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By Lucia A. Silecchia
Welcome to the season of celebrations. In the afterglow of Easter joy, parish bulletins now burst with joyful announcements that baptisms, first Communions and confirmations are being celebrated on grace-filled days in churches near and far. June weddings, and the June anniversaries they beget, lie just around the corner. Dioceses will be blessed with the […]
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By Ian Masson
Over the past two years, there have been many opportunities to experience fear and anxiety: a pandemic that brought about changes in structure and routine, loss of life, and uncertainty with jobs and finances, and now a war with worldwide repercussions. Our children have not been immune to the effects of these events. Even before […]
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By Robin Hamilton
Parents strive to ensure that their children have a healthy start in life physically, emotionally and mentally. But teen mental health issues can catch them by surprise. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, poor mental health is a growing problem for adolescents. The psychological stability of parents, caregivers and adolescents is bridged […]
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Schools
By Leslie Miller
Today’s middle schoolers have grown up immersed in digital technology and surrounded by media on big and little screens, from TVs to laptops to cellphones. So, it’s only natural for this generation to want to learn to create video content, not just consume it. That’s the goal of an innovative new two-year video production program […]
Schools
Grade school students faced off against seminarians in a friendly competition — the 16th annual Seminarian Sprint May 19 at the Basilica School of St. Mary in Alexandria. Students in kindergarten through the eighth grade competed against seminarians in relay races on the school’s blacktop and under the nearby Woodrow Wilson Bridge. The event raised […]
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By Catholic Herald
The Kid’s Connection will capture the attention of your little ones. Click here to download the latest issue and please let us know on our social media if your kids succeed in solving it! We’d love to hear about it.
Books
By Zoey Maraist
A Falls Church religious sister recently published a book about her famous relative.
Schools
By Zoey Maraist
School leaders now have access to Hallow, a resource for their prayer life and the classroom.
Schools
By Meghan Bartlett
Heaven Nartey has been drawing since she was 3. “I always had a passion for it,” she said. “I like to draw and paint and do anything artistic.” She thinks she started drawing to follow the example of her older sister, Nhyira, whose name means “blessing” in Ghana, where her parents are from. Heaven was […]
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By Leslie Miller
On the morning of March 16, Father Francis J. Peffley posted a photo on his Facebook page showing the odometer of his 13-year-old maroon Acura MDX rolling over to 400,000 miles. He’d been anticipating the moment for months, posting photos showing his mileage climbing to 370,000, 380,000, 390,000. The fact that the car he bought […]
