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By Mary Beth Bonacci
It’s election season. Time to commence with the public service announcements encouraging everybody to vote because casting a ballot is the responsibility of each and every citizen, no matter how informed or intelligent or inebriated. Well, I’m not so sure I agree. A few weeks ago I was with friends in a mountain town, soaking […]
Schools
By Zoey Dimauro
“As a parent, you have a lot of aspirations for your child. Becoming a commuter is not one of them,” said Rich Cooper, an Alexandria resident and father of a student at Saint John Paul the Great Catholic High School in Dumfries. The Coopers are one of many Saint John Paul the Great families who […]
Local
By Mike Flach
The reluctance of parents to encourage their children to enter religious life is the biggest challenge facing Father Joseph Kim in his role as director of vocations and seminarians in the Diocese of San Jose, Calif. “The sense of children being a gift from God is a conversion that needs to take place,” he said. […]
Schools
By Mary Stachyra Lopez
Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde and Bridgeport Bishop Frank J. Caggiano joined about 1,500 diocesan school staff members, teachers and clergy at All Saints Church in Manassas Aug. 23 for the annual bishop’s opening Mass to start the school year. The Mass also provided an opportunity to honor the teachers celebrating 25- and 30-year anniversaries. […]
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By Mary Stachyra Lopez
Across the 21 counties and 69 parishes in the Arlington Diocese, there are countless opportunities for Catholics to learn about their faith. Yet each parish faces the same challenge: Actually getting people to show up to events. To help address that challenge, the Arlington Diocese will help parishes pay for access to an online resource […]
Movies
By Mark Pattison
WASHINGTON – It’s been 57 years since the last film version of “Ben-Hur” hit movie theaters. That alone is, for most Hollywood types, reason enough for a remake. But when the husband-and-wife team of Roma Downey and Mark Burnett saw the screenplay of the new version from John Ridley, he of Oscar-winning “12 Years a […]
Columnists
By John Garvey
Blessed Teresa of Kolkata came to The Catholic University of America 45 years ago to receive her first honorary degree. If I’d been president of our school at the time I would have tried hard to get a picture of her in a Catholic University sweatshirt. I do have a lovely picture of my predecessor […]
Columnists
By Russell Shaw
I’d been running into references to the book every now and then for years. People told me I really ought to read it. But somehow I never got around to that. Then a friend forced my hand by buying a copy and sending it to me. No excuses now, so I sat down and read. […]
Arts
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis has named Bishop Kevin J. Farrell of Dallas to head the Vatican’s new office for laity, family and life. The Dublin-born bishop will celebrate his 69th birthday Sept. 2, the day after the new Vatican office officially begins its work. In a statement a few hours after his appointment was […]
‘To be holy, we must be humble’