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By Alexandra Greeley
Lothar Erbe, a sausage-maker and Catholic from Frankfurt, generates laughter and plenty of conversations. But the real reason people congregate at his farmers market stand and his Purcellville retail store is simple: His hand-made, ultra-fresh sausages are gourmet-quality – no commercial brands can outclass them, especially his tender, lean lamb sausages. How did this natural […]
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By Ashleigh Buyers
Christian filmmakers Ron Newcomb and Scott Mathias, along with a team of actors and crew, have transformed Virginia’s scenic Rappahannock County landscape into the “land of Adrasil” for their upcoming production, “The Rangers.” In the story, Adrasil is threatened by an ancient evil controlled by the shadow elves known as the Umbrans. A heroic group […]
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By Catholic Herald Staff Report
Five new principals will join the ranks of Arlington diocesan schools this year. Maureen Ashby, principal of Holy Spirit School in Annandale, was born in Lowell, Mass. She earned a bachelor’s from James Madison University in Harrisonburg in 1990 and a master’s in education from Marymount University in Arlington in 2009. She holds a Virginia […]
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By For The Catholic Herald
During a recent trip to Kenya, a group of Marymount University students learned firsthand about animal trauma, poaching and how rewarding it can be to put their compassion into action. The students studied chimpanzee behavior, visited a refuge for orphaned elephants and even saved a wild zebra caught in an illegal snare. “It’s amazing the […]
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By Mary Stachyra Lopez
When Meg Rydzewski’s son made his first Communion, she wanted to buy him a religious gift to mark the occasion, as most parents do. The Arlington resident decided to shop online rather than make the trek on Northern Virginia’s notoriously congested roads to other shops in Alexandria, Fairfax or Washington. But when the item arrived, […]
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By Fr. William Saunders
Having pondered the gifts of fear of the Lord, piety, and knowledge, we proceed to the gifts of understanding and wisdom. Please remember that the quoted definitions are from Father Jordan Aumann’s Spiritual Theology. Understanding is a gift “to give a deeper insight and penetration of divine truths held by faith, not as a transitory […]
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By Alexandra Greeley
Thanks to the high drama of TV cooking shows, chefs have become superstars in their own right. And some really do earn the praise. Of these, Brian Stickel, corporate chef of the Clyde’s Restaurant Group and a lifelong Catholic, deserves this top position after earning a degree at the vaunted Culinary Institute of America and […]
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By Brendan Graves
Giving reason to be hopeful about the future of vocations in the church, more than 200 high school youths from the Arlington Diocese attended the Quo Vadis Days and Fiat Days discernment camps hosted by the Office of Vocations in late July. The two camps, running five days each at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary in […]
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By Dave Borowski
The Mass is a spiritual and sensory event where sight, smell, taste, touch and hearing combine to make the liturgy the centerpiece of our faith. If one of the five senses is missing or impaired, it can affect the experience. Some senses have a more profound experiential impact than others – hearing is one. Deafness […]
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By Mary Stachyra Lopez
If you’re under 21 and own a phone, chances are you know what Snapchat is, and you use it on a daily basis. For the rest of us, let’s review the basics: Snapchat is a text-messaging service that allows users to send customized photos and videos that self-destruct a few seconds after they open. You […]
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