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By For The Catholic Herald
The Youth Apostles Institute has accepted an invitation from Richmond Bishop Francis X. DiLorenzo to lead the Catholic campus ministry at Virginia Tech University in Blacksburg, effective June 1. Youth Apostle Father David M. Sharland, who has served as chaplain and director of campus ministry at Marymount University in Arlington since July 2007, has been […]
Movies
Lush visuals and sly humor boost this 3-D prequel to the 1939 classic “The Wizard of Oz” - based, like its predecessor, on the writings of L. Frank Baum. A small-time carnival magician (James Franco) finds his life transformed when a Kansas tornado transports him to the magical Land of Oz. There, he discovers that both […]
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By Richard Bauman
Franciscan Missionary Brother Bronislaus Luszcz was a man with a mission – a mission to create a shrine to the Black Madonna of Czestochowa. He had great devotion to Our Blessed Mother, especially as Our Lady of Czestochowa. He spent 23 years, working alone, building her shrine. The result is an open-air church and a […]
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The Benedictine Sisters of Virginia know how to honor a saint. On Sunday, March 10, at 2 p.m., they kick off the area’s St. Patrick’s Day celebrations with their annual Irish music concert. Held to raise awareness of and funds for their “Place of Peace” – the largest private gardens in Prince William County that […]
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By Katie Bahr
Bill Gavin knows what it’s like to be young and confused about God. Though he grew up Catholic, he had years of doubt and questions about his own faith. Since then, Gavin has dedicated himself to a career in ministry as a religion teacher and youth minister. Confusion in college Gavin grew up in Alexandria […]
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By Dave Borowski
After serving as principal of Bishop Ireton High School in Alexandria since 2008, Tim Hamer will retire at the end of the current school year. Hamer, a 1978 Ireton graduate, earned a bachelor’s degree from DeSales University in Center Valley, Pa., and a master’s in educational administration from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. Hamer […]
Schools
By For The Catholic Herald
Father Paul D. Scalia, Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde’s delegate for clergy, wants to have breakfast with you – for a price, that is. You and a friend could be part of an eight-person entourage who break bread and enjoy a lively discussion with Father Scalia at the Del Ray Café while benefiting St. Rita […]
Pope Francis
By Francis X. Rocca
VATICAN CITY – Celebrating what was expected to be the last public liturgy of his pontificate two weeks before his resignation, Pope Benedict XVI preached on the virtues of humility and Christian unity and heard his highest-ranking aide pay tribute to his service to the church. Jesus “denounces religious hypocrisy, behavior that wants to show […]
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By Gretchen R. Crowe
When James J. Benisek first inquired into the permanent diaconate, he was turned down. The program was closed, he was told; no applications had been accepted since 1985, when Arlington Bishop John R. Keating had declared a moratorium on the program. In 2005, however, when Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde reinstated the permanent diaconate, Benisek […]
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By Mike Flach
Kathleen “Katy” Prebble, president of Bishop Denis J. O’Connell High School in Arlington, announced Feb. 11 that she will not return to the school next year. “In the past two and a half years, while serving as president, Katy has served the school, the diocese and Catholic education well,” said Sister Bernadette McManigal, diocesan superintendent […]
