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By Susan Pace Gilbert
An organ that played for 40 years in the “church of the presidents” has found a new home in a suburban Virginia church. Installed in St. John’s Church in Lafayette Square Park in Washington in 1969, the Gress-Miles organ was a gift from Claire Gardner to honor her husband, Arthur. In 2008, it was removed […]
Columnists
By Elizabeth Foss
Hospitality scares me. You, too? Did you grow up in a home where everything had to be magazine-perfect when guests were coming? And now, when after a soccer game, your husband turns to the couple standing next to you on the sidelines and says, “Come by our house; let’s cook out,” you die a thousand […]
Global
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY – As the discussion began at the world Synod of Bishops on the family, Pope Francis urged members not to act as if the only question that mattered was the pastoral care of divorced and civilly remarried Catholics, his spokesman said. Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, Vatican spokesman, told reporters Oct. 6 that the […]
Schools
By Sarah Rushforth
About to embark on a capital campaign to expand its infrastructure, Bishop Ireton High School in Alexandria welcomes new principal Denise Tobin to expand its academic programs. Unlike her recent predecessors, Tobin did not graduate from Ireton; in fact, she moved to Northern Virginia to accept the position. After earning a bachelor’s in biology from […]
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By Dave Borowski
For millennia, Christians have visited and venerated holy places that brought them closer to the lives of Jesus, Mary and the saints. “Pilgrimages, a sign of the condition of the disciples of Christ in this world, have always held an important place in the life of Christians,” said St. John Paul II. Every two years, […]
Global
By David Agren
MEXICO CITY – The Mexican bishops’ conference and the Vatican have confirmed Pope Francis will visit Mexico in 2016, marking his first trip to this heavily Catholic country in throes of unrest over unresolved issues such as violence, crime and corruption. Auxiliary Bishop Eugenio Lira Rugarcia of Puebla, conference secretary-general, told Catholic News Service that […]
Local
By Lauren Mann
Father Ronald S. Escalante, pastor of St. Francis de Sales Church in Purcellville, came up with a creative program to encourage his parishioners to pray the rosary. Beginning the weekend of Sept. 13, Father Escalante issued a “rosary challenge” to his parishioners. The program is set up in the form of a challenge, where parishioners […]
Columnists
By Russell Shaw
In years gone by, it was hardly unusual for periodic assemblies of the world Synod of Bishops to pass largely unnoticed by the media and just about everybody else. Not this time. The Oct. 4-25 Synod on the Family, the second to be held in barely a year, is being viewed with something approaching apprehension […]
Local
By Susan Gilbert
Three special blessings kicked off the 25th anniversary celebrations at St. Theresa Church in Ashburn during the month of the holy rosary. The new school administrative addition was blessed after the Vigil Mass Oct. 3, with a reception that evening and an open house after Masses the following day. The new front wing coordinates with […]
Columnists
By Soren Johnson
Unbelievably, gold leaves are already spilling over the edges of our gutters. A/C window units – now silent – have yet to be moved to the basement. The entire yard cries out for a deep clean. The peeling back deck still needs that new coat of sealant. The other day I saw a friend (I’ll […]
