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Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde will be honored with the Elizabeth Ann Seton Award from the National Catholic Educational Association. The award will be presented during the association’s Seton Gala at the Mayflower Hotel, 1127 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Washington, Oct. 5. The award is presented annually to individuals and organizations who serve Catholic education. Seton […]
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By Katie Scott
The summer delights of poolside lounging, bare feet and impromptu barbecues will soon be swapped for busier days, light sweaters and cozy beverages. Summertime will linger only in our collections of seashells, sandy beach bags and vacation recaps at the office. For me, this summer will remain in a special way, thanks to the hundreds […]
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Good Shepherd Church in Alexandria will host its 40th International Festival, Sept. 5-7, 8710 Mount Vernon Hwy., Alexandria. Celebrations begin Sept. 5 with a 5k race/1-mile fun run at 8 a.m., and a white elephant sale from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The noon Mass Sept. 6 will be celebrated as a multicultural Mass, with […]
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By Elizabeth Foss
On a recent vacation to the beach, my youngest child did her very best to gather up every seashell on the shore. One after another, she’d bring them to me, marveling over their intricate beauty. Sitting on a quilt on a small piece of the edge of the continent, looking over the vast expanse of […]
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By Richard Meek
BATON ROUGE, La. – Ten years later the memories still linger for Carol Spruell, as if they happened yesterday but perhaps were a lifetime ago. She remembers the chaos, despair, uncertainty and the cries for help from so many and workweeks that had no end in the days and months following Hurricane Katrina. She also […]
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By Dave Borowski
A panel discussion on a papal encyclical would not ordinarily coax people to leave the air-conditioned comfort of their homes for a two-hour presentation in a parish hall on a muggy late-summer evening, but “Laudato Si'” or “Care of Our Common Home,” is no ordinary encyclical. More than 60 people came to Queen of Apostles […]
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By Dave Borowski
There is a Latin phrase, via media, or, middle road, used by the Church of England to describe its balancing act between Catholicism and Protestant denominations after the Reformation. John and Joan Fittz use the term to describe their evolution from the Episcopal Church to Catholicism. The movement from Protestantism to Catholicism was a slow, […]
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By Fr. Tad Pacholczyk
In recent years, scientists in industry and academia have come to rely on freshly obtained human tissue specimens for certain types of research and experimentation. Sometimes these tissues and organs can be obtained after routine surgeries like gall bladder removal from adults or foreskin removal during the circumcision of newborns. The use of such tissues […]
Arts
By Christine Stoddard
With summer winding down, you may think you’ve missed out on your last chance for wholesome carousing and carefree heel-kicking. If that’s the case, put the Appaloosa Music Festival on your calendar. Featuring more than 20 roots bands, the inaugural event will take place at the scenic Skyline Ranch Resort in Front Royal Sept. 4-6. […]
Schools
By Katie Scott
Well-sharpened No. 2 pencils and columns of oval bubbles – the classic elements of standardized testing – will be replaced with keypads and computer screens as diocesan elementary schools move toward Web-based testing this year. The transition will make “testing more progressive and mirror what other Catholic schools and public schools are doing,” said Leslie […]
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