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Seventeen seniors from Paul VI Catholic High School in Fairfax recently signed letters of intent to play sports in college. They include: Jasmine Whitney, basketball, Pittsburgh; Raven James, basketball, Villanova; Maddie Aker, softball, George Mason; Nick Ancona, lacrosse, Wagner; Michael McCormick, lacrosse, Gettysburg; Adam Baker, lacrosse, Mount St. Mary’s; Luke Davies, lacrosse, Virginia Military Institute; […]
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By For The Catholic Herald
The 2015 Bishop’s Lenten Appeal (BLA) was a tremendous success. More than 44,000 households in the diocese responded to the appeal, surpassing $17 million in pledges, thereby exceeding the 2015 appeal goal. “I am deeply grateful for the outpouring of generosity and compassion shown by the faithful of our diocese who supported the BLA,” said […]
Schools
By Cecilia Hassan
“An army of youth, flying the standard of truth/We’re fighting for Christ the Lord.” With the opening lyrics of “For Christ the King,” students of Seton School in Manassas continued a 20-year tradition of celebrating the feast of Christ the King on the final day of Spirit Week. Father Mark E. Moretti, parochial vicar of […]
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By Zoey Dimauro
In preparation for the Year of Mercy and the birth of Christ, Catholics from around the diocese set aside a Saturday morning for prayer and penance at “Sons and Daughters of the Merciful Father: Advent Morning of Recollection,” hosted by the family life office. Some 90 people gathered to attend Mass, pray the Divine Mercy […]
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By Dave Borowski
People arrived at the Church of the Nativity in Burke early Dec. 5 for the 5 p.m. vigil Mass. By 4:30 p.m., the parking lot was nearly full. It was a special night; the parish was dedicating the recently completed $8 million Father Richard B. Martin Center. Father Martin was pastor of Nativity for 17 […]
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By Ashleigh Buyers
The Rite of Consecrated Virginity is the newest rite in the Arlington Diocese, but it is by no means new to the Catholic Church. It is the church's most ancient rite for women, one chosen by St. Agnes, and St. Lucy, among others. They offered up their virginity and ultimately their lives for the service of God, their Divine Spouse.
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By Dave Borowski
There was a launch party Dec. 3 at the Boeing Building in Crystal City. Hundreds of St. Thomas More Cathedral School students, parents and teachers filled a conference room to watch the launch on large TV monitors hung from the walls showing the United Launch Alliance V 401 rocket ready to go. Students and parents […]
Columnists
By Mary Beth Bonacci
I find myself in the somewhat uncomfortable position of actually agreeing with Germaine Greer. Greer, for the uninitiated, is a “second wave” liberation feminist who rose to prominence in the 1960s. She is the author of The Female Eunuch, a book that argues the nuclear family represses and devitalizes women, and that women should give […]
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By Katie Scott
Ah, the Christmas list. We want to give thoughtfully, generously and from the heart to the people who fill ours. But the task can be daunting, the money insufficient and the ideas sparse. For gift-giving inspiration, why not look to the spirit of St. Francis and “Laudato Si'” (“May You Be Praised”), the encyclical penned […]
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By Catholic Herald Staff Report
Ken Beatrice, a fixture in Washington sports talk radio for decades, died Dec. 6 at a hospice center in Aldie at the age of 72. A funeral Mass will be offered Saturday, Dec. 12, at noon at St. John the Evangelist Church in Warrenton with a reception to follow at 1 p.m. Beatrice was the […]
