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By Ashleigh Buyers
For the first time in 7 years, St. William of York Church in Stafford is hosting a Vacation Bible School to the delight of both parents and campers. VBS coordinators Catherine Roets and Julia Pittman are using the Cathletics program this year, which corresponds with this year’s summer Olympic games in Rio. The students have […]
Movies
The formidable Kevin Spacey wanders through this wreck of a comedy playing a callous business tycoon who learns important life lessons when he’s forced, temporarily, to inhabit the body of a cat. This transformation, brought about in fulfillment of some dark hints about the mogul’s future made by the vaguely mysterious pet shop owner (Christopher […]
Columnists
By Soren Johnson
A friend and I jog regularly through Arlington, recently named “America’s most walkable suburb” and the “best place to live” in the country. And yet, in this supposed paragon community: nobody is looking up. On a recent jog, we passed 55 people walking or jogging in the opposite direction. I greeted them each with […]
Local
By Mary Stachyra Lopez
St. Ann credit union has a unique mission: to provide an alternative for parishioners who might otherwise turn to high-interest credit cards or predatory lenders.
Local
By Katie Scott
As a lector read from Ecclesiastes, a dog lay in a patch of sunshine next to a pew at St. Ann Church in Arlington. The black Lab readjusted a paw and closed her eyes, appearing to settle into a meditation on the first reading. Moments later, after hearing a gentle command, Mileigh (pronounced “Miley”) led […]
Local
By Mary Stachyra Lopez
This summer, 11 Catholic credit unions formed a new association, Catholic Credit Unions of America (CCUA), to share best practices and finance larger projects within their parishes, schools and dioceses. Previously, many credit unions would not have been in a position to loan money for larger projects, such as financing a new gym for their […]
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By Kurt Jensen
FALLS CHURCH – On a sweltering Saturday morning on a busy street in the Washington suburb of Falls Church, about a dozen college and high school students were trying to improve a negative perception they feel the public has of protesters who hold vigils outside of abortion clinics. “As long as we’re on the sidewalk, […]
Arts
By Zoey Dimauro
Stephanie Morrison is a religious education teacher at a vibrant and family-focused parish. But sometimes, the number of families around her at Mass makes the divorced woman feel isolated. Instead of being discouraged, she made it her mission to sit in the front of the church. “I want to make sure people know that if […]
Columns
By Thomas J. Craughwell
St. Radegunde (518-587) Feast day: Aug. 13 Not long after St. Radegunde died in 587, one of her servants was deep-sea fishing when a storm came up suddenly and giant waves swamped his boat. Before the poor man even had a chance to start bailing, his boat filled with water and sank. As the terrified […]
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By Ashleigh Buyers
As millions of Catholics from all over the world gathered in Kraków, Poland, for the vigil Mass with Pope Francis, halfway around the world more than 1,200 Catholic youths arrived at Catholic University to participate in the second World Youth Day in DC event July 30. Organizers provided guests with a full day of prayer, […]
