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By Abigail Reimel
Rain and chilly temperatures did not prevent the students of Christendom College in Front Royal from supporting the Front Royal Pregnancy Center’s annual Walk for Life Oct. 3. The college became the leading sponsor in the area by raising more than $10,000. Christendom students beat last year’s records, not only raising more money but also […]
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Composer and performer Jaime Cortez will present a concert in English and Spanish at Precious Blood Church, 114 E. Edmondson St., Culpeper, Oct. 15, from 6 to 7 p.m. A workshop for Hispanic music ministers will follow from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Cortez is music director of Holy Cross Church in Mesa, Ariz. Born in […]
Schools
The Office of Catholic Schools will sponsor information sessions for prospective teachers at three locations. On hand to answer questions will be: Sister of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Patricia Helene, head of the Marymount University Catholic School Leadership Program; Sister of St. Joseph Karl Ann Homberg, assistant superintendent for school leadership; and Janet Vetrano, […]
Schools
The choirs from St. Ambrose School in Annandale and St. Andrew the Apostle School in Clifton sang together for the 13th annual Worldwide Children’s Eucharistic Holy Hour at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington Oct. 2. Under the direction of Don Cotton, choir master for both schools, the students […]
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By Katie Scott
They interrupt one another and finish each other’s sentences. They laugh easily and cry every now and then. Chris and Mary Desmarais have the unmistakable dynamic of a strong mother-daughter relationship – one built on a common passion for special education and, most importantly, their Catholic faith. “The faith my mom has shared is a […]
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By Susan Pace Gilbert
An organ that played for 40 years in the “church of the presidents” has found a new home in a suburban Virginia church. Installed in St. John’s Church in Lafayette Square Park in Washington in 1969, the Gress-Miles organ was a gift from Claire Gardner to honor her husband, Arthur. In 2008, it was removed […]
Columnists
By Elizabeth Foss
Hospitality scares me. You, too? Did you grow up in a home where everything had to be magazine-perfect when guests were coming? And now, when after a soccer game, your husband turns to the couple standing next to you on the sidelines and says, “Come by our house; let’s cook out,” you die a thousand […]
Global
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY – As the discussion began at the world Synod of Bishops on the family, Pope Francis urged members not to act as if the only question that mattered was the pastoral care of divorced and civilly remarried Catholics, his spokesman said. Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, Vatican spokesman, told reporters Oct. 6 that the […]
Schools
By Sarah Rushforth
About to embark on a capital campaign to expand its infrastructure, Bishop Ireton High School in Alexandria welcomes new principal Denise Tobin to expand its academic programs. Unlike her recent predecessors, Tobin did not graduate from Ireton; in fact, she moved to Northern Virginia to accept the position. After earning a bachelor’s in biology from […]
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By Dave Borowski
For millennia, Christians have visited and venerated holy places that brought them closer to the lives of Jesus, Mary and the saints. “Pilgrimages, a sign of the condition of the disciples of Christ in this world, have always held an important place in the life of Christians,” said St. John Paul II. Every two years, […]
