Search Results
Local
The budding Catholic Campus Ministry at Shenandoah University fired up the grill and hosted lawn games, raffles and Sunday Mass to open the fall academic semester last month in Winchester.
Columnists
By Elizabeth Foss
The most important relationship in your life is the one you have with Jesus. Close behind that relationship is the one you have with yourself.
Both require stillness. Silence. Rest. You cannot hear our Lord over the din of an overly busy life, nor can you hear yourself think. We struggle to still ourselves, to quiet ourselves, to allow ourselves to rest. We are restless seeking something to appease the sense of not enough. And we are desperate to know ourselves better and to love the Lord well.
Local
More than 50 women religious from around the diocese gathered at the Benedictine Monastery in Bristow for the annual Convocation of Women Religious Sept. 7.
Art
By Nora Hamerman
A unique series of the Stations of the Cross, originally made for St. Paul’s Catholic Cathedral in Lagos, Nigeria, is now on display at Washington’s National Museum of African Art, a branch of the Smithsonian Institution.
Local
A block party, complete with mechanical bull-riding, and the opening student Mass both drew big crowds last month as the Catholic Campus Ministry at George Mason University in Fairfax kicked off the academic year.
Columnists
By Russell Shaw
When the Supreme Court opens for business again Oct. 7, it will have before it for argument and eventual decision in the term ahead at least three cases directly involving the protection of children and young people. The issues include internet pornography, gender-affirming treatment of transgender youths and flavored e-cigarettes. The court will be returning […]
Local
By Anna Harvey
Teens today need youth ministry more than ever.
According to directors of youth ministry across the diocese, teens need not only a place of belonging and community but also a space that encourages them to build a relationship with God. And if teens aren’t being taught the faith at home, youth ministry is all the more critical.
Parishes
What’s distinctive about your parish?
The wood and stone interior of St. Thomas à Becket Church in Reston may remind parishioners and newcomers alike of Christ’s sacrifice upon the wood of the cross on Mt. Calvary. Natural light and the circular structure of the church foster unity among parishioners during the liturgy and celebration of Mass.
Columns
By Lucia A. Silecchia
Last weekend, the morning glories took me by surprise — as they always do.
