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On the morning of Jan. 5, a fire tore through a Philadelphia rowhouse that had been converted into apartments. Twelve people died, including nine children.
Chelsea Academy in Front Royal, which teaches grades 4-12 in the Catholic liberal arts tradition, will add kindergarten through third grade for the fall of 2022. The expansion will make it the only independent K-12 Catholic school in the Shenandoah Valley.
Food insecurity is a serious issue in Northern Virginia, according to the St. Lucy Project, a diocesan Catholic Charities initiative, which aims to combat the problem any way it can. Sometimes that means giving local public school kids secret bags filled with food on Fridays so they don’t go hungry over the weekend.
Don’t let the bravado fool you. Even though high school students can exhibit an air of confidence and that everything is in control, “They are never too old to hear, ‘I’m proud of you,’ ” Bishop Michael F. Burbidge said Jan. 12 at a meeting of the DJO Dads Club at Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington.
An Ashburn woman writes a book about faith and grace after losing a newborn son.
VATICAN CITY — God always offers people the help and courage they need to face life's fears and difficulties, Pope Francis said.
Five Knights from the Father Julius J. Cilinski Council 10947 of the Knights of Columbus, at St. Andrew the Apostle Church in Clifton and St. Jude Syro-Malabar Catholic Church in Chantilly, participated in the 2022 Polar Plunge Jan. 15 at the Mosaic District shopping area in Merrifield to support Special Olympics Virginia. More than 100 plungers participated in 24-degree weather, raising $48,000, organizers said.
During this third academic year impacted by COVID-19, diocesan Catholic schools’ commitment to in-person learning does not go unnoticed by parents.
The parish plans to replace the broken statues.
Wisdom of God
GOSPEL COMMENTARY Jan. 30, Lk 4:21-30