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By Anna Donofrio
At 90 years old, Deacon Lawrence “Larry” Hammel has no desire to slow down. For the last 20-plus years, he’s served as a permanent deacon at St. Francis de Sales Church in Purcellville, a hospital chaplain and a prison ministry coordinator. But his ministry extends beyond the bounds of the Arlington diocese.
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By Msgr. Charles M. Mangan
When Jesus spent 40 days here on earth after his glorious Resurrection from the dead, he then ascended to his father in heaven. This is the truth of the Ascension. St. Augustine of Hippo (354-430) identified this mystery and our response to it: “Today Our Lord Jesus Christ ascended into Heaven; let our hearts ascend […]
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By Elizabeth Foss
Last night, we had a hard freeze. It happens sometimes in late April in New England, when the calendar insists on spring, but the air still remembers winter. A quick look around tells me the damage isn’t too terrible. We’ll have to see how the old wood hydrangeas did. The sun shone this afternoon, though, and it was time to face the task I tend to put off too long. It was pruning day.
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By Christina Capecchi
In the end, after two days of breathless anticipation, the white smoke shared the stage with a seagull.
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By Bishop Michael F. Burbidge
We celebrate this month the first anniversary of the election of Pope Leo XIV as the successor of St. Peter. As we did from the first moment of his pontificate, we express gratitude to the Lord for the gift of the Holy Father and entrust him to God’s protection as he carries out his duties as the Church’s supreme pastor. In greeting the world, the Holy Father’s first words were “Peace be with you all.” These words, which our Risen Lord spoke to his disciples, continue to anchor our hopes for our world, our nation, and our lives.
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Schools
By Jim Hale
The Sisters of Loretto opened the school in 1951 and remained until 1964, followed by the Sisters of Notre Dame who taught until 2002. The original chapel with the 1951 cornerstone and convent building still stand on opposite ends of church property.
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By Jay Sorgi
Latino Catholics around the diocese are now feeling not only the anxiety of recent immigration crackdowns, but concerns about a scam to take advantage of their precarious situation and steal their money.
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Schools
By Stephen Orloski
If my senior year has taught me anything, it’s how to live with uncertainty. My friends and I have spent months discerning what the next four years — and, in a larger sense, the rest of our lives — should look like.
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By Ashleigh Kassock
This year’s 130th anniversary of the Boston Marathon saw beautiful weather, record-breaking times, and fast footwear. Among the more than 30,000 runners, there was one participant from Woodbridge sporting a custom tank top that read on the back, “Erin, mom of 7, running down a dream.” On the front was a quote from St. Catherine of Siena: “Nothing great is ever achieved without much enduring.”
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Pope Leo XIV
6/2/26
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