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Parishes
By Katie Bahr
A young parish, St. Raymond of Peñafort was founded in 1997 by the late Arlington Bishop John R. Keating and named after the patron saint of canon lawyers. The parish's founding pastor …
Books
By Katie Bahr
Her story is familiar, but incredible. At the age of 40, Mother Teresa started her own religious order, the Missionaries of Charity. She gave up all she had and dedicated her life to serving the poorest of the poor. Before her death in 1997, her order grew to include 4,000 sisters worldwide and she became […]
Local
By Gretchen R. Crowe
The Church in Leesburg truly spans the centuries. From the small, 134-year-old chapel on King Street to the new church-in-progress on the hill opposite, St. John the Apostle blends the quaint and the modern in a growing, yet still small-town, atmosphere. When Father John P. Mosimann, pastor, arrived in 2004, he expected to find a […]
Columns
By Fr. Kenneth Doyle
Q: I was raised a Catholic in the 1950s and ’60s. I left the Church in the 1980s but am now starting to attend once more. However, I am very distressed by the amount of noise in church, especially right after Mass. As soon as the priest processes out, our parish church sounds like a […]
Local
Marymount University in Arlington will increase its intercollegiate sports offerings to 15 with the addition of men’s volleyball and men’s and women’s triathlon beginning in the 2012-13 seasons. A national search currently is underway for both head coach positions. “We’re very excited because these will be the first sports added at Marymount since 2003, when […]
Parishes
By Dave Borowski
When asked what makes St. Timothy Parish in Chantilly special, Father Gerald Weymes, pastor, said without hesitation, “The people. The people are fantastic.” And there are a lot of people who worship at St. Timothy. With more than 15,000 parishioners, it’s the third largest parish in the Arlington Diocese, just behind All Saints in Manassas […]
Arts
By Katie Bahr
Whether it means changing diapers or building dioramas, driving carpools or helping with college applications, parents everywhere can attest to the old expression: A mother’s work is never done. With all that work undoubtedly comes a few sacrifices, including nights without sleep or a few less frivolous purchases. Often, parenthood can mean less time for […]
Schools
By Katie Collins
Cathy Carroll’s alarm goes off at 3:30 a.m. She gets dressed, does her makeup and makes breakfast. Then she walks into the early morning darkness to a large yellow bus parked near her Pomfret, Md., home. She checks the lights and makes sure everything is running smoothly. By 5:45 a.m. she’s winding through neighborhoods picking […]
Schools
By Matt Krause
The summer of 2011 was a time of change for Bishop Ireton High School in Alexandria. Almost a dozen faculty members left the school, allowing for a new wave of young teachers to arrive for the 2011-12 school year. One of these teachers, Greg Monroe, has already left his mark on the Ireton community. Monroe, […]
Local
By Dave Borowski
One of the newer additions to Queen of Apostles Church in Alexandria is the eucharistic adoration chapel. The chapel is 2 years old and welcomes adorers 24 hours a day from 7 a.m. Monday through Saturday morning at 7:45. More than 200 parishioners volunteer their time to fill the more than 120 hours, quietly praying […]
