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The Catholic Herald’s 2014 wedding issue is out this week. Couples from across the Arlington Diocese sent in their photos for the issue.
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Engrossing thriller, based on real events, and set against the backdrop of the Iran hostage crisis of 1979-81. Tasked by his boss (Bryan Cranston) with rescuing the handful of U.S. embassy employees who managed to escape capture when that facility was overrun by armed militants, a CIA agent (Ben Affleck) hatches a seemingly far-fetched scheme: […]
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Morally tangled period piece, set in Prohibition-era Virginia, charts the violent adventures of three bootlegging brothers (Shia LaBeouf, Jason Clarke and Tom Hardy) as they battle a corrupt and sadistic special deputy (Guy Pearce) who’s out to lay down his own version of the law – by any means necessary. Though the siblings resort to […]
Movies
By Joseph Mcaleer
NEW YORK — The legendary web-swinger is back, battling teen angst by day and catching crooks at night in “The Amazing Spider-Man” (Columbia), a 3-D reboot of the classic Marvel comic book character. While the bones of the familiar story remain intact, the style and vision of this version, directed by Marc Webb (“(500) Days […]
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Moderately fun, but ultimately forgettable third round for the well-established secret alien crime-fighting duo of Agents J (Will Smith) and K (Tommy Lee Jones). In this outing, J wakes up in an alternate timeline to find that an extraterrestrial villain (Jemaine Clement) has killed K off, and begun the enslavement of humanity. So J must […]
Schools
By For The Catholic Herald
The annual National Catholic Educational Association Convention and Expo will be held March 29-31 at the San Diego Convention Center. More than 300 professional development sessions will be offered for teachers, administrators, pastors and Catholic school community leaders. David Coleman, CEO and president of the College Board, will give the keynote presentation on “Reverence, Excellence […]
Schools
By Catholic News Service
COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – Michael Hemesath, professor of economics at Carleton College in Northfield, has been appointed the 13th president of St. John’s University in Collegeville by the university’s board of regents. He will begin his term in July. Hemesath, a 1981 graduate of the university, will be the first lay president in the school’s 155-year […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY – With slightly more of a swipe than a tap, Pope Francis helped the Pontifical Mission Societies of the United States broaden its reach around the world by unlocking a smartphone app. At the end of an audience with national directors of pontifical mission societies from around the world May 17, Oblate Father […]
National
By Joseph Austin Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON – An informational slide that listed Catholicism, evangelical Christianity and other religious groups under the heading of “Religious Extremism” and was recently used in a training briefing for a group of about 100 Army Reserve soldiers has been removed from the presentation. But the fact these groups were ever put on a list that […]
National
By Patricia Zapor Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON – With a background as a history professor, college administrator and head of a Catholic Charities agency, Jonathan Reyes sees that combination meshing well with the job of promoting the church’s social teaching as the new head of the U.S. bishops’ conference’s Department of Justice, Peace and Human Development. In an interview with Catholic […]
