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By Zoey Dimauro
The fourth- and fifth-graders at St. Ambrose School in Annandale were all ready to explore the National Air and Space Museum Nov. 17 when Catholic schools were advised not to travel into the capital city. “In light of the recent happenings and the increased security in some areas, you are urged to not have your […]
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By Catholic Herald Staff Report
Deacon Richard P. Smith died Nov. 17 at Mary Washington Hospital Center in Fredericksburg. Deacon Smith was born in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada, in 1933. He was a parishioner of St. Vincent Church in Hanover, Pa., and graduated from Delone Catholic High School in McSherrystown, Pa. After high school, he enlisted in the Air Force. […]
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By Koorosh Malek
The students of Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington collected nearly 10,000 cans of soup for Catholic Charities’ Christ House in Alexandria as part of their annual soup drive. “It is a simple way to help the community and show our compassion for other individuals in our area who may not be as fortunate,” said […]
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By Catholic Herald Staff Report
Spiritan Father Leonard J. Tuozzolo, former pastor of Our Lady, Queen of Peace Church in Arlington, died Nov. 5 at Libermann Hall in Bethel Park, Pa. He was 83 years old. Affectionately known by many as “Father Tuz,” the priest “was very open to other people and to those who were on the margins,” said […]
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By Catholic Herald Staff Report
Zoey R. Di Mauro is the Catholic Herald’s newest staff writer. Di Mauro is a 2010 graduate of Paul VI Catholic High School in Fairfax and a 2014 graduate of the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, where she majored in English. She spent a semester abroad at the Universidad de Pablo Olavide in […]
Columns
By John Garvey
Some people are naturally funny and good storytellers. I wish I were one of them. I have to speak in public often, and at times I have no choice but to wing it. I’m not funny or especially quick-witted, though. So when I’m called on to speak extemporaneously, it’s a bit scary. I launch into […]
National
By Nancy Frazier O’brien
BALTIMORE – A proposed national collection usually does not receive a chorus of praise from bishops, but a cardinal’s request for financial aid in decorating the central dome of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington did. Washington Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl told the bishops Nov. 17 during their fall […]
Schools
Nine seniors from Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington signed letters of intent to play sports in college. They include: Ako Adams, basketball, Rice University; Janiya Clemmons, basketball, Columbia University; Randall Gaskins, basketball, St. Francis University; Olivia Giaquinto, softball, Harvard University; Alicia Gonzales, basketball, Case Western Reserve University; Austin Kunde, baseball, Virginia Military Institute; Patrick […]
Schools
By For The Catholic Herald
Paul VI Catholic High School in Fairfax defeated Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington in the Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association boys soccer championship Nov. 14 at Sports Backers Stadium in Richmond. The Panthers, seeded No. 7, played the top-seeded Knights to a 0-0 tie through the end of the second overtime period. Paul VI […]
Columnists
By George Weigel
Walking through the narrow, winding streets of Jerusalem’s Old City on my first visit there in 15 years, I was struck powerfully once again by the grittiness of Christianity, the palpable connection between the faith and the quotidian realities of life. For there, as in no other place, the believer, the skeptic and the “searcher” […]
