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By Catholic Herald
What’s distinctive about your parish? What is your parish’s charism? All Saints Catholic Church is a large, vibrant, multicultural faith community. The parish is known for its welcoming atmosphere, active ministries and focus on being people in service of others. Generations of families call All Saints their home; some have been parishioners 50-plus years, worshipping alongside individuals […]
Local
By Special To The Catholic Herald
A Lenten retreat for women, focused on the mystery and meaning of Lent and how to prepare for Holy Week and Easter, was held at Christ the Redeemer Church in Sterling Feb. 23. The Little Way Ministry invited more than 140 women to come together for an evening of faith and fellowship led by Father […]
Columnists
By Christina Capecchi
The idea came in a dream. It was just like the movies, the fantasy of every writer who has slogged away at a keyboard, awaiting inspiration. Haley Stewart’s came. “I woke up, and I was like: ‘I have to write this story. It was just given to me.’ ” Over the years, the 36-year-old Catholic […]
Columnists
By Russell Shaw
The question had been rattling around at the back of my mind for some time, and now I thought I had a chance of getting it answered. I was chatting with a man who had a doctorate in astronomy and now held a top science post in the government, so I asked, “Am I right […]
Local
By Matt Riedl
When your spiritual “glass” is empty, so to speak, it’s nearly impossible to pour out graces on others. That’s why, for Paul Kayanan, attending the annual diocesan Men’s Conference March 5 was like a spiritual re-fueling. “I find that my jar has been filled, and as the day progressed it was filled more,” said Kayanan, […]
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Schools
By Special To The Catholic Herald
The girls and boys basketball teams from St. Paul VI Catholic High School in Chantilly swept the Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association Division 1 championships March 5. The girls team won their 15th consecutive VISAA title with a 60-48 victory over St. Anne’s Belfield School in Charlottesville. The boys team won their second straight and sixth […]
Global
By David Agren
MEXICO CITY — Mexican church leaders condemned a horrific brawl between fans at a professional soccer match, images of which horrified the country and raised uncomfortable questions about rising violence further permeating Mexican life. The brawl erupted at a match March 5 in the central city of Querétaro between supporters from home squad Querétaro and […]
Arts
By Catholic Herald
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Global
By Kurt Jensen
WASHINGTON — The Knights of Columbus established a small presence in both Ukraine and Poland a few years ago, but now Knights councils in both countries have sprung into coordinated action with help for refugees since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began Feb. 24. In Ukraine, there are fewer than 1,900 Knights, with the first […]
TV
By John Mulderig
NEW YORK — In the wake of writer-director Aaron Sorkin’s dramatization “Being the Ricardos,” comes a far different portrait of early television’s most iconic real-life couple, the warm and insightful documentary “Lucy and Desi.” Directed by Amy Poehler and hosted by Lucie Arnaz Luckinbill, the film is streaming now on Amazon Prime. Personal audio tapes […]
