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By Jennifer Brinker and Dave Luecking
PERRYVILLE, Mo. – Perhaps it was merely coincidence. Or perhaps not. “I’d call it Providence,” said Vincentian Father Robert Brockland, who along with Amy Naeger, her brother Neal Gremaud, St. Louisan Bob Klump and Vincentian Father Walter Reisinger were at the center of this story in the last week of December and the first weekend […]
Local
By Zoey Dimauro
Of all the complex theological tenets and moral teachings of the church, Father Jamie Workman has found it most difficult to preach from the pulpit on the sanctity of human life. Though the belief is simple – life should be protected from conception to natural death – the culture has made it a little more […]
Local
By Dave Borowski
Every four years, Arlington Cursillo selects a man or woman to lead the group in their mission of bringing people to Christ. In December, the Arlington Cursillo Secretariat chose Mike McBrady as its new lay director. McBrady, a parishioner of St. John Neumann Church in Reston, who succeeds Phil Kiko, was installed at a Jan. […]
Local
By Katie Scott
When it comes to gun violence, Virginia “is a bellwether state; it is a microcosm of the United States,” said gun control activist Andrew Patrick during his Jan. 13 presentation, “Stopping Gun Violence in America: It’s Up to Us,” at St. Mark Church in Vienna. Given the contentious question-and-answer session following the event, the audience […]
National
By Nichole Golden
MARIETTA, Ga. – Before the afternoon rush at Chattooga Gymnastics and Dance school in Marietta, rhythmic gymnast Lani DeMello recently took advantage of a lull to work on perfecting a new rope routine. With years of ballet training, DeMello’s footwork is flawless and graceful. She is focused on mastering the required elements of the routine, […]
Global
By Junno Arocho Esteves
VATICAN CITY – A homeless woman was offered a place to stay at a Vatican women’s shelter after she gave birth to a baby girl near the colonnade surrounding St. Peter’s Square, the Vatican spokesman said. Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, Vatican spokesman, said the Romanian woman, who is one of many homeless in the city, […]
Local
By Zoey Dimauro
The year was 1976, and Lucille Maloney was in the hospital, suffering heavy blood loss after a miscarriage. Feeling woozy, she was placed in a recovery room with some 30 other women. Though in a daze, it didn’t take her long to realize that these women were recovering not from miscarriages but abortions. “There I […]
Local
By Zoey Dimauro
Many Catholics and especially children may be familiar with the Knights of Columbus post-Mass Tootsie Roll fundraiser, but they may not realize the money raised goes to programs for the intellectually disabled in Virginia. The Knights’ commitment to helping local people with intellectual disabilities inspired the St. Mary of Sorrows Knights of Columbus to start […]
Movies
A wisecracking polar bear (voice of Rob Schneider) ventures south to New York City to save his home environment from destruction in this silly but harmless animated comedy directed by Trevor Wall. As he goes up against a maniacal developer (voiced by Ken Jeong) who’s out to build luxury housing on the Arctic ice shelf, […]
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