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Art

A dazzling New World ‘Transfiguration’

By Nora Hamerman

A 28-foot-tall altarpiece, loaned for the first time ever from a Mexican cathedral, towers in the atrium of the Lehman Wing of New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. Visitors can savor the details of the dramatic story of Moses and Brazen Serpent on the lower story and then view the luminous Transfiguration in the upper.

National

Catholic Charities USA, Knights among agencies sending aid to Puerto Rico

By Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON — Catholic Charities USA has sent $1 million in emergency aid to Caritas Puerto Rico, the Catholic Charities agency on the island, and the Knights of Columbus is including Puerto Rico in its expanded emergency relief outreach to areas hit hard by recent natural disasters.   When Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico […]
Local

Three authors to sign books at St. Philip Parish Festival

By Special To The Catholic Herald
Three authors will discuss and sign their books at St. Philip Church, 7500 St. Philips Court, Falls Church, Sept. 30 as part of the church’s annual parish festival.   Father Thomas Cavanaugh, parochial vicar at Our Lady of Angels Parish in Woodbridge and a passionate evangelist, has co-authored a book with Dr. John Love of […]
Columns

The two sons

By Fr. Robert J. Wagner
Gospel Commentary Mt 21:28-32  There is something a bit perplexing about the parable of the two sons, one who tells his father that he will work in the vineyard and does not, and the other says he will not but then does. Perhaps it is because so many other details are missing. Why did they first […]
Columns

Good news, bad news

By Greg Erlandson
Would it surprise you to know that most Catholic parishioners are quite happy with their parishes? A whopping 92 percent rate their satisfaction with their parish as good or excellent.   Would it also surprise you to know that Mass attendance is down by 50 percent from the 1960s? These are but two of the […]
Local

The 30th annual Life Chain will be held Oct. 1

By Elizabeth A. Elliott

In more than 1,500 communities, including several in the Diocese of Arlington, people will come together for the 30th annual Life Chain Oct. 1.

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Columnists

Siege2Surge: Sight the sun (Son)

By Soren Johnson
This is the second in Siege2Surge, a six-part series that outlines how a dad’s six Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) will equip him to lead his family spiritually each and every day.   41° 43′ N, 49° 57′ W: These haunting coordinates mark the spot where the Titanic went down. Noon: This is the precise time […]
Pope Francis

‘Share the journey,’ embrace migrants, refugees, pope says

By Cindy Wooden

"Share the Journey" is a two-year campaign sponsored by Caritas Internationalis, the global network of national Catholic charities — including the U.S. Catholic Relief Services and Catholic Charities USA — to promote encounters between people on the move and people living in the countries they are leaving, passing through or arriving in.


Schools

At Ireton, renovating buildings, academics

By Maddy Mcdade
Bishop Ireton High School in Alexandria looks a little different in a big way this year. With the structural changes to Ireton and the administrative offices being moved, many Ireton students want to know more about what changes are coming in the renovation process.   The demolition of the Oblate House that began in August […]

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