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By Ashleigh Buyers
To celebrate the year of consecrated life, the Catholic Herald will release a series of videos on some of the consecrated orders in the Arlington Diocese. The first in this series introduces the lay Dominican chapter at St. Catherine of Siena Church in Great Falls. This lay Fraternity of Dominicans are christians who wish to […]
National
By Mark Zimmermann
WASHINGTON – In a liturgy marked by joy and gratitude, Bishop Mario E. Dorsonville was ordained as a new auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Washington April 20 at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle. After Communion, Washington Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl presented the new bishop to the assembly, as they sang a hymn […]
Columns
By George Weigel
That Blessed John Henry Newman was one of the great influences on Vatican II is “a commonplace,” as Newman’s biographer, Father Ian Ker, puts it. But what does that mean? What influence did Newman have on a council that opened 72 years after his death? And from this side of history, what might we learn […]
Schools
The crew team of Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington competed with 32 other schools in the Smokey Jacobs Regatta at the Occoquan Reservoir April 18. More than 2,000 rowers competed in 54 events on the 1,500 meter course. The O’Connell team made it to the finals, finishing sixth with a time of 6:-8.230. Photos […]
Columnists
By Soren Johnson
Biographies – much like hunting or birdwatching – track elusive prey. So my hopes were set relatively low for The Great Reformer: Francis and the Making of a Radical Pope by Austen Ivereigh, especially when the media narrative of Pope Francis, the “pope of surprises,” is so often clouded by the trifecta of bias, ignorance […]
Schools
Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington named Colin Disch the new head football coach. Disch served as an assistant coach for the past three years, first coaching the offensive and defensive lines and then as defensive coordinator. Disch replaces Del Smith who will become defensive coordinator for the Bridgewater College Eagles. “Colin Disch has demonstrated […]
Schools
By Briana Florez
Late March’s unseasonable winter weather didn’t faze musicians from Paul VI Catholic High School in Fairfax as they traveled to Williamsburg to perform at “Fiesta-val 2015.” With upbeat, can-do attitudes, the musicians earned first place trophies in the choir, band and string ensemble categories. Paul VI’s choir earned such superior scores that they captured the […]
Global
By Carol Glatz and Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis will visit Cuba in September before his trip to the United States. Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, Vatican spokesman, told reporters April 22 that the pope has “received and accepted the invitation from the civil authorities and bishops of Cuba” and has decided to visit the island before going to the […]
Movies
A true story involving artwork stolen by the Nazis during World War II provides the basis for this intriguing dramatization, directed by Simon Curtis. The lady of the title is, in fact, the 1907 masterpiece “Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I” by Austrian artist Gustav Klimt (1862-1918). Decades after it and a trio of Klimt’s other […]
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