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Those squishy blue elves with the white caps return in this jolly 3-D sequel to the 2011 film. Drawing once more on the widely beloved comic-book characters created by Belgian cartoonist Peyo (Pierre Culliford), returning director Raja Gosnell extends their adventures with a mix of animation and live action. Evil human wizard Gargamel (Hank Azaria) […]
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A potentially nostalgic summer vacation spent by the sea is tinged with family problems and teen angst in this coming-of-age comedy-drama, written and directed by Nat Faxon and Jim Rash. A 14-year-old boy (Liam James) is miserable when forced to join his divorced mother (Toni Collette) at her boyfriend’s (Steve Carell) summer cottage. There the […]
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On July 28, 2013, the Father Widmer Council of the Knights of Columbus and the Margaret Ladies each presented checks for $2,500 to Father Robert J. DeMartino, pastor of St. William of York Church in Stafford. The combined $5,000 will purchase new folding tables for the parish and St. William of York School. The tables […]
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By Dave Borowski
Epiphany of Our Lord Byzantine Church’s 40th annual Slavic-American Festival is still about six weeks away, but it’s never too early to prepare some of the popular food that visitors will devour at the Annandale parish’s annual event. About 60 parishioners showed up at the parish hall July 27 to join in a marathon nut-, […]
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By Katie Bahr
Catholic women have a unique opportunity for spiritual growth and fellowship thanks to “Walking with Purpose,” a women’s Bible study that has become popular in several Arlington diocesan parishes. Walking with Purpose was created by Catholic convert Lisa Brenninkmeyer, a parishioner of Our Lady of the Fields Church in Millersville, Md. In 2002, she started […]
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Scattershot action adventure about a corrupt Boston cop (Ryan Reynolds) who, inspired by the love of his trusting wife (Stephanie Szostak), decides to return to the straight and narrow. Informed of this change of heart, however, his even more crooked partner (Kevin Bacon) kills him and covers up the crime. Waking up in the afterlife, […]
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By Dave Borowski
He’s only been on the job for about 10 days, but Diego Marquez, program director of Christ House men’s shelter in Alexandria, sees his new position as a continuation of a life dedicated to the poor. “This is the Catholic Church,” he said of Christ House, “serving the least of us.” Marquez, 44, was born […]
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Those “retired and extremely dangerous” (RED) secret agents are back on the case in this lively sequel to the 2010 film, directed by Dean Parisot and based on the graphic novels by Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner. An ex-CIA agent (Bruce Willis) is adjusting to a quiet life with his kooky girlfriend (Mary-Louise Parker). Before […]
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Demons get a presumption of truth and the run of the plot, while the solemn rite of exorcism is reduced to a kind of voodoo practiced by entrepreneurial ghostbusters with dubious credentials in cobwebbed New England basements. Director James Wan and screenwriters Chad Hayes and Carey W. Hayes limn the story of one family’s struggle […]
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Aesop’s fable of the tortoise and the hare gets a Formula One makeover in this rollicking 3-D animated comedy about a garden snail (voice of Ryan Reynolds) whose wish for super speed is unexpectedly granted after a freak accident. His brother snail (voice of Paul Giamatti) advises caution, but the super-mollusk takes to heart the […]
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Pope Leo XIV
6/2/26
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