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By Mary Stachyra Lopez
It’s no secret that China increasingly has influenced American life over the last few decades. With imports totaling more than $426 billion in 2014, the typical American shopper would be hard-pressed to make a trip to any retail store without finding a “Made in China” label. In this global economy, employers need people who speak […]
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By Dave Borowski
If you’ve visited St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Church in Fredericksburg recently, you saw the photos of children taped to paper and fastened to the brick walls of the church’s sanctuary. Beneath each photo are printed words like “craftsmanship,” “music,” “leadership” and “mercy.” Father Donald J. Rooney, pastor, refers to the walls as “living […]
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By Tom Tracy
MIAMI – His legacy is established as one of the greatest NFL coaches who in the early 1970s twice led his team, the Miami Dolphins, to Super Bowl victories and in one case – 1972 – an unprecedented perfect winning season. Locals also know the Ohio-born Don Shula for his track record as a community-minded […]
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By Dave Borowski
Students hopping on school buses to visit museums and zoos have a long history in the United States and around the world. The students like them because – well, who doesn’t like a road trip. And students take them seriously. The Jerusalem Post reported Jan. 14, that nearly a half-million Israeli high school students declared […]
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By Katie Scott
When Baptists Felicia and Ethan Carr began searching for a high school for their eldest son, they had a clear vision of what they wanted: a top-notch college preparatory program with stellar academics. But the Carrs sought something else, as well. “A lot of schools focus on the brain; we wanted a school that also […]
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“Welcome Unborn Life” was the theme of the 16th annual Youth Apostles Institute pro-life poster contest, with 494 youths participating. The contest is intended to provide youths an opportunity to use their artistic abilities to express their pro-life values. The Youth Apostles Institute is a Catholic community based in McLean that is committed to youth […]
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Given by Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde for the Blue Ribbon Mass of Thanksgiving at Saint James School in Falls Church. Here at St. James School, when a student completes 8th grade, he or she takes part in a ceremony where family and friends come out to see all the graduates receiving their diplomas. At […]
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By Dave Borowski
The sacristy at All Saints Church in Manassas was empty just before the 11:30 Mass Jan. 18, save for two men. Father Joseph Goldsmith, a priest of the Richmond Diocese, and his father, newly ordained Deacon Rafael “Ralph” Goldsmith, were vesting for Deacon Goldsmith’s first Mass as a permanent deacon. “What a special moment,” said […]
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By Sarah Mccarthy
WASHINGTON – “The biggest human rights rally in the world,” as one regular participant described it, will return to the nation’s capital for the annual March for Life Jan. 22. The 42nd rally on the National Mall and march to the U.S. Supreme Court marks the anniversary of the Supreme Court’s 1973 ruling in the […]
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Pope Leo XIV
6/2/26
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Trusting and transformed