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By For The Catholic Herald
What happens when your triplets graduate from three different colleges, in three different states, over the course of one weekend? John Marbach and Sherry Pressler from Belle Mead, N.J., know the answer: planes, trains and automobiles. “Four nights out, three different hotels, train tickets, car travel and airplane travel, wow,” said Pressler. Her triplets – […]
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By Tom Tracy | Catholic News Service
ORLANDO, Fla. – “Bullying” can be a testy topic for which few agree on any single definition, let alone the best way to respond once it happens in or around the classroom. Still, no fewer than six presenters at an annual convention for Catholic educators took on the problems and controversies surrounding student and school-related […]
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By Dave Borowski
Odyssey of the Mind is a 25-year-old international educational organization that works with students from kindergarten through college to develop and use creative techniques to solve problems and have fun in the process. There are five competitive areas: mechanical/vehicle, technical performance, classics, structure and performance. The competition is not just for engineering and science themes, […]
Global
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY – Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero, who will be beatified in San Salvador May 23, has become a symbol of Latin American church leaders’ efforts to protect their flocks from the abuses of military dictatorships. However, his life and the 35 years it took the Vatican to recognize him as a martyr also reflect […]
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When: Tuesday, June 2 at 11 a.m. Where: Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, 400 Michigan Ave., N.E., Washington Baccalaureate Mass: June 1 at St. Bernadette Church, 7600 Old Keene Mill Road, Springfield, at 7 p.m. Total graduates: 194 Graduates include: Fred Andrew Adams III, Jay Michael Aliaga, Ronie Rafael Castillo Altejar, […]
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When: Thursday, May 28 at noon Where: Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, 400 Michigan Ave., N.E., Washington Baccalaureate Mass: May 17 at Bishop O’Connell High School, 6600 Little Falls Rd., Arlington at 9 a.m. Total graduates: 311 Graduation speaker: Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde Graduates include: Catherine Karen Adams, Victoria Ann […]
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By For The Catholic Herald
Suspense novelist Mary Higgins Clark delivered the address at the 126th annual commencement ceremony of Catholic University in Washington May 16. “Today you are starting to write you own suspense novel,” she said. “It’s called ‘The Rest of My Life.’… Write the story of your lives so that your novel will be more than a […]
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By For The Catholic Herald
Christendom College awarded a record 102 bachelor of arts degrees to graduating seniors May 16. Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde celebrated the Baccalaureate Mass May 15 and received an honorary doctorate from the college during the commencement ceremonies. Alice Von Hildebrand was awarded Christendom’s St. Catherine of Siena Award before delivering the commencement address. During […]
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By Ashleigh Buyers
Like many high school seniors in 2012 Sophia Guerrero had college applications on the brain. The application process was made more challenging after transferring from Florida to Saint John Paul the Great Catholic High School in Dumfries her senior year. There were definitely more questions than answers on this journey to strike out on her […]
National
By Carol Zimmermann | Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON – The cover photograph on a new 232-page report outlining religious freedom violations around the world last year pretty much says it all. The image is of Yezidis of all ages walking on a sandy, dusty terrain with sheep. Thousands of members of this religious minority were executed and assaulted last year while others […]
