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By Katie Bahr
Recently, I spent a week at Santisimo Sacramento, a parish located in an impoverished section of Piura, Peru, about 600 miles north of Lima. I was there with a group of 18 other Catholic adults as part of a mission trip with Commissioned by Christ (CBC), a local organization that plans short-term Catholic mission trips […]
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By Katie Bahr
A large parish in the Archdiocese of Piura in Peru, Santisimo Sacramento serves 40,000 Catholics in Piura and its surrounding villages. The parish, which celebrated its 50th anniversary last year, is located approximately 600 miles north of Lima in an area that is very poor, with more than 40 percent unemployment. Father Joseph Uhen has […]
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By Gretchen R. Crowe
Two new chaplains will be on-hand to welcome high school students when classes begin Aug. 27. Father Michael J.R. Kelly, who spent two years as parochial vicar of St. Mary Church in Alexandria after his 2010 ordination, will replace Father J.D. Jaffe at Paul VI Catholic High School in Fairfax. And Father Bjorn C. Lundberg, […]
Schools
By Catholic Herald Staff Report
Eight local Catholic schools will have new leaders at the helm this school year. New principals will guide seven diocesan schools – St. Luke and St. John in McLean; Queen of Apostles in Alexandria; Holy Family in Dale City; St. James and Corpus Christi in Falls Church; and St. Timothy in Chantilly – and a […]
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By Katie Bahr
Rachel Lustig is in an enviable position. At 34 years old, she has found a job that fits her perfectly – blending her Catholic faith and her love of service and social justice. Lustig, a parishioner of Our Lady, Queen of Peace Church in Arlington, is a senior vice president of mission and ministry for […]
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By Katie Bahr
Lito and Edith Urgino, parishioners of St. Louis Church in Alexandria, are on a mission to strengthen Catholic families around the country. In 2002, they were founding members of Families in Christ Jesus, a ministry that started at St. Louis and has since grown into a national organization spanning 11 states. “Our guiding motto is: […]
Columnists
By Elizabeth Foss
Stephen R. Covey, author of Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, recently died of complications from a bicycle accident. He was 79. The first thing that popped into my mind when I heard the news was that he lived, he loved, he learned, and he left a legacy, just as he encouraged millions to do […]
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By Gretchen R. Crowe
A Mass celebrated by Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde and a keynote talk by Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia marked the start of the annual Diocesan Information Systems Conference Aug. 1, this year hosted by the Arlington Diocese at the Westin Arlington Gateway Hotel. With speakers, workshops and networking opportunities, the conference’s mission is to […]
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By Catholic Herald Staff Report
John J. Gutter, a retired Marine Corps lieutenant colonel who worked at Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington for 28 years, was remembered Aug. 4 as a man devoted to his family, his faith and his country. Gutter died July 29 at the age of 71. A funeral Mass was offered Aug. 4 at Our […]
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By For The Catholic Herald
In a July 1 ceremony at the Missionhurst Retreat House in Arlington, Father Charles Phukuta Khonde was installed as provincial superior of the U.S. province of the General Government of Missionhurst, Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Father Khonde succeeds Missionhurst Father Anselme Malonda Nkuanga, who was named pastor of Precious Blood Church in […]
