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Coach Kesha Walton led the girls’ basketball team at Bishop Ireton High School in Alexandria to its first state championship this season. Walton was recognized by the school’s athletic boosters at their spring social last month. Laura Kopp, boosters president; Dwayne Bryant, Ireton athletics director; and Ashley Perez, assistant athletic director presented Walton a token […]
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Five diocesan high schools let the Catholic Herald know about student-athletes who have signed letters of intent to play sports in college. They include:
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Six diocesan students were named National Merit Scholarship finalists: Grace Faughnan, Anna Rienzi and Miles Woodcock from Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington; Andrew Matherne from Bishop Ireton High School in Alexandria; Katrina Boland and Peter Delacourt from St. Paul VI Catholic High School in Chantilly. The National Merit Scholarship Competition begins with the PSAT […]
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By Jim Hale
Sarah Cahill had a decision to make. If she wanted to join the two-month Eucharistic procession, walking from northern Minnesota to the National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis, she would have to quit her job. “That was a little hiccup in my discernment,” said Cahill, who grew up attending St. Louis Church in Alexandria. “My boss […]
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Three Arlington diocesan high schools notified the Catholic Herald that the following graduating seniors will attend military or service academies this fall.
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By Fr. Donald J. Planty Jr.
I was blessed recently to attend the International Meeting of Parish Priests for the Synod in Rome April 28-May 2. The event was planned in response to last October’s first session of the Synod of Bishops on Synodality, which recommended that the voice of pastors be heard in preparation for the second session to take […]
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By Camila Barrera-Castro
The third annual Around the World Cultural Heritage Day at St. John Paul the Great Catholic High School in Dumfries April 12 showcased a variety of cultures represented through attire, food and traditions. Students were encouraged to dress in cultural attire for the day and share a little about their family’s culture throughout their classes. […]
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A new cookbook, “Gather at the Table: Multicultural Cooking for Liturgical Living,” is being released in honor of this year’s Diocesan Golden Jubilee. The cookbooks will be made available for pre-order at the Jubilee Fest June 8, with limited hard copies to be gifted as “free swag” the day of the festival. Featuring more than […]
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By Zoey Maraist
St. James School in Falls Church has seen three generations of the Lauby family. It began with Anne (née Winslow) Lauby and her eight siblings, who attended the school during the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s. Then she and her husband sent their four children, including daughter Natalie Keffalas, to the school in the 1980s, ’90s […]
