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Spotlight on the Arts Summer Camps will be held July 10-21 in Burke and Manassas. Founded in 2004 by Rob Tessier, director of Youth Ministry including Young Adults and Theatre at All Saints Catholic Church in Manassas, the camps provide children with training in theatre and art. The goal of the Spotlight team is to […]
Global
By Cindy Wooden
ROME — Amid the remains of a pagan temple on an island in the Tiber River hangs a red chasuble worn by St. Oscar Romero of San Salvador. Nearby there is a relic of Blessed Stanley Rother, an Oklahoma priest shot in Guatemala in 1981, and a jagged rock used by the Polish security police […]
National
By Jonah McKeown
Archbishop José Gomez of Los Angeles will lead a six-mile Eucharistic procession through the city as part of the National Eucharistic Revival, a three-year initiative of the U.S. bishops to renew Catholics’ devotion to Christ in the holy Eucharist. The March 25 procession will go from a historic Los Angeles mission church, three miles down […]
Local
By Amanda Emerson
I have been serving as a Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS) missionary at the University of Pittsburgh for about seven months now, and it has been the best and most transformative time of my life. We started talking about taking a mission trip with students back in August, and to see this trip come […]
Local
By Kimberley Heatherington
Seasoned Catholic pilgrims have a saying: You take a pilgrimage to Jerusalem to find Jesus. You take a pilgrimage to Rome to find St. Peter. But you take a pilgrimage to Santiago to find yourself. Nearly 50 past and future wayfarers arrived at Fort Hunt Park in Alexandria March 12, gathering at a pavilion hosted […]
Columnists
By Mary Beth Bonacci
Have you ever known someone who was facing a truly huge loss, and struggled with what to say to them? It hit close to home lately. A friend lost someone close to him to suicide. It has completely rocked his world. At the funeral, I spoke to several people who really just didn’t know what […]
Schools
By Gabriel Marm
The U.S. Army 3rd Infantry Regiment and Medal of Honor Recipient Walter J. Marm participated in Seton School’s annual “Honoring our Heroes” assembly in Manassas last month. Each year, Seton hosts an assembly to honor the nation’s heroes and inspire the student body with the stories and actions of the soldiers who fought and died […]
Columns
By Lucia A. Silecchia
Anyone who has ever had the misfortune to drive me to an airport, meet me at a train station, or share the trunk of a car with me on a road trip can tell you one thing: I do not travel lightly. Whether a journey is two days, two weeks or two months, my bulging […]
Parishes
What is distinctive about your parish? It is easy to overlook St. Philip, tucked away behind Falls Church High School, in the midst of a neighborhood. The parish features quiet and spacious grounds, and a playground behind the school, all ringed by trees. Benches and statues allow for relaxation and reflection. Deer, foxes, racoons and […]
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