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By Katie Scott
Six and a half years ago, Thomas S. Vander Woude died while trying to save his youngest son, Joseph, who had fallen into a septic tank on the family’s farm. Joseph, who has Down syndrome, was hospitalized but made a full recovery. Now, this embodiment of sacrificial love will be honored with a memorial fund […]
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From Bishop Francis X. DiLorenzo, Bishop of the Diocese of Richmond, and Bishop Paul S. Loverde, Bishop of the Diocese of Arlington and State Chaplain of the Virginia State Council of the Knights of Columbus, We are aware that the Knights of Columbus Council #3548 has extended an invitation to Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe to […]
Schools
By Jake Murray
The Bishop Ireton girls’ lacrosse program is gearing up for yet another highly anticipated season following their VISAA and WCAC championship wins in 2014. A new year brings new opportunities and another chance to fill the trophy cases at Ireton. After a magical run during the playoffs last May, the Cardinals have a target on […]
Columns
By George Weigel
There seems to be some dispute as to whether the original Trotskyite, Leon Trotsky, ever said, “You may not be interested in the dialectic, but the dialectic is interested in you.” One quotation-archaeologist, digging deeply, claims to have found the origins of Trotsky’s alleged bon mot in the treatise, “Petty-Bourgeois Moralists and the Proletarian Party.” […]
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The St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Alexandria brought plenty of spectators and marchers out to enjoy the festivities this year. The U.S. Coast Guard silent drill team performed a “close shave” maneuver, animal lovers took part in the “Fun Dog Show,” and bagpipers played in the parade. All photos by Gerald Martineau for the Catholic […]
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By Dave Borowski
Hundreds of parishioners filled St. Ann Church in Arlington March 3 to hear Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of Manila, Philippines, speak on good, evil, renewal and conversion. In the spirit of the new evangelization, Cardinal Tagle’s homily was a treatise on conversion and renewal during the season of Lent. “No one can say that we […]
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By Ann M. Augherton
“Just as it is a part of your faith, it’s a part of our faith to make sure we care for our neighbors,” said Ahsen Abbasi, a local Muslim. “If we have a full stomach when we go to sleep at night, we can ensure others have a full stomach when they go to bed.” […]
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By Dave Borowski
The annual Men’s Conference, sponsored by the diocesan Office for Family Life, was scheduled to begin March 7 at 9 a.m. at Foxchase Manor in Manassas. If you got there 45 minutes before it started, you would have found a full parking lot with the nearest place to park more than a mile away. A […]
Art
By Christine Stoddard
“Picturing Mary: Woman, Mother, Idea,” a world-class exposition of Marian masterpieces from Renaissance and Baroque Europe at the National Museum for Women in the Arts in Washington, closes April 12. Nearly 70 paintings, sculptures and textiles are on loan from the Vatican Museums, Musée du Louvre, Palazzo Pitti and other European and American institutions. The […]
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