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Saint John Paul the Great students a ‘symbol of hope and joy’ to Bishop Loverde

By Isabella Aruggio

Saint John Paul the Great Catholic High School welcomed Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde and his secretary, Father Robert J. Wagner, to celebrate Mass Sept. 14. A tradition at the start of each academic year, this year’s Bishop’s Mass proved particularly significant because it marked what will most likely be Bishop Loverde’s final one as he readies for retirement.

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Youth Apostles pro-life poster contest

The Youth Apostles Institute 18th annual pro-life poster contest theme is “Time to Respect Life.” The contest provides an opportunity for young people to express their pro-life beliefs and values learned at school, at home and in parishes and ministries to which they belong. Creating a poster can also complement classroom instruction and ministry. There […]
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St. Timothy Lobby dedication

By Mary Stachyra Lopez

St. Timothy School in Chantilly dedicated a new, 650 square foot entrance and lobby Sept. 30. Father Gerald Weymes, pastor of St. Timothy Church, led the students and faculty in a prayer before cutting the ribbon.

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Chariots of faith: Race for seminarians

By Connor Bergeron

The runners in the Race for Seminarians compete in the historic Marine Corps Marathon or the Marathon 10K Oct. 30. The donations they raise support the everyday needs of seminarians — medical bills, car repairs and travel — expenses typically not covered. 

Columnists

Finding unity in the Olympic spirit

By Christina Capecchi
It was a rough July, on a national scale, marked by division: shootings, protests, funerals, conventions. Whether you tuned into Trump and Clinton, clicked over to the late-night comics or braced for sharp Facebook exchanges, you likely felt a sense of separation – of people moving further apart, digging in their heels and drawing circles […]
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Politics and the court

By John Garvey
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg caused quite a stir this month by saying what was on her mind about Donald Trump to the New York Times. “I can’t imagine what the country would be — with Donald Trump as our president,” she said.   If her husband were alive, she continued, he might have […]
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Dads who fish

By Soren Johnson
I’m beginning to wonder if something sacred is vanishing.  Throughout my childhood from the late 70s to early 90s — pre-Internet, pre-cell phone — my Dad’s arrival home around 5:30 any day of the week triggered a series of staccato sounds. First the dull thud of his Buick door, then the slap of the front […]
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New threats to religious liberty

By Russell Shaw
Last June five justices of the U.S. Supreme Court thumbed their noses at religious liberty.   They accomplished that without spoken comment simply by turning down an appeal by a family pharmacy in Washington state from a lower court order requiring the pharmacists to violate their consciences by dispensing an abortifacient.   So troubled was […]
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English channel swimmer

By Jim Mcelhatton
Swimmer Katie Scott wasn’t recruited much back when she decided to attend Marymount University in Arlington. Instead, as a high school senior from New Jersey, she walked into the head coach’s office unannounced and said she wanted to join the swim team.   “She was a good Division 3 swimmer but not on anybody’s radar […]
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Mother Teresa at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More

Mother Teresa visited the Arlington Diocese June 1, 1982.  Read the full text of the address she gave to the religious sisters, permanent deacons and their wives, and the priests in Burke Hall June 1, 1982.

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