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By Effie Caldarola
In the great movie, “Schindler’s List,” there’s a scene near the end that speaks poignantly to the heart of anyone who wants to do good in the world. The 1993 film tells the story of Oskar Schindler, a German businessman who, at the beginning of World War II, moves to Poland to make his fortune […]
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By Allana Haynes
WASHINGTON – People of faith have the responsibility to “advocate for their faith,” not only through good works, but on spiritual realms – one being through prayer, U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wisconsin, said May 17. He made the comments at the 12th annual National Catholic Prayer Breakfast, which drew a record high of about […]
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By For The Catholic Herald
Saint John Paul the Great Catholic High School in Dumfries won its third straight Boys Virginia Catholic Schools State Championships for track and field May 14. The team was led by head coach Mike Dobson, who is retiring this year after 40 years of teaching and coaching. On the girls’ side, Bishop O’Connell of Arlington […]
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By Mary Stachyra Lopez
Journalist David Gregory is best known for his interviews with politicians and Washington insiders. But when he spoke to the Catholic Business Network of Northern Virginia during a luncheon at Maggiano’s restaurant in the Tysons Galleria May 10, Gregory’s topic was a self-described “unlikely spiritual journey.” Gregory, the son of an Irish, lapsed Catholic mother […]
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By Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON – The pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, in a position statement issued earlier this spring, said some of its drugs are not meant to be used for executions and that it would restrict those drugs’ availability to government agencies that might use them to make compounds for lethal injections. The action was hailed by Karen Clifton, […]
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Father Stanley J. Krempa, pastor of Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Winchester, recently blessed the new Mary Garden at New Eve Maternity Home and led the May crowning ceremony. Ian Plasburg built the garden as his Eagle Scout project. New Eve Maternity Home provides housing and assistance to pregnant women who are facing homelessness. […]
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St. John the Beloved Church in McLean will celebrate the feast of Corpus Christi (Body of Christ) May 29 with a 5 p.m. Mass, eucharistic procession and a barbecue reception. The procession, to be led by a Knights of Columbus honor guard, will include first communicants, students of St. John Academy, religious education students and […]
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The Knights of Columbus John Carrell Jenkins Council 7771 in Front Royal will hold its fourth annual vocations dinner for seminarians and sisters June 11 at the North Warren Volunteer Fire & Rescue Hall, 89 Rockland Road, Front Royal. “The dinner has grown from a small fundraising effort to one of the most significant events […]
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Mary and the infant Jesus are crowned with flowers and surrounded by spring blooms at St. Mark Church in Vienna. May crowning is an annual act of popular Catholic devotion in honor of Our Lady.
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