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By Mark Zimmermann
WASHINGTON – Acknowledging Mary as the “mother of all nations, but especially of us,” Cardinal Peter Erdo of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary, joined Washington Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl in dedicating the new Chapel of Our Lady of Hungary at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. The cardinal also prayed in his homily at […]
National
By Valerie Schmalz
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Dr. Kelly Kao is no longer making a top salary as a Silicon Valley optometrist and researcher for Google Glass. Instead, Kao and her friends, motivated by their Catholic faith, are using their skills to help poor people see in the Far East and even California’s San Joaquin Valley. In the […]
Local
The biennial Arlington Diocesan pilgrimage to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington will take place Oct. 3 at 9:30 a.m. The theme for this year’s pilgrimage is “Oh Mary, Keep Our Family Alive in Love!” The morning will begin with confessions, followed by a holy hour. Arlington Bishop Paul […]
Global
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Eleven cardinals, at least four of whom will participate in the world Synod of Bishops on the family in October, have urged fellow church leaders to maintain the church’s rules regarding marriage and strengthen Catholic education about marriage and family life. Their book, Eleven Cardinals Speak on Marriage and the Family, […]
Columnists
By Soren Johnson
As Pope Francis’ historic six-day apostolic visit nears, consider what you could say as he departs for the Vatican Sept. 27: “The papal visit raised my level of confidence as a Catholic. Doors opened to share my faith, and I walked through them.” The following six-point plan (in honor of his six days with us) […]
Local
By Ashleigh Buyers
Hidden away in the Virginia countryside 15 miles from Culpeper is an oasis of healing for Virginia’s youngest abuse victims. It is here that Childhelp, a nonprofit organization dedicated to aiding youngsters who have been victimized by child abuse, operates a small “village” where children ages 5 to 14 can come for therapy and counseling. […]
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Patti Hinko (Paul VI ’06) will serve as softball head coach at Paul VI Catholic High School in Fairfax. She began her coaching career as a varsity assistant at Avonworth High School in Pittsburgh while an undergraduate at Duquesne University. She went on to serve as an assistant at Westfield High School in Chantilly before […]
Columns
By Sr. Constance Veit, L.s.p.
Early in our community’s history, a group of townspeople who witnessed the Sisters’ humble charity toward the elderly dubbed them the “Little” Sisters of the Poor. The name stuck. Recently, however, we have become known to some as “the HHS Sisters” due to our lawsuit against the federal government over the contraceptive mandate. This issue […]
Local
By Jim Mcelhaton
New Jersey football fans usually pull for the Philadelphia Eagles or the New York Giants depending on where they live – but not Colin Disch. Growing up in the Garden State, the new head football coach of Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington was a hardcore Baltimore Ravens fan. Soon after he got his driver’s […]
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40 years Deacon Roger T. (Ted) Ostrom is assigned to St. Michael Church in Annandale. He and his wife, the late Patricia Bruce Ostrom, have five children. He was born Nov. 9, 1935, in Cleveland, Ohio. After serving as a chief electronic technician in the Coast Guard, he was accepted to officer candidate school and […]
