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Father Augustine Minh-Hai Tran fulfilled one of his dreams last Saturday to become a priest. He is the first Vietnamese priest ordained in the Arlington diocese. Father Tran, 29, spent eight years in seminary and 19 years have passed since he thought for the first time about a consecrated life. Father Tran has been assigned […]
The following diocesan and religious order priests are celebrating special jubilees this year. They joined Bishop Paul S. Loverde at the annual Jubilee Mass on May 17 at St. Timothy Church in Chantilly. 70 Years Fr. J. Francis McKinney, T.O.R. Franciscan Father J. Francis McKinney was born July 21, 1908, in Philadelphia. He graduated from […]
Father G. Michael Bugarin, a priest of the Archdiocese of Detroit and executive director of the Pope John Paul II Cultural Center, has been appointed pastor of St. Joan of Arc Parish in St. Clair Shores, Michigan, by Cardinal Adam Maida, archbishop of Detroit. Msgr. William A. Kerr, president of La Roche College in Pittsburgh, […]
They serve the dead. They are strangers to the grieving. They usher, they read, they sing, they pray. Then, they bury the dead. They are the Arimatheans, who work corporal works of mercy at Ft. Myer?s chapels as families say goodbye to their loved ones. Last week, the group celebrated its 25th anniversary with a […]
Dr. Eduardo Azcarate, founder and director of Youth Apostles for the past 25 years, recently announced that he will resign his position, effective March 1. Father Jack Peterson, chaplain at Marymount University in Arlington and assistant director for clerics of Youth Apostles, will serve as acting director until a new director is elected by the […]
Hundreds of mourners packed the aisles of St. Rita Church in Alexandria last week to pay last respects to Nancy Dunning, the slain wife of Alexandria Sheriff James H. Dunning. Dunning, 56, was a prominent real estate agent for McEnearney Associates in Old Town Alexandria. Described as a pillar of the community, she was a […]
The word conversion technically means to “turn around” or transform. It is a kind of coming-about, much as a sail boat changes course to catch the wind in a different direction. The often turbulent process is always dramatic. Changing tacks entails leaving behind a community of faith, with its practices and traditions, in exchange for […]

The Gospel of Matthew mentions the Magi who came from the East to worship the newborn Christ child (cf. Matthew 2:1-12). Exactly who the magi were though remains somewhat of a mystery.

A standing-room only crowd at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More bid an emotional farewell Oct. 24 to one of its most beloved priests, Msgr. James W. McMurtrie, pastor of St. Agnes Parish in Arlington, who died Oct. 20 at the age of 66. Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde was the celebrant at the funeral […]
Marge Van Lierde, her husband and two children, sat in the eighth row as Pope John Paul II declared Van Lierde?s aunt, Sister Zdenka Cecilia Schelingova, the first Slovakian woman to be beatified. Blessed Holy Cross Sister Zdenka was a 20th century martyr. She died as a result of ill treatment in prison after being […]

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