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By Fr. William Saunders
Q: I have been a volunteer at Birthright since the beginning, and this year we celebrate our 40th anniversary. Many people do not know about this wonderful pro-life organization. Would you please mention us in your column? – A reader in Leesburg A: Indeed, Birthright is a wonderful pro-life organization, that is dedicated to teaching […]
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By Katie Scott
Hands, some bearing wrinkles of a long and well-lived life, were squeezed gently, and a few tears were brushed away as couples re-exchanged vows during the Marriage Jubilee Mass Oct. 19. Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde celebrated the annual liturgy honoring marital love and commitment at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More in Arlington, where […]
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By Alexandra Greeley
In just a few short weeks since its opening, the new Trinity House Café in Leesburg has generated Google pages and even several reviews on Yelp. These are fitting tributes to Ever Johnson’s dream project, a welcoming and ecumenical setting for people from all walks of life.
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By Mary C. Tillotson
Her songs have been on top Christian and contemporary radio network lists. She’s played for crowds of 5,000 people, recorded two CDs and had a song featured in a movie. Eucharistic adoration is on her short list of non-music activities. The third of 10 children, Marie Miller got her start at an early age. She […]
Columns
By Fr. Tadeusz Pacholczyk
In the current debate over gay marriage, people sometimes ask: Who should define marriage? Democrats or Republicans in Congress? The Supreme Court? Should it be put to a referendum, allowing the majority to choose a definition? We can identify two kinds of “definitions” when it comes to marriage. The first touches on the essence, the […]
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By Jay Lamonica and Gabe Lamonica
The sound of pickaxes and shovels chipping a red grave into the dry earth is broken by the happy yells of children playing. In the distance a spinning funnel of dust marks their location. “Whirlwind,” said one gravedigger as he turns back to the brittle, sunbaked pit. For as far as the eye can see, […]
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By Katie Scott
Anne Giaccio was a medical student in her native Ireland when she first learned about sickle cell anemia, an inherited blood disorder that affects predominantly those of African descent. At that time, “there were virtually no blacks in Ireland,” said Anne. She remembers thinking, “Why are they teaching us this? I’ll never see this condition.” […]
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By Mary Witko
Oct. 4 is the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the saint we pet lovers turn to for help when the cat won’t stop coughing up hairballs or the dog’s arthritis seems particularly painful. It’s not that we think St. Francis can work magic – magic has no place in a world where God’s power […]
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By Katie Scott
Bold blues, deep greens and delicate, precise lines drew parishioners’ eyes to the new icon inside St. Michael Church in Annandale. With Christ at the center, His head encircled by a golden halo, “The Baptism of Our Lord” is the fruit of an ancient tradition given fresh life. Father Jerry J. Pokorsky, St. Michael pastor, […]
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By Jim Mcelhatton
This time last football season, Bishop Ireton quarterback Joe Dickinson and kicker David Cooper played on opposite sides of the world. Dickinson made the roster at Chapin High School in El Paso, Texas, while Cooper played in South Korea on a high school military base team so bad that he never got a chance to […]
