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By Navar Watson
WASHINGTON – Of the 1,752 canons that make up the Code of Canon Law, just one refers to the sale of sacred relics. Canon 1190 Paragraph 1 says “it is absolutely forbidden to sell sacred relics.” But there’s kind of a gray area with regard to the offer of a relic in exchange for a […]
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By Dave Borowski
It’s been eight years since Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde issued “Bought with a Price,” his pastoral letter on pornography. In 2006, the bishop called pornography a plague that “stalks the souls of men, women and children, ravages the bonds of marriage and victimizes the most innocent among us.” Public reaction to the first release […]
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By Maria-pia Negro
Having a child go off to college can be challenging for a mother because she might feel she has lost her purpose and identity, said Laurel Howanitz, a parishioner of St. Mark Church in Vienna. That is why she formed a support group for St. Mark mothers to share their experiences during the transition and […]
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By Dave Borowski
If you look around Mike Holupka’s office in the Anderson Co. building in Manassas, you’ll see mementos of a life well lived. Dotting the walls are pictures of his children and grandchildren, as well as those from companies where he’s worked as an executive. Those photos share the walls with sports mementos, including photos of […]
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By Fr. William Saunders
Q: I read where Pope Francis had the relics of St. Peter placed on public display for veneration during the Mass of Christ the King in November. Do we really have the relics of St. Peter? Where are they kept? (via email) A: Indeed, at the closing Mass for the Year of Faith (Nov. 24, […]
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By Catholic Herald Staff Report
Caroline Stackhouse Weiner, the school counselor at St. Bernadette School in Springfield, died unexpectedly at her home in Alexandria Feb. 4. She was 32 years old and wife to Justin Matthew Weiner and the mother of sons Brock, 5 and Cullen, 2; and 3-week-old daughter Caroline. She also is survived by her parents, Peter and […]
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By John Patterson
Everybody eats. So although the school day at Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington revolves around academics, the cafeteria is often the hub of activitiy. At the heart of the O’Connell cafeteria is chef Tony Dean, who has served the school community for the past eight years. Each week, he creates custom menus focused on […]
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By Fr. William Saunders
Q: What is Candlemas Day? I came across the term reading in my English literature class, and my teacher was not even sure. (Fairfax) A: Candlemas Day is another name for the feast of the Presentation of the Lord. Forty days after His birth, Mary and Joseph brought Jesus to the temple for the rites […]
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By Lisa Socarras
Sept. 16, 2009, was the day Darren Bryant’s old life ended and his new life began. It was a day flooded with an ocean of grace and peace. He received the sacrament of reconciliation for the first time in “forever years,” from Father James R. Searby at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church in Lake Ridge. […]
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By Maria-pia Negro
Parents at St. Charles Borromeo School received news Jan. 13 from Father Horace H. “Tuck” Grinnell, pastor of St. Charles Borromeo Church in Arlington, that the school will close its elementary and middle school this June to restructure its educational program into an early childhood center. He cited the growth of the current preschool program […]
