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By Ashleigh Buyers
When it comes to auctions, trimming a beard is generally not what one expects on the auction block, but at St. Theresa School in Ashburn it was a hot ticket item. Parochial Vicar Father Thomas Cavanaugh’s five-inch beard had its first appearance on the chopping block during last year’s Parent Teacher Organization auction. He saw […]
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“A Celebration of Peace Through Music” concert will be broadcast April 3 at 8:30 p.m. and again April 5 at 3:30 p.m. on WETA Channel 26. Originally filmed May 14, 2014, the concert celebrates the canonizations of Pope John Paul II and Pope John XXIII and the papacy of Pope Francis. The concert was co-sponsored […]
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Storytelling takes a back seat to sermonizing in this competent ensemble drama that turns on a Chicago pastor’s (Ted McGinley) preaching about the centrality of the Cross in the lives of Christians and the need to put faith into practice. He and his wife (Tracy Melchior) do so by taking in a pregnant teen (Madison […]
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Lightweight animated adventure in which a cuddly alien (voice of Jim Parsons) joins his conformist kind in a peaceful invasion of Earth during which they exile the planet’s human inhabitants to Australia, commandeering the remainder of the orb for themselves. But when the extraterrestrial makes a mistake that endangers his fellow newcomers (their leader voiced […]
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The Bishop Ireton Cardinals jumped out to an early 2-0 lead March 30 against Our Lady of Good Counsel High School, but the visiting Falcons came roaring back for a convincing 14-2 victory. The game was played at Lucketts Field in Alexandria. The Cardinals are fielding a young team this season, as many of their […]
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By Dave Borowski
In his March 4 weekly audience, Pope Francis devoted his message to the elderly and the problems confronting them. “Thanks to the progress of medicine, lifespans have increased: But society has not ‘expanded’ to life,” said the pope. “While we are young, we are led to ignore old age, as if it were a disease […]
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By Dave Borowski
As part of a school Lenten project, fifth-grade students at St. Leo the Great School in Fairfax collected baby items for Divine Mercy Care in Fairfax. DMC is a “nonprofit healthcare organization that is on a mission to ‘Transform Hearts Through Healthcare.'” DMC provides faith-based medical services to women through the Tepeyac Family Center in […]
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Photographer Gerald Martineau captured the blessing of the palms and a Passion Play at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church in Vienna on March 29.
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By Julia Willis
WASHINGTON (CNS) – After a person retires, the support and encouragement of family and friends become a crucial part of day-to-day living. As professional relationships fade and office happenings lose their importance, seniors begin to rely on a network of their closest loved ones to add meaning and joy to their lives. Listening to grandchildren’s […]
Death, where is your sting?