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WASHINGTON – The new movie “Fifty Shades of Grey” is “a direct assault on Christian marriage and on the moral and spiritual strength of God’s people,” Cincinnati’s archbishop told pastors in his archdiocese. “We need to inform our people about the destructive message of this movie and to highlight the beauty of God’s design for […]
Schools
By Catholic Herald Staff Report
George Mason University Knights of Columbus in Fairfax (a part of Catholic Campus Ministry) passed out hundreds of roses to women on campus Feb. 13 in an effort to jump-start a conversation about human dignity. “The students were looking for a way to honor their fellow students in a creative way this Valentine’s Day and […]
Arts
By Dave Borowski
Arena Stage’s production of August Wilson’s King Hedley II is a tough story of hardscrabble black life in the 1985 Hill District of Pittsburgh. King Hedley (Bowman Wright) is an ex-con who returns to his hometown to try and restart his life. He has a scar on his face from scalp to chin and with […]
Local
By Dave Borowski
In 2013, Pope Francis proclaimed that a Year of Consecrated Life be observed from Nov. 30, 2014, to Feb. 2, 2016. In a letter to those living a consecrated life, the pope said that there were three aims for the year: to look to the past with gratitude, to live in the present with passion […]
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1. Contact your parish at least six months (a diocesan requirement) prior to your proposed date of marriage and set up an initial meeting with a priest or deacon. This is necessary even if you plan to wed outside of the diocese. This meeting should take place before any social arrangements for the wedding are […]
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By Christine Stoddard
Dave Druitt, a parishioner of Church of the Nativity in Burke, is a storyteller, and one of his yarns to spin is that of his conversion. “All I could focus on was that I was going to be dead by the end of the year,” said Druitt, who was raised Episcopalian. After graduating from Episcopal […]
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By Dave Borowski
What better way to kick off a year of parish pride then with a Mass? An unusually warm and sunny mid-winter day greeted St. Joseph parishioners as Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde celebrated the centennial opening Mass Feb. 8 at St. Joseph Church in Alexandria. Josephite Father Donald M. Fest and Deacons Albert A. Anderson […]
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By Dave Borowski
Whether you call it pre-Cana or marriage prep, there are certain diocesan requirements that engaged couples must meet before they can be married in a Catholic church. In the Arlington Diocese, these requirements are satisfied through successful completion of marriage preparation courses. According to Tom O’Neill, Office for Family Life assistant director and marriage preparation […]
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By Lynnea Mumola
WASHINGTON – When couples get married they find they suddenly share almost everything, but at the top of that list should be faith, say marriage advisers. Expressing faith together as a married couple improves trust, communication and each spouse’s relationship with God, said Lauri Przybysz, coordinator of marriage and family life for the Archdiocese of […]
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By Ashleigh Buyers
More than 100 fresh “recruits” gathered inside St. Benedict Hall in Arlington Feb. 2 for the second session of Marriage Boot Camp, a new faith formation series sponsored by St. Charles Borromeo Church. Unlike what the title suggests, there is no drill sergeant demanding endless push-ups from young couples on their way to the altar. […]
