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Columnists

In search of heroes

By Elizabeth Foss
There has been a palpable shift in my household in the last year. Three boys have gone off into the world, leaving a girl as the eldest at home. Then there are two more boys, then three more girls. We have a mostly girl house now. And yet, I find myself thinking even more about […]
Columnists

Norms and ideals

By Russell Shaw
Is the Catholic Church’s teaching on marriage, including indissolubility, an ideal or a norm? Although the question may sound abstract, even esoteric, it has urgent, immediate practical implications. To say one admires the church’s teaching as an ideal is, intentionally or not, to undermine that teaching in the act of admiring it. Here is the […]
Arts

‘Baskerville’ is raucous fun

By Ann M. Augherton
Sherlock Holmes is on the case in Arena Stage’s production of “Baskerville” as six actors bring the 40 characters of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Hound of the Baskervilles to life in the foggy English countryside. Playwright Ken Ludwig puts his personal twist on the story with Amanda Dehnert’s direction resulting in a raucous, impeccably […]
Global

Council fathers reflect on Vatican II’s impact

By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY – A pivotal moment in the modern history of the Catholic Church came to life on screen with a new documentary about the Second Vatican Council. With archival footage and exclusive interviews with prelates who attended the council sessions between its opening in 1962 and closing in 1965, the film pieces together firsthand […]
Columns

‘Je suis Charlie’?

By John Garvey
Islamic extremists touched a particularly sensitive nerve in the West this month with the murders of cartoonists from the satirical French weekly, Charlie Hebdo. The killings provoked a rally in Paris that French officials called the largest ever. President Francois Hollande was joined by the heads of European states, and by both the Israeli prime […]
Columns

Diabolical obsessions

By Fr. Jerry J. Pokorsky
In Sunday’s Gospel, the authority of Christ is revealed when He commands an “unclean spirit” to “come out” of the possessed man. Catholic teaching and traditional Catholic spiritual theology recognize that in some cases of diabolical possession, the faculties of the soul of the subject are dormant, allowing the demon (or demons) control over the […]
Local

Thompson leads Panthers over Knights

Sophomore Aaron Thompson scored 18 points and junior VJ King had 15 to lead Paul VI Catholic High School of Fairfax to a 64-62 victory over rival Bishop O’Connell High School of Arlington. The game, which was delayed twice due to inclement weather, was played Jan. 29 in Fairfax. Junior Ako Adams led the Knights […]
Columnists

Accelerated parenting

By Soren Johnson
As a dad of young children, I sometimes think that my wife and I are workers at a muddy and chaotic construction site – setting (I hope) solid foundations. Every once in a while we emerge from behind the construction perimeter fence and go out on a rare date together, only to disappear down below […]
Movies

American Sniper

Sober war drama based on Chris Kyle’s 2012 memoir (written with Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice) about his service as a Navy SEAL during the conflict in Iraq. As Kyle, played by Bradley Cooper, gains a reputation as an expert sharpshooter, he wins the respect of his comrades, but also becomes a prime enemy target […]
Schools

Apoyo para los estudiantes de inglés

By Christine Stoddard
Cuando se entra al aula preescolar de la escuela de la Catedral de Santo Tomás More en Arlington, se ven las cosas habituales: muebles diminutos, libros de cuentos, carteles de colores vivos y juguetes educativos. Pero también se ven unas etiquetas laminadas con la letra perfecta de la maestra Sarah Conrad que identifican el pupitre […]

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