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Arts
Pleasant 3-D animated fantasy in which a 17-year-old girl (voice of Amanda Seyfried) finds herself magically transported to a miniature world within nature where the champions of growth and life (their leader voiced by Colin Farrell) battle the dark forces of decay (their commander voiced by Christoph Waltz). While becoming caught up in the conflict, […]
Movies
A thought-provoking – yet flawed – exploration of the wide-ranging impact of the 9/11 terrorist attacks both on individuals and on whole cultures. In 2011 Pakistan, a journalist (Liev Schreiber) has been recruited by the CIA to interview the chief suspect (Riz Ahmed) in the kidnapping of an American professor. Things may not be as […]
Local
By Seth Gonzales
GRAPEVINE, Texas – The Boy Scouts of America’s National Council voted late May 23 to allow openly gay youths admittance as members into the 103-year-old organization, effective Jan. 1, 2014. In a statement, the organization said the decision to review the organization’s ban on accepting homosexuals as members was made based on “growing input from […]
Local
By Katie Bahr
For the past eight months, students from around the diocese have been working their way through a list of 15 books, reading in their free time and meeting weekly with classmates and teachers to discuss what they’ve learned. All those hours of preparation built to an epic conclusion May 21, as students from 19 local […]
Schools
When: Tuesday, June 4 at 11 a.m. Where: Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, 400 Michigan Ave., N.E., Washington Baccalaureate Mass: June 3 at St. Bernadette Church in Springfield at 7 p.m. Total graduates: 213 Graduates include: Justin Michael Holmes, Michaela Joy Mulokey, Seroja Nikoli Boyakhchian, Thomas Anthony Kelly, Emily Elizabeth Hutton, […]
Schools
By For The Catholic Herald
Chris E. Domes, who has been on the staff of Marymount University in Arlington since 1996, has been named the 10th president of Silver Lake College of the Holy Family in Manitowoc, Wis. Silver Lake College is a four-year, private, Catholic liberal arts college that was founded and continues to be sponsored by the Franciscan […]
Schools
By Maria-pia Negro
Anna Rapp wanted to part of the military for as long as she can remember. Next fall, she will have a shot at it while attending the U.S. Military Academy – also known as West Point. If the Bishop Ireton High School senior was excited to hear the news, her father – a two-star general […]
Movies
Snappy follow-up to director J.J. Abrams’ 2009 reboot of – and prequel to – the long-lived sci-fi franchise that stretches back to 1960s television. In this second chronicle of their early professional lives, dynamic, impetuous Capt. Kirk (Chris Pine) and his seemingly emotionless half-Vulcan, half-human first officer Spock (Zachary Quinto) lead their intrepid crew on […]
Schools
By Andrew Shaw
How often have you heard that America is falling behind in preparing students for the high-tech future? Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington has made a commitment to moving forward with developing today’s students for tomorrow’s future. Part of this commitment has been the establishment of the first high school engineering program in the Arlington […]
Columns
By Fr. William P. Saunders
Q: I am an elderly person, and I remember having to fulfill the Easter Duty. Does that still apply? My younger relatives look at me like, “What are you talking about?” (Springfield) A: Yes, “the Easter duty” is still applicable, although with slight adjustments. The Fourth Lateran Council (1215) had mandated, “Every faithful of either […]
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Pope Leo XIV
6/2/26
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