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Upper Room Theatre Ministry will perform the Broadway musical “Into the Woods” July 19-24 as their 15th anniversary production at All Saints Church Performing Arts Center, 9310 Stonewall Rd. in Manassas. The show re-imagines multiple Brothers Grimm fairy tale characters, including Cinderella, Rapunzel and Little Red Riding Hood. The group’s 2015 performance of “Peter Pan” […]
Columnists
By Elizabeth Foss
I see it happening, the unfolding of a girl’s heart towards the warmth and light of community. And then, just as the petals are in full flower, I watch what seems nearly inevitable: petals pulled back in tightly onto themselves, hardened to protect against the pelting that comes. I am the mother of four girls. […]
Columnists
By Christina Capecchi
I’ve been listening to Lillian Cunningham’s “Presidential” podcast, trying to glean insights into our nation’s earliest leaders. In a month that is sure to contain fireworks – from the 4th of July to the Republican and Democratic conventions – it feels quieting and introspective to cast my mind back to our first presidents. In her […]
Columns
By Zoey Dimauro
“They have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid him,” Mary Magdalene told the man, before realizing she was speaking to the resurrected Christ. After embracing Him, she ran to tell the disciples the good news. Honoring her role as the apostle to the apostles, Mary Magdalene’s memorial, July […]
Local
By Katie Scott
Fresh out of college, Jason C. Burchell worked aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship, traveling the coasts of Europe and Latin America assisting vacationing passengers. Unbeknownst to him, the globe-trotting job was a little practical gift from God – a chance to find his sea legs years before stepping onto one of the world’s largest […]
Local
By Katie Scott
Fresh out of college, Jason C. Burchell worked aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship, traveling the coasts of Europe and Latin America assisting vacationing passengers. Unbeknownst to him, the globe-trotting job was a little practical gift from God — a chance to find his sea legs years before stepping onto one of the world’s largest […]
Local
The Most Reverend Paul S. Loverde, Bishop of Arlington, has announced the following clergy appointments effective on Wednesday, June 29, 2016, except where noted differently. Pastors Reverend Alexander R. Drummond – from Pastor of the Church of Saint Catherine of Siena in Great Falls to Pastor of the Church of Saint Michael in Annandale. Reverend Kevin […]
Movies
By John P. Mccarthy
NEW YORK – Just beneath the surface of “The Legend of Tarzan” (Warner Bros.), a Gilbert and Sullivan opera is trying to claw its way out. That’s not to say the latest big-screen take on Edgar Rice Burroughs’ “Lord of the Jungle” creation is remotely clever or lyrical, only that it’s a wee bit silly […]
Movies
When a pampered terrier (voice of Louis C.K.) is forced to make room for the new dog (voice of Eric Stonestreet) his owner (voice of Ellie Kemper) has rescued from the pound, their rivalry leads to a series of comic misadventures over the course of which their mutual hostility begins to soften in the face […]
Local
By Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON – The chairmen of two U.S. bishops’ committees are urging Congress to pass the Conscience Protection Act of 2016 as an “immediate federal remedy” for government “coercion on abortion.” “Disturbing new actions to force health care providers to participate in the destruction of human life cry out for an immediate federal remedy,” said Cardinal […]
