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By Jim Mcelhatton
This time last football season, Bishop Ireton quarterback Joe Dickinson and kicker David Cooper played on opposite sides of the world. Dickinson made the roster at Chapin High School in El Paso, Texas, while Cooper played in South Korea on a high school military base team so bad that he never got a chance to […]
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By Katie Scott
Images of angels are on calendars and notecards, magnets and mugs. But these spiritual beings are not the stuff of Hallmark designs; they are real and powerful, serving as protectors and ministers of divine care. Among the myriads of angels are guardian angels – special beings who guide and guard every human life. They are […]
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By Mike Flach
A light rain couldn’t dampen the enthusiasm of students and parishioners at Church of the Nativity in Burke as they broke ground Sept. 13 for their new parish activities center. The memory of their late pastor, Father Richard B. Martin, was never far from their thoughts as they welcomed back their founding pastor, Father Frank […]
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By Katie Scott
You’re engaged! Hooray! You call family and friends, snap photos of the sparkly symbol of love on your hand, and maybe update your Facebook status. But then, at some point, the stress hits you like a 10-pound wedding cake. There’s the guest list to tighten, overbearing relatives to navigate, dates to pin down, budgets to […]
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By Maureen Boyle
WASHINGTON – Discussion about the wedding cake, reception site and invitations are just a few of the many details engaged couples pore over as they plan their trips down the aisle. While these things help make their special day lovely and memorable, Catholic couples preparing for married life are strongly urged by the church to […]
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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 […]
Arts
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, […]
