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By Adam Sylvain
Fresh on the heels of an extended break, the first two weeks of January represent the dog days of the academic year for any teacher. If you’re one of the lucky ones, you might be close to halfway through your curriculum, but getting rejuvenated for the work that lies ahead is a struggle. It hasn’t […]
Columns
Q: I am having a problem with the concept of angels. I just completed a 36-hour course, “Understanding the Brain,” at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. The brain is an interesting organ of the body. It controls everything in the body. Vision and sound are constructs of the brain. Intelligence is a construct of the […]
Local
By Mary C. Tillotson
Almost 200 people gathered in the parish hall at St. John the Apostle Church in Leesburg Jan. 18 to learn about the New Evangelization and kick off Loudoun County’s newest evangelization and catechesis program. The three parishes in the county – St. John, St. Francis de Sales in Purcellville, and St. Theresa in Ashburn – […]
Schools
By Ashleigh Buyers
When Caitlin Lang graduated from St. William of York School in 2003, she had no idea she would be back 11 years later wandering the same halls, and some new ones, as a teacher. “The new building was not here when I attended, and they just started adding languages my eighth grade year. And of […]
Local
By Catholic Herald Staff Report
Father Frank J. Ready, former vicar general of Pastoral Services, died Jan. 20 at INOVA Fairfax Hospital after a long illness. Funeral services are planned for Jan. 27 at 11 a.m. at Holy Spirit Church in Annandale. “Along with the clergy, religious and laity, who form this diocesan Church of Arlington, I am profoundly saddened […]
Schools
By Natalie Evans
For the past 50 years, Holy Spirit School in Annandale not only has provided its students a program of academic excellence steeped in the traditions of the church but also has cultivated in them a spirit of giving back to the community. Starting with the first day of school each year, students at Holy Spirit […]
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By Elizabeth Foss
The Christmas boxes are all carefully packed and tucked away until next November. Every year, I fight a little anxiety as I pack them away. “If I’m not here next year, will they know how to find everything? Will they remember where it all goes? Will they be able to make Christmas?” Of course, this […]
Schools
By Jim Mcelhatton
The old gymnasium at Bishop Carroll High School in Washington is rich in basketball tradition. Old black and white pictures off in a corner pay tribute to legends who got their start there, like former Georgetown Coach John Thompson and NBA standout Eddie Jordan. But for the girls basketball team of Bishop Ireton High School […]
National
By Ed Langlois
PORTLAND, Ore. – The winner of college football’s 2014 Heisman Trophy attended Hawaii’s only all-boys Catholic high school, the successor to the school St. Damien of Molokai briefly attended in preparation for his ordination in Honolulu. Marcus Mariota, the University of Oregon’s dual threat quarterback who recently announced his intention to enter the NFL draft, […]
Schools
Marymount University President Matthew D. Shank stressed three simple concepts during the recent commencement address he gave at the American University in the Emirates: Recognize your gifts, seize opportunities and serve others. “I believe that each one of us has been blessed with one or more very, very special gifts or talents,” Shank told the […]
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