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By Dave Borowski
After every weekday 6:45 a.m. Mass at St. Luke Church in McLean, about a dozen or so people make the short walk from the Blessed Sacrament Chapel to the Flaherty Hall kitchen to participate in a St. Luke tradition that is 50 years old – Kaffee Klatch. According to Mary Connery, one of the founding […]
Schools
By Marielle Cuccinelli
Although it’s the “fourth quarter” of the school year, Seton Junior-Senior High School in Manassas has a newcomer on the scene of extracurricular activities: Cornerstone. Unlike most organizations at Seton, Cornerstone is not a club; it’s more like a youth group focused on helping students grow in faith and friendship while having a great time. […]
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By Carol Zimmermann
WASHINGTON (CNS) – As a whole, older Americans have the time to volunteer and want to do it, particularly if it involves sharing their wisdom by mentoring. What holds them back, according to an AARP study, is that they are often not asked to help. According to the organization’s 2008 study on giving, most Americans […]
Columnists
By Russell Shaw
When Pope Francis comes to the United States in late September, chances are good that he will arrive in the middle of a bitter, highly politicized national debate on same-sex marriage and religious liberty. That suggests several large questions for the papal visit. Should the pope say anything about these high-voltage issues? Given the circumstances, […]
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By Carol Zimmermann
WASHINGTON (CNS) – The seemingly carefree days of retirement with no set schedules, commutes or bosses do not just arrive magically at one’s doorstep upon reaching a certain age. The new routine with its perks – no demands, no early risings – and downfalls – no paychecks and built-in social networks – requires a fair […]
Movies
Occasional flashes of wit relieve the endless succession of explosive special effects in this so-so sequel. When a supposedly peaceable tech project uber-engineer, Tony Stark, aka Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), has been working on goes awry, the other members of the Avengers team -Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), Captain America (Chris Evans), Black […]
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By Christina Capecchi
On Sunday night the email landed in Mike Foss’ inbox: He had been named to Forbes’ “30 Under 30,” the business magazine’s annual list of rising stars younger than 30. Mike Foss, the soccer player from Springfield, the kid who had been home-schooled through 12th grade. This sent Facebook abuzz: boldfaced evidence that home schooling […]
Movies
Author Tom Rob Smith’s novel about a serial killer stalking boys in the Stalinist-era Soviet Union – where, for ideological reasons, such crimes could not be officially acknowledged to exist – has the makings of an intriguing film. Unfortunately, director Daniel Espinosa and screenwriter Richard Price get bogged down in details, subplots and stereotyped apparatchiks […]
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By Soren Johnson
Call it my Lego epiphany. For many months my 10-year-old son has been building Lego ships. Then one day he started to hit me with questions about hulls, torpedoes and naval maneuvers like “crossing the T.” Then he asked me about the Battle of the Denmark Strait and other World War II battles. And suddenly, […]
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