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By Elizabeth A. Elliott
For Susan Bainbridge, an usher at the 5 p.m. Sunday Mass at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More in Arlington who has coped with and overcome multiple disabilities since birth, the annual Disabilities Awareness Mass Oct. 2 is an opportunity for understanding. “People should come to the disabilities Mass to understand what disabilities are,” she […]
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Ann Krebs has been named the new varsity softball coach at Bishop Ireton High School in Alexandria. Krebs is committed to building a competitive program and fostering relationships with the student athletes, their families and the Ireton community, according to an announcement from the school. Krebs comes to Ireton with a wealth of knowledge as […]
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By Connor Bergeron
The Bishop O’Connell girls’ varsity field hockey team defeat Paul VI 4-0 on its home turf Sept. 22.
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By Zoey Dimauro
This election cycle is unlike any Jonathan Reyes has experienced. Talking with Catholics around the country, he’s noticed an anxiety about the state of politics and disenchantment with presidential candidates from both sides of the aisle. People feel alienated from the party they’ve supported for years. “People feel politically homeless,” said Reyes, the executive director […]
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By Mary Stachyra Lopez
It all started with a joke between co-workers: “We should host a radio show.” Five years later, lighthearted banter became a reality for Ed Melick, a member of Grace Community Church in Arlington, and Sal D’Itri, a parishioner at St. Ann Church in Arlington, as they launched their own radio show, “Grace in 30.” The […]
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By Elizabeth A. Elliott
More than 100 people from across the Arlington Diocese gathered Sept. 15 at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church in Vienna for the FORMED Evangelization Training Conference to learn ways to incorporate the video and audio series into their parishes, schools and other ministries. FORMED, an online tool for Catholic study, features audio presentations, e-books […]
National
By Dennis Sadowski
WASHINGTON — Two prominent Catholics will be commemorated on U.S. postage stamps in 2017. Holy Cross Father Theodore Hesburgh, who was president of the University of Notre Dame for 35 years, and President John F. Kennedy, who was assassinated while riding in a motorcade in Dallas in 1963, are among several subjects that will be […]
Global
By David Agren
MEXICO CITY — A priest abducted from his parish residence in the Mexican state of Michoacan has been found dead, the Archdiocese of Morelia confirmed Sept. 25. He was the third priest murdered in Mexico within days. State prosecutors say Father Jose Alfredo Lopez Guillen, pastor in the community of Janamuato, 240 miles west of […]
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By Dave Hrbacek
DELANO, Minn. — Deacon Joe Kittok digs holes for a living.He spends an hour and a half several times a week removing about 4 cubic yards of dirt, which he takes to his 35-acre property in Delano and spills onto the ground. He gets $400 per hole, which adds up to a decent living.
‘Riches and God’s favor’
GOSPEL COMMENTARY LK 16:19-31