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By Bill Dodds
Over the past few months, I started reading a variety of biographies and nonfiction. I’ve been reading about World War II U.S. Army Gen. Lucian Truscott and “Animal House” actor John Belushi. It is interesting to see to how often a parent or grandparent can strongly influence someone’s life even after that older family member […]
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By For The Catholic Herald
Thanks to a team of students, Paul VI Catholic High School in Fairfax will have a new spot on campus for quiet prayer and reflection. The Holy Family Grotto was completed recently by the Paul VI St. Joseph’s Service Team, a student group formed in the 2014-15 school year, consisting of 11th- and 12th-grade boys. […]
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By Catholic News Service
The relationship between an aspiring DJ (Zac Efron) and his musical mentor (Wes Bentley) is threatened when the protege falls for his patron’s live-in girlfriend (Emily Ratajkowski). Alongside this casually physical love triangle, director and co-writer Max Joseph sets up a hackneyed conflict between the youthful hero’s artistic ambitions and the pressure to settle for […]
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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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By Catholic News Service
Shortly after their arrival in the Thailand-like country to which they’re relocating, a U.S. businessman (Owen Wilson), his wife (Lake Bell) and their two young daughters (Sterling Jerins and Claire Geare) find themselves caught up in a military coup fueled by murderous anti-Americanism. As they flee the barbaric rebels, they find a helpful ally in […]
Schools
By For The Catholic Herald
Bishop Ireton High School in Alexandria will open its doors Aug. 31 with a new director of instruction at the helm. Denise Tobin comes from St. John Neumann Regional Academy High School in Williamsport, Pa., and is joined by eight new faculty members: Patricia Allis and Teresa Kelly in computer science; Caroline Duffy in religion; […]
Schools
When students of Seton School in Manassas arrive for the first day of school, they will notice many changes. Fresh paint throughout the school brightens hallways and classrooms. New lockers, new bleachers and a completely refinished gym floor await the students. Work that continues on the new chapel. During the summer, the walls were prepared […]
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By Christine Stoddard
Hospitals, prisons, battlegrounds – these are the dramatic life-or-death settings where you would expect to find chaplains guiding the wayward and administering last rites. But director Martin Doblmeier’s new documentary, “Chaplains,” shows that chaplains from various faith traditions also offer pastoral care in little-known locations: Tyson Foods processing plants, NASCAR race tracks, the U.S. Congress […]
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By Catholic News Service
MCALLEN, Texas – At Sacred Heart Church in McAllen, members of the community, most of them volunteers at a respite center for immigrants at Sacred Heart parish hall, were invited to a special event by ABC News, but were not informed in advance of just how special that event would be. People started arriving at […]
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By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY – Drawing on the experience of the public exposition of the Shroud of Turin, Vatican officials are adopting a reservation system for pilgrims who want to cross the threshold of the Holy Door at St. Peter’s Basilica during the Year of Mercy. The free, online registration will not be activated until October, but […]
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