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By Dave Borowski
It’s a rite of autumn for Arlington diocesan school teachers as they come to All Saints Church in Manassas for the opening Mass to kick off the new school year. The Mass is also a chance for the Office of Catholic Schools to recognize milestones of service. Eleven awards were given for 25 years of […]
National
By Beth Griffin
HUNTINGTON, N.Y. – A Catholic school needs “a strong priestly presence” or it “is going to move in a problematic direction,” said Father Peter M.J. Stravinskas, executive director of the Catholic Education Foundation. “The school effort rises and falls with the priest. If he’s engaged, it thrives,” he explained. “If he’s indifferent, the best efforts […]
Schools
Ann Pennefather, a 2015 graduate of Seton School in Manassas, won second place in the National Right to Life Jane B. Thompson oratory contest held last month during the organization’s annual convention in New Orleans. Pennefather was the Virginia representative in the competition, having won the state contest sponsored by the Virginia Society for Human […]
Global
By Cindy Wooden
ROME – Television programs, coffee bars, Italian Twitter accounts and the corridors of political power were abuzz Aug. 20-21 with news and commentary about the extravagance surrounding the funeral of the reputed boss of an organized crime ring in Rome. The funeral Mass for Vittorio Casamonica, 65, was celebrated at St. John Bosco Church in […]
National
By Beth Griffin
CINCINNATI – Together, 350-plus boys clad in different-colored football jerseys resembled a mosaic as they sat or knelt on the grass at Cincinnati’s Mount St. Mary’s Seminary with rosaries in hand. Eight teams and an archbishop gathered in late July for a SportsLeader Rosary Rally, a unique and growing event that brings high school football […]
National
By Rick Delvecchio
SAN FRANCISCO – A new labor agreement between the Archdiocese of San Francisco and the union representing teachers at the four archdiocesan high schools states that Catholic teachings must remain paramount in the classroom and that teachers are accountable for personal conduct that could negatively affect their ability to serve the Catholic mission. Marin Catholic […]
Schools
Praying College Moms of Northern Virginia will sponsor “When Your Child Goes to College: Deepening Your Faith in a Time of Family Transitions” at St. Mark Church, 9970 Vale Rd., Vienna, Sept. 20, 3:15 to 5:15 p.m. Ellen Murphy, licensed clinical social worker at the St. Mark Counseling Center will facilitate the discussion addressing the […]
National
By Peter Finney Jr.
NEW ORLEANS – They are calling it “Kat 10” – Hurricane Katrina plus 10 years – which carries with it the double meaning of an ominous meteorological warning. How could a Category 5 storm that engulfed the entire Gulf of Mexico but dropped in intensity to a Category 3 just before landfall on Aug. 29, […]
Pope Francis
By Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY – More than a month before Pope Francis was scheduled to arrive in the United States, his ride landed on U.S. shores. “A Jeep Wrangler will be used as the popemobile in the USA (like the one used in Ecuador in July 2015),” the Vatican press office said in a statement Aug. 20. […]
Local
The Newman Community at Virginia Tech is raffling off four tickets to the VT vs. Ohio St. game Sept. 7. To enter go to our website http://vtcatholic.com/ticket entries must be received by Sunday, Aug. 23. You must be 18 or older to enter and only one entry per person.
