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In 2018, the Knights of Columbus gave $185.7 million to charity and donated 76.7 million hours of hands-on service.

"Guys, I think Brandon is dead."This is what Brandon Gosselin heard, lying in shock and a pool of his own blood, the left side of his face mangled where it had skidded across the gravel after he was hurled over the handlebars of his Four Wheeler traveling at 50 mph. He hit a deer. The Four Wheeler stopped. Gosselin didn't.

Pope Francis hung a bright red sign on his home-office door two summers ago that reads, "No Complaining Allowed."

At the beginning of August I usually tell myself that it’s still summer, that an entire month — a long month at that — still remains, that there is still time to rest. And even as I think the words, the spaces on the calendar begin to fill. The early autumn hustle starts to encroach on the last days of heat and humidity, and I see the opportunity to really rest slip past us for another season. 

Father Adam Young can think of a few failed recipes in the kitchen that might lead him to think he'd be a good contestant on the popular Food Network show "Worst Cooks in America." 

Washington isn't exactly known for its religious memorials. Tourists visit the city to see the Capitol, the White House, the Washington Monument and other historical sites. However, the nation's capital also is home to a plethora of Catholic sites, symbols, and memorials interwoven with the history and politics of the country, that even Washington natives might not be familiar with. 

Missionhurst Father Joseph Giordano retired as rector after six years in the role at Missionhurst in Arlington July 1. Father Jean-Marie Mvumbi is the new rector.

Margaret Travers, age 101, reads the Catholic Herald sitting outside her home in Sligo County, Ireland. Travers has seven children including three daughters who live in the Diocese of Arlington and send her the newspaper. She enjoys all sections but especially stories on Catholic families. 

A back-to-school supply drive, hosted by Brandywine Living in Alexandria, a senior housing facility, and nonprofit Campagna Center, will be held through Aug. 26. Supplies including backpacks, pencils, notebooks, markers, lunch boxes and other items can be dropped off at Brandywine Living, 5550 Cardinal Place, Alexandria. 

Retired Maj. Gen. Mike Wiedemer was an aerospace engineering and ROTC student at the University of Notre Dame in July 1969 when Apollo 11 launched and Neil Armstrong took a "giant leap for mankind" by becoming the first man to walk on the moon.

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