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By Russell Shaw
With the election of a new president less than a year away, at least one thing about the outcome seems reasonably clear: Whoever the winner turns out to be, a majority of the voters identifying themselves as Catholics will probably have voted for him or her. That’s been the pattern for a long time now, […]
Arts
By John Mulderig
NEW YORK (CNS) — Neither the National Football League nor the Federal Bureau of Investigation comes off particularly well in the fact-based drama “Concussion” (Columbia). But the film’s central figure, the Nigerian-born coroner Dr. Bennet Omalu (Will Smith), certainly does. Given that Omalu’s generally admirable character is portrayed as being shaped, more than anything else, […]
National
By Chaz Muth
NEW YORK – Frank Chambers was looking for a peaceful moment as he strolled through the noisy holiday exhibits at the New-York Historical Society Museum & Library on a recent December afternoon. “I love the antique trains that are running through the first floor of the museum and the bells and whistles of Christmas, but […]
Local
As the 2016 Virginia General Assembly session nears, the Virginia Catholic Conference is planning special prayer and advocacy events in Richmond to enable Catholics throughout the Commonwealth to make a positive impact on what happens in Richmond this winter. Most significant among these is the first-ever Virginia Vespers: Evening Prayer for the Commonwealth at the […]
Global
By Junno Arocho Esteves
VATICAN CITY – Christmas is a reminder that through the birth of Christ, hope and peace are possible and that only through his grace can humanity find peaceful solutions to the world’s most difficult problems, Pope Francis said. “Only God’s mercy can free humanity from the many forms of evil, at times monstrous evil, which […]
Local
By Kathryn Schneider
When Carmen and Andrew DeCelle first stepped onto campus at George Mason University in Fairfax their freshman year, they did not know their futures included college life long after graduation. The couple originally met before the first day of class in the fall of 2008. Carmen was from Springfield, and Andrew was from Falls Church. […]
Schools
By Brooke Guenther
Backstage at Saint John Paul the Great Catholic High School in Dumfries there is a low hum of anxious students talking. Shining brass trumpets are taken out of their cases and tap shoes are put on. After Santa hats are distributed, Music Director Kelly Kingett comes back to announce the concert’s start. A final prayer […]
Columns
For one day this Advent, Dec. 18, Holy Trinity Church in Gainesville lifted people out of their 21st century lives and took them to ancient Bethlehem at the time of the birth of Jesus. Margi Loesel, Lisa Gogal and Carrie Hall, all friends and parishioners of Holy Trinity, wanted to bring the real meaning of […]
Local
By Katie Scott
An angel, up past her bedtime, swirled in her Sunday dress as a 6-year-old Wise Man solemnly adjusted his gold paper crown. It was moments before a big event for the smallest students at St. Mary School in Alexandria Dec. 17. Kindergartners and first-graders were about to bring the Christmas story to life in the […]
Columnists
By Soren Johnson
New Year’s Resolutions, Inc.-surging in a bull market as I write these words-may appear benign but it propagates a Doctrine which should offend and scandalize every Christian. I should know. I was once a loyal foot soldier, disseminating its pamphlets. I used to be a card-carrying member of the Doctrine and its Party. The Doctrine […]
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