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By Maria-pia Negro
Transitional Deacon Steven Walker said his road to the priesthood has been a gradual exercise in humility and mercy. And his year as a transitional deacon was no different. “The hardest lessons to learn are that when I come to God, I need to give Him what I have, without pretending I have something than […]
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By Fr. William Saunders
Q: I received the sacrament of confirmation as an adult this past Easter Vigil Mass in my parish. Although I know that I received the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit, we never really discussed them in the RCIA class. Could you please explain them? – (Alexandria) A: As a pastor, I fear that many […]
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By Katie Collins
Arlington diocesan priest Father Daniel F. Hanley has been invited to join the faculty of the Pontifical North American College (NAC) in Rome, where he plans to complete a doctorate in sacred theology at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas during a three-year term. He recently earned his licentiate from the Dominican House of […]
Parishes
By Maria-pia Negro
The 9:30 a.m. Spanish Mass at the Manassas Park Community Center is celebrated by priests of All Saints Church in Manassas, the largest parish in the Arlington Diocese.
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By Katie Collins
Vocations are a family affair for seminarian Noah C. Morey. The sixth of eight children, he has an older brother who is a Benedictine priest and an older sister who is a Discalced Carmelite nun. Morey, who will be ordained a transitional deacon May 31 by Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde at the Cathedral of […]
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By Dave Borowski
Dort Bigg, 31, has played the violin since he was 3 years old. He played so well that after the Washington, D.C., native graduated from DeMatha High School in Hyattsville, Md., in 2001, he entered The Julliard School in New York to study the violin. He graduated from Julliard in 2007 with a bachelor’s degree, […]
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By Dave Borowski
Andrew Haissig, 27, is the son of a military family that, after traveling around the world, settled in Northern Virginia, where they worshipped at St. Veronica Church in Chantilly. He was a senior in high school when he started thinking about the priesthood. After graduation, he enrolled in the engineering program at Virginia Tech University […]
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By Maria-pia Negro
Sister Maria Grace Dateno, Daughter of St. Paul, observed her 25th anniversary of her commitment to the religious life with a Mass celebrated by Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde May 21 at Marymount University in Arlington. Surrounded by other sisters, friends, and her parents, Bill and Betty Ann Dateno, the jubilarian beamed with happiness as […]
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By Katie Collins
For 25 years, Kevin J. Dansereau was a self-proclaimed Sunday-only Catholic who stood on the sidelines of faith. But when the sports fan placed prayer at the center of his life, God led him into the thick of His’ work. Dansereau will be ordained a deacon May 31 by Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde at […]
Schools
By Maria-pia Negro
For the first 10 minutes of class, Sister Terry’s room at St. Rita School in Alexandria is filled with classical music as her students practice something that could be considered a lost art – cursive writing. “It is a language, so they can become proficient,” said Sister Theresa McCrossan, Sister of St. Joseph, known by […]
