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By Fr. Larry Rice
The liturgical calendar of the Catholic Church is filled with feasts of the saints and commemorations of events in the life of Christ. But there are also occasional feasts that could do with a word or two of explanation. This weekend we celebrate one of those feasts: the dedication of the Basilica of St. John […]
National
By Mark Pattison
WASHINGTON – The U.S. bishops will consider whether to approve a new introductory note and a limited revision of their quadrennial statement on political responsibility during their Nov. 16-19 fall general assembly in Baltimore. The statement, “Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship,” is reissued every four years and takes into account the latest issues taking center […]
Local
By Dave Borowski
Every Sunday, parishioners of St. Bernadette Church in Springfield drop off canned goods at boxes in the church’s vestibule. On Monday morning, volunteers from the parish “Can-a-Week” program collect the bags of food and line them up on the floor of the vestibule for distribution after the 9 a.m. Mass. There are usually three lines […]
National
By Mark Pattison
WASHINGTON – Lidia Bastianich, even at age 68, is working like crazy. She’s on her fifth public television cooking series, “Lidia’s Kitchen,” and on Dec. 11, will have a Christmas special on PBS. She also has written 13 books – most of them cookbooks – has a line of commercial cookware, separate lines of sauces […]
Local
By Mike Flach
Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde was honored Nov. 2 for his 50 years of priestly ministry, including more than 16 years as the shepherd of this diocesan church. The theme of the tribute dinner was “Together, in the Heart of Christ.” The event was held at the Marriott Fairview Park in Falls Church. Father Thomas […]
Local
By Jessica Marsala
Sts. Denis, Dunstan and Joan of Arc walk into a corn maze. If you thought that this was going to be the beginning of a joke, you’d be wrong. Twenty-six teens, many of them dressed as a saint or saint-to-be, gathered at the Cows-N-Corn dairy farm in Midland Oct. 30 for the third Saint Maze […]
Local
Bishop Michael J. Bransfield of Wheeling-Charleston, W.Va. blessed the new Catholic Distance University headquarters Oct. 27. CDU moved its administrative offices in September from Hamilton, Va., to Charles Town, W. Va., to make it easier for students to transfer credits and receive degree recognition under a regional accreditation agency. Find out more Go to cdu.edu […]
Schools
By The Literary Arts Club
Going door to door with the typical refrain, “trick or treat” is a Halloween have-to for American youths. However, students in chorus and band from Seton School in Manassas found recently that if one brings the cookies, a band instrument and an able singing voice, he might find something more rewarding in the end than […]
Local
By Ashleigh Buyers
The sound of clarinets and flutes, violins and violas could be heard from the Bishop O’Connell High School auditorium in Arlington Oct. 31, as more than 80 students prepared for the first Diocesan Honors Music Festival. While there are a number of honors festivals in the area, this festival was the first of its kind […]
Columnists
By Elizabeth Foss
I live my life in narrative. I love stories; they were the stuff and substance of my childhood, the things that framed my paradigm and gave shape to my dreams. Inside my head, there’s always a story going. Often the stories beg to be tapped out onto the pages of my blog or this column […]
