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By Zoey Maraist
An Arlington woman climbs Mount Kilimanjaro to raise money for cancer research.
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By John Garvey
Last week a friend invited my wife and me to join her in celebrating the 50th anniversary of her perpetual vows. It was a simple but moving ceremony. There was a Mass with guests and members of her religious community. At the offertory she renewed her vows of poverty, chastity, obedience and hospitality. I […]
Columns
By Sr. Constance Veit, L.s.p.
This time of year always brings me back to my childhood. With fond nostalgia, I remember the pinecone turkeys we made in Girl Scouts, the pilgrim costumes my mother painstakingly sewed and the necklaces made of painted pasta that my sisters and I managed to pull apart, scattering raw macaroni all over the back seat […]
Local
By Zoey Maraist
After years of planning, the parish opens a cemetery.
Global
By Catholic News Service
BOCA RATON, Fla. — Cross Catholic Outreach’s “Box of Joy” program is now in its fourth year and has expanded to provide needy children in four countries with a Christmas gift box packed by volunteers in dioceses across the United States. More than 300 Catholic groups, parishes and schools have signed up to participate […]
Local
By Zoey Maraist
The men’s group spreads fraternity, charity and unity at the up-and-coming mission.
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By Kathleen Mahoney
i>Matter of Discretion /i>is a murder mystery set in 1974 at the Quantico Marine Corps Base.
Local
By Elizabeth A. Elliott
As Mary Acosta ran the 26.2 miles of the Marine Corps Marathon Oct. 22, she wrote the names of individuals and groups on her arm. She ran as part of the Race for Seminarians, an annual fundraiser for diocesan seminarians.
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican is not to “impose” a specific liturgical translation on bishops’ conferences, but rather is called to recognize the bishops’ authority and expertise in determining the best way to faithfully translate Latin texts into their local languages, Pope Francis said in a letter to Cardinal Robert Sarah. In the letter, […]
Local
By Stacy Rausch
The White Mass, honoring doctors, nurses and others in the medical profession, was celebrated at Marymount University’s Sacred Heart of Mary Chapel Oct. 22 by Arlington Bishop Michael F. Burbidge.
