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By Maria-pia Negro
Last year, Emily Borman stumbled upon an anonymous column in the Sunday bulletin from St. John the Beloved Church in McLean. The column featured testimonials of women talking about how they lived and struggled with the church’s teaching on natural family planning and women’s vocation. “When do we ever talk about this? When do we […]
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By Katie Collins
Ann Patricia, “Pat,” deLadurantaye, a parishioner of St. John the Baptist Church in Front Royal and mother of Father Paul F. deLadurantaye, diocesan secretary for religious education and sacred liturgy, died April 2 of lung cancer. She was 81 years old. Her husband of 57 years, Deacon Robert E. deLadurantaye, died in February. A wake […]
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By Father Kenneth Doyle
Q. How often is a priest supposed to use incense at Mass – every Sunday or just at special times? Our priest uses a pungent form of incense at each Sunday Mass. A lot of people are allergic to the incense he uses; we have approached him about it, but he seems to ignore the […]
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In this explosion-laden, ear-splitting 3-D sequel to 2009’s “G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra,” directed by Jon M. Chu, the president (Jonathan Pryce) has been kidnapped, and the imposter (Arnold Vosloo) who has assumed his identity is bent on world domination. But first, the villain must spring his nefarious commander (Luke Bracey) from prison and […]
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Low-key romantic comedy in which a college admissions officer (Tina Fey) on a recruiting trip falls for an idealistic teacher (Paul Rudd) at an experimental private school. But complications develop when she discovers that the brilliant student (Nat Wolff) her new love is urging her to accept into her university may be the child she […]
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By Morgan Mckean
Adam Nelson worked for the same insurance company for four years. But when it downsized in 2011, Nelson found himself unemployed. Nelson picked up a few temporary positions, but was discouraged that he could not find the full-time position he was searching for. Nelson, who holds a bachelor’s degree in business mathematics, saw an advertisement […]
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By Nora Hamerman
When the new Holy Father took the name of Pope Francis, he reminded the world of a much-loved saint who reformed the church in the 13th century with his message of poverty and humility. The Franciscan movement also inspired countless works of art after Francis of Assisi died in 1226, portraying Francis as a “second […]
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Frequently bloody action flick in which North Korean terrorists (led by Rick Yune) seize the White House and take the president (Aaron Eckhart) and other high officials hostage. But they fail to reckon on the fighting skills of a Secret Service agent (Gerard Butler) whose temporary desk job in the Treasury Department saves him from […]
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A 911 operator (Halle Berry) becomes personally invested in helping a teen (Abigail Breslin) escape from the psychopath (Michael Eklund) who kidnapped her. For most of its running time, director Brad Anderson’s thriller plays out as serviceable, if uninspired, entertainment for adults. But late developments make it first thoroughly implausible and then morally unacceptable. Watch […]
