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By Mike Flach
Seventy new master catechists from nine parishes received their certification April 29 at St. Andrew the Apostle Church in Clifton. Father Paul F. deLadurantaye, secretary for religious education and sacred liturgy, was the celebrant and homilist at the ceremony. The Master Catechist Training Program is sponsored by the Office of Catechetics and is supported by […]
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By Dave Borowski
More than 100 members of Arlington Catholic Charities’ Parish Liaison Network (PLN) recently gathered at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church in Vienna for a daylong meeting on “Strengthening Senior Services in our Parishes.” Art Bennett, CEO and president of Catholic Charities, opened the session with a prayer. The morning’s topic was difficult. Bereavement over […]
Columnists
By Elizabeth Foss
She almost jumped out of the car in the still dark morning at the airport, about bursting in her eagerness to go with me on a grand adventure. We were to fly across the country together and meet her new niece, my new granddaughter. This sweet 7-year-old girl who had spent so much of the […]
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By For The Catholic Herald
Jennifer Bigelow will become superintendent of schools for the Arlington Diocese July 5, according to an announcement by Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde. Bigelow will succeed Sister Bernadette McManigal, B.V.M., whose June 30 retirement after eight years of service was announced last year. “I am pleased to welcome Jennifer Bigelow,” said Bishop Loverde, “whose vocation […]
Global
By Daphne Vega
UNITED NATIONS – While religious freedom in much of the Middle East is under siege and the civil war in Syria seems to have no end in sight, Carl Anderson, CEO of the Knights of Columbus, and others called the United Nations to action. Anderson’s presentation came during one of three panel discussions at the […]
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By Ashleigh Buyers
WorkCamp teams from St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Church in Fredericksburg have been right on the heels of winter’s retreat this spring with their rakes, shovels and muscles. As part of a fundraiser for this year’s diocesan WorkCamp, the group is participating in a Rent-A-Crew program started five years ago. The program and their […]
National
By Catholic News Service
NEW YORK – Jesuit Father Daniel Berrigan, an early critic of U.S. military intervention in Vietnam who for years challenged the country’s reliance on military might, died April 30. He was 94. The author of several books of poetry and one of the first Catholic priests to receive a federal sentence for peace activism, Father […]
Schools
By Sarah Innis
The goal of the environmental club at Bishop Ireton High School in Alexandria is to help students realize the impact they have on the planet and try to make that impact a positive one. This year, the club performed service projects, including planting a small garden near the Ireton Oblate House. They currently are exploring […]
Global
By Gaby Maniscalco
ROME – The Trevi Fountain, a Rome landmark, was lit up in red April 29 in a graphic commemoration of the thousands of modern Christians martyred for their faith. The event was sponsored by the Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need, which wanted to “draw attention to the dramatic issue of anti-Christian persecution.” […]
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