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Arlington seminarians Stephen Vaccaro and Jordan Willard were admitted to Candidacy for Holy Orders at the Josephinum during a Mass with Columbus Bishop Frederick F. Campbell, vice chancellor of the Josephinum, in St. Turibius Chapel in Rome last month. The ceremony marked a defining moment in the priestly formation of 18 seminarians. When a seminarian, […]
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By Russell Shaw
I try to take American politics seriously, I really do. Serious issues are at stake, after all. But sometimes, entirely too often in fact, the realities of American political discourse make taking it seriously awfully hard. Considering the seriousness of what’s at stake, this may be what hearing Beethoven’s Ninth performed on the harmonica would […]
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By Katie Scott
Bill York lightly touched the leather pouch hanging around his neck before knocking on the door of a modest brick home in Alexandria. Moments later he gave a bear hug to Rosemary Kemp, 87. The living room was filled with family portraits, religious art and a framed photo of nearby St. Joseph Church, where both […]
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By George Weigel
The bilateral diplomacy of the Holy See is unique in world affairs in that it has little or nothing to do with the things with which diplomats typically occupy their time: trade issues, security matters and visas. Rather, the reason that the Vatican engages in bilateral diplomacy is to secure the freedom of the Catholic […]
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Jonquanae Cole scored 22 points to help Paul VI Catholic High School of Fairfax defeat rival Bishop O’Connell High School of Arlington 66-58. The game was played Feb. 6 in Fairfax. Cole received scoring help from teammates Kendall Hunter and Kayla Meador, who both scored 11 points for the second-ranked Panthers. Paul VI improved its […]
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By Soren Johnson
As I paid for two bags of groceries at my Safeway the other day, the cashier looked up and asked, “Do you need help getting these to your car?” I was speechless. A few seconds passed before I stammered, along with a forced smile, “No thanks, I’ll be fine.” It’s a truism that “real men” […]
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Occasionally we hear disturbing stories in the media about young people who perpetrate abuse against the elderly. In a widely reported 2009 story, for example, caretakers at the Quadrangle Assisted Living facility outside Philadelphia were charged in connection with the abuse of an elderly patient named Lois McCallister. Three employees, aged 19, 21 and 22, […]
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By Noura Bayoumi
RICHMOND – Virginia should prepare for an increase in the number of residents suffering from Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia, state officials say. Helping such individuals is not a Republican issue or a Democratic issue, but an issue for all citizens, said Del. Steve Landes (R-Weyers Cave). “All of us have family members […]
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By Margo Maier
To the dismay of Catholic advocacy groups, a Senate committee has killed a bill to restrict capital punishment in Virginia. The Senate Courts of Justice Committee voted 10-3 Jan. 28 to “pass by indefinitely” Senate Bill 1296, sponsored by Sen. Donald McEachin, D-Richmond. The bill would have allowed the death sentence only when the conviction […]
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