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By Matt Palmer
Serving as the keynote speaker at The Catholic University of America’s 2023 commencement ceremony May 13 in Washington , Arthur C. Brooks looked out over the gathered graduates and could sense some anxiety. While the day was the culmination of years of hard work for the students receiving their degrees, the New York Times bestselling […]
Schools
The Catholic University of America community gathered May 13 in Washington to celebrate the achievements of the Class of 2023. The University Lawn was packed with joyful graduates and their families all excited for the beginning of a new chapter in their lives. The main commencement, held at the East Portico of the Basilica of […]
Parishes
The Spanish-speaking parishioners of St. Joseph Church in Herndon took to the streets for their annual Marian procession May 7. Parishioners processed through downtown Herndon carrying a statue of Our Lady of Fatima atop layers of roses. They prayed the rosary and sang Marian hymns on the way to the church. Many passersby honked and […]
Art
“Salve Regina,” a new 26-by-20-foot outdoor mural on the campus of The Catholic University of America in Washington, depicts the Blessed Mother receiving a cardinal, which is the university mascot. The topic was a natural choice for Christopher Vitale, who conceived, planned and painted the artwork for his senior studio arts thesis. Vitale, a Florida […]
Schools
Cherish Reale, a Spanish Teacher at St. Thomas Aquinas Regional School in Woodbridge, was one of two teachers awarded a Catholic Teacher Award by the Catholic Business Network of Prince William County. Teachers are nominated for this award by their principal and are selected based on the following criteria: demonstrated impact on student learning and […]
Local
By Zoey Maraist
In 2002, John Powell stopped by the Woodbridge offices of Military Historical Tours Inc. while meeting a friend for lunch. Today, he’s president of the company founded by the father of that same friend. “They were having computer issues and I fixed their computers and just stayed,” said Powell, a parishioner of St. Francis of […]
Schools
Four diocesan students were named National Merit Scholarship finalists: Dominic King, from Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington; Aidan McNerney, from Bishop Ireton High School in Alexandria; Rudolph Gasser, from Seton School in Manassas; and Shannon Leavitt, from St. Paul VI Catholic High School in Chantilly. The National Merit Scholarship Competition begins with the PSAT […]
Global
By Courtney Mares
The Catholic Church is one step closer to canonizing a surfing saint. Pope Francis recognized the heroic virtue of Brazil’s “Surfer Angel” Guido Schäffer in a decree issued by the Congregation for the Causes of Saints May 20. Schäffer was a seminarian, a doctor, and a surfer who drowned while surfing in 2009 off the […]
