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By Zoey Dimauro
Sister Mary Jordan Hoover was a principal without a school when she arrived in the Arlington Diocese in June 2007. But for her, planning was one of the most exhilarating parts of helping to create Saint John Paul the Great Catholic High School in Dumfries. “A lot of unknowns of the construction project made it […]
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By Mary Beth Bonacci
Here’s a sentence I never thought I’d write: “The President of the United States has announced that, in order to continue receiving federal funds, all public schools must allow boys into the girls’ bathrooms and locker rooms.” And it’s not even from The Onion. Seriously, I feel like I have stepped through some kind of […]
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By Peter Finney Jr.
NEW ORLEANS – The idea of making a walking pilgrimage in the United States took root about four years ago when Dominican Fathers Francis Orozco and Thomas Schaefgen were studying together for the priesthood. They saw the movie, “The Way,” featuring Martin Sheen, who portrayed a father honoring his late son’s memory by completing the […]
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By Mary Stachyra Lopez
At the end of this school year, Sisters of the Holy Cross Anne Tardiff and Elizabeth Rossetti will retire after six decades in Catholic education. But when the sisters leave Bishop Ireton High School in Alexandria, it will also mark the end of another era: the Holy Cross Sisters’ service in Virginia Catholic schools, where […]
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By Mary Stachyra Lopez
At the end of this school year, the last Holy Cross sisters teaching in Virginia will retire. It’s difficult to quantify how many thousands of lives the sisters have touched since they began teaching in Alexandria a few years after the Civil War ended. They founded a girls’ school, St. Mary’s Academy, which closed in 1990; […]
Arts
By Christina Lee Knauss
ST. MATTHEWS, S.C. – For years, Matthew Quay picked up paper clips from desks and absent-mindedly straightened them while listening to discussions or presentations at work. He also carried some in his pockets to straighten during Mass at Holy Trinity Church in Orangeburg. It was simply something to do with his hands to help him […]
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By Catholic Herald Staff Report
The artistic and musical talents of students at Corpus Christi School in Falls Church were on full display May 19 at the school’s fifth annual “Night of the Arts.” Art teacher Tikia Bonner coordinated the display of student art, while band director Joe Morton led his talented musicians in a litany of crowd favorites, such […]
Schools
By Ladan Nemati
Sophomores from Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington had the opportunity to “retreat” from their daily, fast-paced lives and enter more closely into a world with Christ. This year’s class retreat was centered on the importance of being stewards and serving others. The April 12 retreat started off with a simulation of how Jesus washed […]
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By Dave Borowski
Last school year, Our Lady of Good Counsel science lab teacher Samantha Forbes started a club to encourage students to think about technology and its interaction with the environment. About 20 students signed up for the Science Club and its twice-monthly meetings. Forbes, who earned a bachelor’s in natural resources and environmental sciences from the […]
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