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By Dave Borowski
The National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) selected Mary Pat Schlickenmaier, principal of St. Rita School in Alexandria, as one its 2015 National Distinguished Principals. She is one of 59 principals who were honored; one from each state, the District of Columbia and schools operated by the U.S. Department of State and the Defense […]
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Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde celebrated the ninth annual White Mass, named for the white coats physicians and other health care workers wear, at Marymount University Chapel of the Sacred Heart of Mary Oct. 18. Although he celebrated the White Mass on a Sunday, the bishop used his authority to say the prayers of the […]
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More than 1,000 Catholic youths from around the diocese attended the 2015 RALLY at Marymount University in Arlington Oct. 18. The event’s theme was ‘Show Know Mercy’ and featured Mass celebrated by Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde, a keynote address by singer Paul J. Kim, food, rides, workshops and a concert by Matt Maher. Photos […]
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By Catholic Herald Staff Report
Senior midfielder Grace Boras scored two goals to lead the Bishop O’Connell girls’ soccer team to a 3-2 victory over visiting Bishop Ireton High School. The game was played Oct. 16 in Arlington. The Knights overcame two goals by Ireton freshman Holly Weber. Her sister, Lilly, a senior, assisted on both goals. O’Connell sophomore Julianne […]
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By Katie Scott
Some dreams are so big they extend beyond one country and continent. Such is the case for Gilwon Seo, a 19-year-old from South Korea who hopes to play professional baseball in both his native country and the United States. But for Seo to start chipping away at his dream, he’s had to cross not just […]
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By Christine Stoddard
“In the beginning, I was young … he was handsome. He said I was beautiful, smart, worthy of love … made me feel that way. And so we were married, walking joyfully together down a church aisle, our union blessed by God. Then came the angry words … the verbal tearing apart. … Now I […]
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By Elizabeth Foss
“I’m not being ridiculous,” she said, as she pulled one napkin after another out of the box. “I have four children at my table. We need all these.” “Take your time,” I said. “I’ve got nine kids. I get it.” She stopped her hurried napkin-pulling and turned to look at me. “You have nine kids? […]
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By Soren Johnson
Let’s draw a line. A stark choice confronts every Catholic, every Sunday after Mass: to run, or to linger. Jesus Christ has, minutes before, entered our midst. Several moments of silence and peace hung in the air – sometimes the first quiet in seven days. Our prayers “arose like incense” as the Psalmist reminds us. […]
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By Russell Shaw
As Robert Hugh Benson’s apocalyptic novel Lord of the World moves toward its shocking conclusion, a naive young woman who has placed simple-minded faith in the utter goodness of the Antichrist figure at the center of the story awakens to the fact that her hero artfully has constructed a regime of violence, oppression and thought […]
