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Moises Diaz was strong and healthy, so when he got sick with COVID-19 in June, the debilitating weakness came as a shock.   

Go beyond the numbers and read the stories of those affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

I’ve tried to keep some sense of normal for my family throughout the summer. I look outside my window and see the bright sun shining and a gentle breeze blowing in a late shower to ease the punishing humidity.  It’s been a busy day. My kids have been riding bikes, playing games and eating me out of house and home.  With the new school year beginning, we need to refocus on their education. What do we want our children to learn — even beyond their school curriculum?

Imagine taking a walk with Jesus and a crowd of his disciples and watching him stop suddenly, turn around, look you in the eye, and ask you, “Who do you say that I am?”

A drive-thru chicken dinner will be hosted at St. Mary of Sorrows Historic Church, 5612 Ox Rd., Fairfax Station, Sept. 7, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.  

Between March and July, diocesan parishes and Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Arlington assisted more than 100,000 individuals who requested help with food, rental assistance, medicine or other needs.

The Knights of Columbus Mount Vernon Council 5998 hosted a COVID-19 testing clinic for more than 250 Alexandria residents Aug. 1. The council, in collaboration with the Hispanic Ministry of Good Shepherd Church in Alexandria and Fairfax County Health Department, provided the targeted community testing to increase resources for an area identified as higher risk of spread, according to Sharon Arndt, director of Community Health Development for the Fairfax County Health Department.