paper with the intent of finding a wife. Maria Peintner, a 36-year-old cook, responded, and the two were married four months later. In all likelihood, had Joseph and Maria Ratzinger, the parents of Pope Benedict XVI, met today, […]
