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By For The Catholic Herald
St. John Neumann Church in Reston recently was certified as a “Cool Congregation” by Interfaith Power and Light, a national nonprofit devoted to faith-based sustainability programs. Cool Congregations is a stewardship program helping congregations care for creation by reducing energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. In response to “Laudato Si,’ on Care for Our Common […]
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By Ashleigh Buyers
There is no slowing down this summer for Arlington seminarians who return home from months of studying.
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By Ashleigh Buyers
There is no slowing down this summer for Arlington seminarians who return home from months of studying. As soon as their respective schools close their doors, a different type of learning begins with either work or a parish assignment. Last year, seminarian John Paul Heisler, who attends St. John Paul II Seminary in Washington, worked […]
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By Meredith Husar
Our Lady, Queen of Peace Church in Arlington recently held “A Prayer Service for Peace, Reconciliation and Racial Healing.” The service was organized to offer an opportunity for the community to collectively raise their voices and express “sorrow and pain at all the racially motivated violence in our country,” said Father Tim Hickey, pastor. As […]
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By Zoey Dimauro
It was a hot summer’s eve and, as usual, the Manassas boys’ baseball team was on the field. Steve Smith, a recent graduate of Seton School in Manassas, had made it to second base. As he ran to steal third, a stray ball hit his chest and stopped his heart. When the chest is hit […]
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By Katie Scott
The 12-year-old girl from Colombia has large brown eyes, a ready smile and laugh, a talent for art, and a love of her Catholic faith. What she doesn’t have is a forever family. Maria Camila, who goes by “Cami,” was abandoned by her parents and has been bounced around in the Colombian foster care system […]
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By Russell Shaw
Speaking at a memorial service for the five Dallas police officers killed by a gunman in retaliation for police shootings of blacks, President Obama rightly stressed the need for Americans to come together around shared values arising from “a common humanity and a shared dignity.” The need is clear. But how can it be done? […]
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By Elizabeth Foss
I recently spoke with a woman in her early 30s who was surprised to find herself in an extended period of darkness. She and her husband had suffered a job loss, a pregnancy loss, and a move resulting in loss of support – all in the last two years. She goes through the motions of […]
Movies
The injection of humor into screenwriter Eric Heisserer’s script enfeebles director David F. Sandberg’s take on the hoary haunted house scenario. The result is pedestrian, predictable, and inspires few chills. A 10-year-old (Gabriel Bateman) has a better reason than most kids his age for not being able to get to sleep. His demented mother (Maria […]
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