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Animated food items push an atheist agenda and glorify the basest forms of carnality in this disgusting spitball of a comedy from directors Conrad Vernon and Greg Tiernan. The inhabitants of a suburban supermarket – most prominently a sausage (voice of Seth Rogen) and his girlfriend, a bun (voice of Kristen Wiig) – believe that […]
Schools
Marymount University in Arlington has established a memorial scholarship to honor Pablo Enriquez, a senior pursuing a bachelor of science degree in Information Technology at the time of his death in a car accident July 2. A valued staff member of the Arlington Diocese Information Technology department, Enriquez was praised by Kimberly Murphy, director of […]
Columns
By Ann M. Augherton
“Live simply so others may simply live.” “A life not lived for others is not a life.” “The fruit of abortion is nuclear war.” “Never travel faster than your guardian angel can fly.” Which of these are quotes from Blessed Teresa of Kolkata? The answer — none of them. Call it urban legend, simple misquoting […]
Local
By Zoey Dimauro
The scene is a familiar one for us all: in the midst of cooking a new meal, you glance in the fridge to see last week’s leftovers, still in a container. Out they go, and it’s on to tonight’s dinner. But that momentary decision has consequences. According to the Ad Council’s Save the Food campaign, […]
Local
By Zoey Dimauro
A large dresser is filled with pastel baby clothes of all sizes. In another room, cans of formula line the wall. Two small offices are furnished with comfy chairs meant to invite conversation, and television sets to show educational films. A desk, bookshelves and a picture of the Virgin Mary fill Associate Director Tessy Trissell’s […]
Schools
By Ashleigh Buyers
The sun decided to attend this year’s altar server picnic along with the more than 150 servers from all over the diocese. The boys and girls hung up their albs for the day to throw frisbees, skip rocks in the creek and enjoy each other’s company at Lake Fairfax Park in Reston. Many of the […]
Columnists
By Elizabeth Foss
This time of year – as the academic calendar begins and the last strains of summer’s song fade – the people in my household scatter. College-aged children move into dorms. School-aged children leave and come back and leave again every day, making the case for a revolving door at our front stoop. Even the boy […]
Schools
By Ashleigh Buyers
Meaghan Tracy and Michaela Tracy have wanted to be teachers for a long time. In fact, the 22-year-old twins can’t remember ever wanting to be anything else, a result, they claim, of being surrounded by so many teacher role models such as their mom and older sister. So it was no surprise when they told […]
Schools
By Zoey Dimauro
Good Shepherd Church and St. Louis Church in Alexandria had a dream of collaborating on a project that would alleviate poverty in their area. With the help of Tim Slayter, principal of nearby Bucknell Elementary School, they decided on an enrichment program for students who might otherwise fall behind academically during summer break. For the […]
‘To be holy, we must be humble’