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One year ago, Claire Babka couldn’t believe the news. The spring 2020 Superdance, one of Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington’s proudest traditions, was canceled due to health concerns and safety precautions related to the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A new and improved facility will welcome seniors back to St. Martin de Porres Senior Center in Alexandria in a couple months. The center, closed since March 2020 because of the pandemic, recently was renovated with new walls between activity rooms, rewired electrical outlets, LED lighting, fresh paint and the addition of a supply shed outside. The monthslong project was completed by the nonprofit HomeAid.
WASHINGTON — This isn't your father's Holy Name Society. Launched last October, Heroic Men wants to serve as the go-to site for ministries for Catholic men, according to one of its co-founders, Robert Tunmire.
Now. Do it. Before things in your life ramp up, grab a pen and paper or your laptop, pour your drink of choice, settle into your favorite chair, and reflect: “Did God meet me in my struggles over the past year? Did he bring good from my crosses? What is my takeaway? How will I be changed for the better?”
PORTLAND, Ore. — As a Presbyterian teen in the southern Oregon town of Medford, Judy Crowe would walk past Sacred Heart Church on the way to school. The sturdy brick church and the children in tidy uniforms intrigued her.
There are echoes of Romeo and Juliet, but the ending is happier. This story of forbidden love took place long ago on a Mediterranean island — 1870s Sicily, to be exact.
VATICAN CITY — As religious leaders, scholars, experts and abuse survivors come together online to participate in a three-day international symposium on faith, healing and prevention, Pope Francis sent a message as part of a series of opening remarks for the event.
WASHINGTON — No one has to tell Catholic school teachers how different this past year has been.


