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By Ashleigh Buyers
The Daughters of St. Paul joined parishioners of St. Joseph Church in Alexandria to celebrate a special Mass marking the order’s 100th anniversary Feb. 25. The sisters sang during the Mass celebrated by Father Donald Fest, pastor of St. Joseph. A reception followed in the parish hall. “It was a great opportunity to celebrate with […]
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The Arlington Knights of Columbus will host screenings for cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, diabetes and other chronic serious conditions April 2 at the Columbus Club, 5115 Little Falls Road, Arlington. Provided by Life Line Screening, the tests are fast, noninvasive, painless and affordable. They identify potential cardiovascular conditions such as blocked arteries and irregular heart rhythm, […]
National
By Victoria Zawitkowski
The Virginia House of Delegates defeated a bill Feb. 24 that would have kept secret the lethal injection process used in executing death row inmates, even under the state’s Freedom of Information Act. Senate Bill 1393 sought to keep confidential the names of pharmaceutical companies that manufacture the chemicals used for lethal injections. Many of […]
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By Elizabeth Foss
So, how’s the fasting going? You are not alone if you’re finding that it is a struggle to give up what you gave up. It’s not just a corporal struggle – at least, it’s not supposed to be. Our purpose in fasting is spiritual. In our daily lives, the world can overwhelm us. We are […]
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For the second year in a row, the girls basketball team at Paul VI Catholic High School in Fairfax won both the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference and the Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association tournaments. In the WCAC championship game Feb. 26, Paul VI defeated Good Counsel 49-47 at American University’s Bender Arena. Two days later, […]
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By Mike Flach
Marian Homes Inc. started renovation last week on its third group home for persons with intellectual disabilities. The home in Springfield, which will house five men, is expected to open July 1. Virginia State Deputy Steve Burnley joined his fellow Knights of Columbus at the Feb. 26 open house. Marian Homes Inc. is a nonprofit […]
Arts
Uplifting fact-based sports drama, set in 1980s California, about a high school teacher and coach (Kevin Costner) whose downward career spiral leads him to take a job in the impoverished fieldworkers’ community of the title. As he and his family – Maria Bello plays his wife and Morgan Saylor and Elsie Fisher his daughters – […]
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Melvin Sánchez Ramírez makes his living as a coffee farmer in one of the poorest regions of Nicaragua. For him, his wife and his son, it has been a challenge, but they’ve managed to get by. Then came coffee leaf rust. The fungus killed so many of Ramírez’ plants, he had no coffee to sell. […]
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The Oblates of St. Francis de Sales will sponsor their 12th annual Live Jesus morning of reflection, fellowship and prayer March 21 at St. John Neumann Church, 11900 Lawyers Road, Reston, 9 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Continental breakfast will be served at 8 a.m. This year’s theme will be “Living Gently: Finding God in the […]
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By Katie Scott
Last Friday night at Our Lady, Queen of Peace Church in Arlington, parishioners reflected on diversity and community as they sipped steamy vegetable soup and enjoyed Lenten-themed crafts – chatting and laughing while dabbing glue and snipping ribbon. The Stone Soup Suppers, offered each week during Lent, feature Mass, a simple meal and a presentation. […]
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