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By Elizabeth Foss
A crazy eye thing happened last weekend. A kind of system breakdown that will permanently alter the way I see things. Literally. But probably figuratively, too.
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By Zoey Maraist
Picture a Trojan horse made of pretzels, a lab setup to extract DNA from a strawberry and a starfish sculpture. It’s all part of “Night at the Museum” at St. Mark School in Vienna May 21.
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By Jim Hale
Deacon Jordan Evans was already a missionary for Christ. But another distinct calling emerged when he went on an eight-day silent retreat in 2018. “I was actually dating somebody at the time,” said Deacon Evans, 29. “But I was moved to prayer with the passage of the call of St. Peter, which is Luke Chapter […]
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Pope Leo XIV
By Anna Donofrio
In the days following his May 18 Inauguration Mass, Pope Leo XIV continued to add to the list of his papal “firsts.” These “firsts” included the canonical possession of Rome’s major papal basilicas and his first weekly Wednesday audience. Several dozen diocesan parishioners received the opportunity to witness these firsts. Father Jonathan M. Smith, parochial […]
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By Anna Donofrio
The year was 2004. The Diocese of Arlington had just celebrated its 30th anniversary. And Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde and Richmond Bishop Francis X. DiLorenzo realized that the two Virginia dioceses needed a state conference to advocate for the Catholic Church on the legislative level. “It was important for both bishops to be able […]
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By Jim Hale
It was Mother Maria Lucia’s mother who urged her and her younger sister to go to Fatima, Portugal, in 1980. “We were two young women on our first pilgrimage to Fatima,” said Mother Maria, who was working as a nurse at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md. “Prayer was at the center of […]
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By Jim Hale
Traces of the New York accent remain, but don’t be deceived. Father Thomas P. Ferguson, pastor of Good Shepherd Church in Alexandria, is a true Arlington diocese man. “If you’re looking for somebody to talk about World Mission Sunday, I am not your man,” joked Father Ferguson, whose family moved from Queens, N.Y., to Mount […]
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By Jim Hale
Amid the snarl of traffic and subdivisions, the future home of Our Lady of La Vang Mission in Chantilly is a vivid contrast. Located at the corner of Pleasant Valley Road and Herndon Avenue in Chantilly, the property resembles a nature preserve with lush forests, populated by wild turkeys. “It’s a beautiful piece of property,” […]
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Rome is a popular destination this Jubilee Year, but don’t dismay if you can’t get there in the next six months.
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