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No members of the General Assembly attended Virginia Vespers at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, but as Bishop Michael F. Burbidge told more than 200 people who attended, “They are where they’re supposed to be, and we are where we’re supposed to be — praying for them.”
Raymond and Leisa Lee always thought their children would be involved in team sports — but Raymond Jr., 13, and Isabella (Izzy), 11, both students at Our Lady of Good Counsel School in Vienna — turned out to have a passion for dance instead.
As people reach or near their retirement years, getting the most out of every dollar becomes more critical than ever. If they aren’t careful, the savings that took decades to accumulate can quickly evaporate.
In a time when schools struggle to support the arts, St. Theresa School in Ashburn joined together with diocesan schools and churches to create, “Salute to Andrew Lloyd Webber.” Art and faith converge in this special production that features iconic selections from “Cats,” “Evita,” “Phantom of the Opera” and “Jesus Christ Superstar.”
Can a few more feet of lobby space change a parish community? That’s what several diocesan pastors are hoping. Churches including St. William of York in Stafford, St. John the Beloved in McLean and Church of the Nativity in Burke recently have completed lobby renovations. New narthexes for St. Lawrence Church in Alexandria and Holy Spirit Church in Annandale are in the works. Communities are hoping the changes are more than superficial.
Catholic artist Rebecca Pohlmeier shares an update with readers on the success of her growing business illustrating saints.
A parish makes its distinctly Catholic mark inside an existing King George cemetery.
A Mass and Anointing of the Sick, hosted by the Northern Virginia region of the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Malta Order, will be held at St. Ambrose Church, 3901 Woodburn Rd., Annandale, March 28 at 11 a.m.
WASHINGTON — Realizing that many people are hesitant to fill out the upcoming census, the U.S. Census Bureau is calling on religious leaders to help promote it.
A talk on the Shroud of Turin is coming to every deanery in the diocese through a special presentation organized by diocesan Office of Faith Formation. The Shroud of Turin is “shrouded” in mystery but is believed by many to be the burial cloth of Jesus. The first of eight talks on the shroud began at St. Jude Church in Fredericksburg March 1.
