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By Kimberley Heatherington
What can teachers learn from talking to other teachers about teaching — and from watching other teachers teach? Lots of things, it turns out. That’s what three diocesan teachers discovered during a recent, months-long professional development opportunity that allowed them to collaborate with their colleagues, observe other teachers at work in the classroom and to […]
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Marymount University gains national recognition with the newly released 2025 U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools Rankings, which feature significant increases that showcase the institution’s academic excellence, student success and career readiness.
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Father Edward J. Bresnahan will be pastor of St. Leo the Great Church in Fairfax, effective June 26.
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Dominican Father Thomas Aquinas Anh Hoang Nguyen will be the new pastor of Holy Martyrs of Vietnam Church in Arlington effective Aug. 1.
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By Msgr. Charles M. Mangan
The Election of Pope Leo XIV delighted and surprised many Catholics and non-Catholics alike. His first words before he gave his apostolic blessing, “Urbi et Orbi” (“To the City and the World”), were memorable. “Peace be with you all! Dear brothers and sisters, these are the first words spoken by the risen Christ, the Good Shepherd who laid down his life for God’s flock.
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The Porto Charities Advocacy Awards Gala showcased the impact of belonging for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in the Arlington diocese.
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By Claire Chapman
Bishop Ireton High School’s chapel didn’t look like one from the outside, and its yellow bricks clashed with a red-brick addition to the Alexandria school.
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At Divine Mercy University’s commencement ceremonies at St. John Neumann Church in Reston May 10, faculty, family, and friends came together to celebrate the 141 graduates who successfully completed doctoral and master’s degree programs in psychology and counseling.
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In 1999, Dr. Gladys Sweeney, Bishop Paul S. Loverde, Dr. Bill Nordling, and others shared an improbable dream — to create a Catholic graduate school of psychology in the Arlington diocese.
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By Elizabeth Foss
The air outside my back door smells of apple blossoms and new beginnings. It’s a season of caps tossed high, diplomas clutched with trembling hands, and proud families squinting through sunlit ceremonies. But this May brings an even bigger commencement for the global church: the election of a new pope — and for the first […]
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