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Arts

Kennedy Center to host Catholic U. gala

Catholic University in Washington will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Benjamin T. Rome School of Music with a gala performance at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington April 12 at 8 p.m. The gala will be a full orchestral and choral program that features alumni and current students and […]
Columnists

Make the first move

By Soren Johnson
We should say no to soundbites, but hypocrite that I am, I propose here a four-word distillation of Catholic faith: “Make the first move.” The cliche came to mind during a recent evening family prayer time. “For the sake of His sorrowful Passion,” my 10-year-old son said as he took a turn leading a decade […]
Local

Marymount’s ‘Blue Goose’ is cooked?

Demolition of Marymount University’s “Blue Goose” building, constructed in the 1950s, begins in Arlington this week. The demolition will make way for two new university buildings.
Local

Motet choir to sing at Divine Mercy shrine

By Dave Borowski
St. Jude Church in Fredericksburg is building a new church. Until it’s completed, the congregation worships in a converted warehouse in Fredericksburg. Despite meeting in a place where motorcycles and jet skis once were sold, the church has an accomplished motet choir. A motet is a type of chant, sung by a choral group in […]
Local

Ordination ceremonies to be combined this year

By Catholic Herald Staff Report
Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde called eight men to Holy Orders on Holy Thursday and announced that the Arlington Diocese will have only one combined ordination ceremony June 6 at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More in Arlington. There will be no diaconate ordination May 30. The bishop will ordain one man, Colin Davis, to […]
Local

Paul VI will present ‘The Addams Family’ April 17-19

By Christine Stoddard
Whether you know the Addams family from the ’90s movies, the ’60s television show or the long-running New Yorker cartoons, you know that macabre is their shtick. Now imagine that dark humor on stage. Katherine Miller, theater teacher at Paul VI Catholic High School in Fairfax, can and will. This year, Paul VI’s spring production […]
Schools

Saint John Paul the Great blazes new ground, even in the snow

By Bryan Christman
With winds howling and snow on the ground, indoor track team members from Saint John Paul the Great Catholic High School in Dumfries donned hats and gloves and headed out of the gym every day after school this winter to train. New this school year, the team boasted a healthy roster and many promising athletes. […]
Columns

The abundance of God’s divine mercy

Easter is a 50-day celebration of the brand new life that Jesus gives to those who know, love and believe in Him. It is an invitation to participate in and celebrate His mighty victory over Satan, sin and death. It is a spring time of new life bursting upon our world … without the side […]
Local

WorkCamper named state finalist for service award

By Katie Scott
When Maddie Rosso was about 6 years old, her mom asked what she wanted for Christmas. Rosso’s answer: to send school supplies to poor children in Africa. “She’s always thought of others,” said Rosso’s mother, Alyson. “She is the one who reaches out to the kid at the lunch table who doesn’t have a friend. […]
Local

‘The Prayer of the South’

By Christine Stoddard
“On the 17th day of April, 1861, Virginia issued the proclamation of secession, and the clouds which long since had gathered black and blacker over this country broke; the pen was declared useless, and it was left to the sword to settle the issues and contentions agitating the political parties of these States,” wrote Charles […]

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