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By Mary Beth Bonacci
In 2014, I traveled with a group to Rome for the canonization of St. John Paul II. One day during the pilgrimage, a cardinal celebrated Mass for our group. I don’t remember which one, but I do remember thinking that he may be familiar with my work, and wondering if he would recognize me. Which […]
Schools
By Shane Nelson
The Good Knight Award was introduced this school year at Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington by Principal Frank Roque to celebrate individuals who have demonstrated “spectacular acts of kindness.” Hearing from faculty and staff about random acts of kindness inspired him to celebrate these moments through the creation of this award. Senior Michael Simonson […]
Books
By Zoey Maraist
Gayle Boss grew discouraged as she searched for the right Advent calendar for her children. Each one she found seemed to be celebrating the wrong time of year. “I knew that Advent is a season of waiting in the dark for the birth of the light of the world. All of the calendars I could […]
Parishes
What’s distinctive about your parish? What is your parish’s charism? With more than 50 active ministries, Holy Spirit is a highly engaged parish that has ongoing programs for grade schoolers through seniors. What’s the one unique thing visitors to your parish should do or see while there? With the completion of the new narthex, we […]
Local
By Anna Harvey
The sound of laughter and conversation echoed through the halls as some 130 women exited daily Mass and entered the parish hall at St. Thomas à Becket Church in Reston. The parish hosted the Nov. 11 Arlington GIVEN Gathering, a daylong women’s conference sponsored by the GIVEN Institute. The nonprofit institute, established in 2018 by […]
Local
The Mother of Light Center is seeking donations ahead of its Christmas Toy Distribution at St. Rita School in Alexandria Dec. 16-17. An anticipated 800-1,000 children aged 1-17 will attend the event. MOLC is a nonprofit founded in 2019 in Alexandria that serves those experiencing poverty, food insecurity or homelessness. The nonprofit will accept toy […]
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By Anna Harvey
Jonathan Rosato, 30, took on the challenge of building his own modern farmhouse this year. But the Holy Trinity Church parishioner included materials that few can boast: doors from a Benedictine monastery. Rosato grew up attending elementary school at All Saints Catholic School in Manassas with his two siblings in the 1990s and early 2000s. […]
Pope Francis
VATICAN CITY — “As you can see, I am alive,” Pope Francis told a group of health care managers Nov. 30. At the brief meeting with participants in a seminar on the ethics of health care management, the pope said he was suffering from a “bronchial condition. Thank God it was not pneumonia,” but he […]
Art
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By Diana Sims Snider
Bishop Michael F. Burbidge visited Catholic Charities Christ House in Alexandria Nov. 22, on the eve of Thanksgiving, to pray with and serve dinner to clients. He visited with men, women and children who came for the evening meal, many of whom are homeless, as well as the formerly homeless men who live in the […]
