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When: Tuesday, June 3 at 11 a.m. Where: Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, 400 Michigan Ave., S.E., Washington Baccalaureate Mass: June 2 at St. Bernadette Church, 7602 Old Keene Mill Road, Springfield, at 7 p.m. Total graduates: 181 Graduates include: Kevin Liberty Abbed,Elizabeth Jane Addington, Eric Ricardo Alvarez, Spencer Theoharis Amarantides, […]
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When: Thursday, May 29 at noon Where: Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, 400 Michigan Ave., N.E., Washington Baccalaureate Mass: May 18 at Bishop O’Connell High School, 6600 Little Falls Road, Arlington at 9 a.m. Total graduates: 280 Graduation speaker: Catherine Murphy Keating, head of J. P. Morgan Investment Management Americas and […]
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When: Sunday, June 1 at 2:30 p.m. Where: George Mason Patriot Center, 4500 Patriot Circle, Fairfax Baccalaureate Mass: May 30 at St. John Neumann, 11900 Lawyers Road, Reston, at 7:30 p.m. Note: The article has been updated to reflect the change of location. Total graduates: 193 Co-valedictorians: Emma Merrill and Madison Nguyen Graduation speaker: David […]
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By Fr. William Saunders
Q: I understand that objects of devotion that have been blessed (such as palm branches, rosaries, crucifixes, etc.) should never be simply discarded in the trash, but should be disposed of by burying them or by burning them and then burying the ashes. Is this correct? – Via email A: As Catholics, we are accustomed […]
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By Fr. Tadeusz Pacholczyk
A number of serious diseases are known to occur because of defects or mutations in our DNA. Curing such diseases could in principle be carried out by rewriting the DNA to fix the mutated base pairs. Yet until recently, scientists have remained largely stymied in their attempts to directly modify genes in a living animal. […]
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By Katie Collins
Kathleen has adorned her life with acts of love and openness — to children, orphaned babies and to poor pregnant women. She offers the homeless and parentless a physical home and a place in a heart that always has more room.
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By Dave Borowski
Father Richard B. Martin, pastor of Church of the Nativity in Burke, died May 3 of complications from diabetes. In a statement on Father Martin’s death, Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde said that he was deeply saddened but grateful for Father Martin’s long years of service to the Lord and the church. “In his 17 […]
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By Special To The Catholic Herald
The diocesan Science Fair, held last month at Paul VI Catholic High School, drew seventh- and eighth-graders from 35 schools as well as a home school association. First- and second-place winners in 13 categories received monetary awards thanks to the diocesan PTOs. Trophies were presented to the top three schools: St. Veronica in Chantilly won […]
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By Mike Flach
Father Philip S. Majka was a young priest in 1969 when he was invited by a former seminary professor to serve as an escort for Cardinal Karol Wojtyla of Krakow, Poland, as he toured Washington, D.C. Father Majka, a native of New Britain, Conn., was one of only a few Catholic priests in the area […]
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By Danny Schoshinski
Every freshman and sophomore at Paul VI Catholic High School carries a laptop to class this year, as part of the school-sponsored laptop program. The program has two goals: “to enhance curriculum learning and to prepare students for the 21st century work environment,” said Steve Latter, director of the Paul VI laptop program. Paul VI […]
