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Saint John Paul the Great Catholic High School graduation – Class of 2017

The graduation ceremony for Saint John Paul the Great High School in Dumfries took place June 2 at Hylton Memorial Chapel in Woodbridge.

Schools

Tim Trainor named president of Mount St. Mary’s University

By Special To The Herald
The board of trustees of Mount St. Mary’s University announced the permanent appointment of Timothy Trainor as president of the university. Trainor, who has been serving in an interim capacity for the past year, was the unanimous selection of both the board of trustees and the cross-campus selection committee.  “Since his appointment last summer, Tim […]
Columns

The greatest mission for parents

By Sr. Constance Veit, L.s.p.
Last month we watched Pope Francis travel to Fatima for the centenary of Our Lady’s apparitions to the three shepherd children, Lucia dos Santos and Jacinta and Francisco Marto. Much has been said and written about Fatima this year. I’ve learned a great deal about how the Fatima message encapsulates the essential elements of Christian […]
Columns

Attending Mass led to my conversion to Catholicism

By Christopher White
Blessed Cardinal John Henry Newman once wrote that “to be deep in history is to cease to be Protestant.” Cardinal Newman, a notable convert to the faith, was commenting on the essential role the Catholic Church has played throughout civilization — and his belief that in order to take history seriously, one has to wrestle […]
Columns

‘Holy Trinity: Mystery of unity and communion’

By Fr. Robert J. Wagner
When we engage the sciences to seek the truth, we test, observe and measure parts of God’s creation. In this way we expect to find precise equations, relationships and explanations to help unlock the mysteries of the natural world around us. However, when looking for truth in the mysteries of the church, we cannot use […]
National

Jesuit chaplain shepherds divided flock

By Rhina Guidos
WASHINGTON — In his youth, Jesuit Father Patrick J. Conroy pictured himself as a lawyer and a senator, working in the deep recesses of Washington’s U.S. Capitol building. In a way, he’s doing just that but not in the way he imagined.   “I’m not in the Senate, I’m in the House,” he said inside […]

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