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By Dave Borowski
April 16 was a perfect day to be outside, and about 600 diocesan middle-schoolers, along with volunteers, parents and diocesan Office of Youth Ministry staff did just that at Saint John Paul the Great Catholic High School in Dumfries for BASH 2016. This year’s theme was “Show Know Mercy.” The afternoon began with students gathered […]
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By Katie Scott
On a recent afternoon, sunshine and sawdust filled the hard-hat-only second wing of the St. Rose of Lima Priests’ Retirement Villa in Annandale. Although a busy construction zone, the addition is on track to be finished by August – and possibly welcome Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde when the Vatican accepts his resignation and announces […]
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A retreat weekend sponsored by Entering Canaan Ministry for people who have lost a sibling as a result of abortion will take place at the St. Gabriel Retreat House, 1201 Hilton Ave., Catonsville, Md., May 20-22. The retreat will be directed by Franciscan Father Fidelas Moscinski. Entering Canaan Ministry was developed by Theresa Bonopartis and […]
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The Latino community of St. Joseph Church in Herndon will sponsor a rosary procession in honor of Our Lady of Fatima at St. Joseph Church, 750 Peachtree Street, Herndon, May 15 at 2 p.m. The event will conclude with the Sunday Mass in Spanish at 3:30 p.m. Find out more Call Patty at 703/463-4312 or […]
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By Katie Scott
How should I communicate with God? What is my purpose in life? Can I heal from wounds of betrayal and disappointment? Because these questions are personal, difficult and sometimes painful, they frequently go unexplored. Spiritual direction, a practice as old as Christianity itself, is an opportunity for a faith-filled guide to help an individual ask […]
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Seventh- and eighth-graders from 31 schools and a home-school association participated in the annual Arlington diocesan science fair at Paul VI Catholic High School in Fairfax April 16. Trophies were awarded to the top three schools: first place, Nativity School in Burke; second place, St. Patrick School in Fredericksburg; and third place, St. Bernadette School […]
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By Katie Scott
Father John C. Cregan, a former Marine lieutenant colonel in residence at the St. Rose of Lima Priests’ Retirement Villa in Annandale, serves as a spiritual director to seminarians at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary in Emmitsburg, Md. The retired priest describes spiritual direction as “developing and strengthening a relationship with Jesus under the guidance of […]
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By Ashleigh Buyers
For the whole month of April, St. Bernadette School in Springfield has been pulling out all the stops to honor military children in their community. They have organized guest speakers, hosted parties featuring snow cones and even had a special performance by the U.S. Army K-9 team. However, what better way to celebrate the […]
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By Ashleigh Buyers
Each spring, it is the custom of Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde to visit the seminaries responsible for the priestly formation of diocesan seminarians. Bishop Loverde finished up this year’s seminary visits with a trip to the Pontifical College Josephinum in Columbus, Ohio, home to 12 men in different stages of priestly formation, two of […]
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