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By Richard Meek
BATON ROUGE, La. – Ten years later the memories still linger for Carol Spruell, as if they happened yesterday but perhaps were a lifetime ago. She remembers the chaos, despair, uncertainty and the cries for help from so many and workweeks that had no end in the days and months following Hurricane Katrina. She also […]
Schools
By For The Catholic Herald
Matthew D. Shank, president of Marymount University in Arlington, has been selected for the NCAA Division III Presidents Council, the highest governing body in Division III. Dr. Shank will represent the Capital Athletic Conference as one of 18 Division III presidents on the council. “This is an honor and a privilege,” Shank said. “Intercollegiate athletics […]
Schools
By For The Catholic Herald
In today’s world, the job of a Catholic school administrator is broader than ever. “Not only are they the spiritual leaders of their schools and responsible for teacher supervision, they’re facing a lot of other issues,” said Sister, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Patricia Helene Earl, who runs the master of education in […]
Local
By Dave Borowski
There is a Latin phrase, via media, or, middle road, used by the Church of England to describe its balancing act between Catholicism and Protestant denominations after the Reformation. John and Joan Fittz use the term to describe their evolution from the Episcopal Church to Catholicism. The movement from Protestantism to Catholicism was a slow, […]
Schools
By Katie Scott
Well-sharpened No. 2 pencils and columns of oval bubbles – the classic elements of standardized testing – will be replaced with keypads and computer screens as diocesan elementary schools move toward Web-based testing this year. The transition will make “testing more progressive and mirror what other Catholic schools and public schools are doing,” said Leslie […]
Schools
Beginning with the freshman class of fall 2016, Marymount University in Arlington no longer will require SAT or ACT scores from high school applicants who have at least a 3.0 grade point average. The change “will allow for a more holistic view of a student’s academic achievement and attract a broader pool of qualified, interested […]
Local
By Dave Borowski
A panel discussion on a papal encyclical would not ordinarily coax people to leave the air-conditioned comfort of their homes for a two-hour presentation in a parish hall on a muggy late-summer evening, but “Laudato Si'” or “Care of Our Common Home,” is no ordinary encyclical. More than 60 people came to Queen of Apostles […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY – From the time he was archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Pope Francis has said special prayers for catechists on the feast of St. Pius X, who wrote a catechism in 1908. Pope Francis celebrated a private Mass in his residence very early on the feast day, Aug. 21, but decided to pray […]
Local
By Sr. Clare Hunter
If you drove into Falls Church on Annandale Road Aug. 22 between 9 and 11 a.m., you could not have missed the huge crowd gathered holding signs promoting the gift of human life and calling for the government to defund Planned Parenthood. An estimated 1,000 people lined the sidewalks around the block of the Planned […]
Local
The Office of Vocations will sponsor a kickoff event for the Race for Seminarians at St. Charles Borromeo Church, 3304 N. Washington Blvd., Arlington, Sept. 9, 6 to 7:30 p.m. The event will provide information for runners and non-runners on how to support vocations through the 2015 Marine Corps Marathon and 10k Oct. 25.
