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By Lisa Socarras
As a pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles, Joe Kampa learned the importance of timing, focus, judgment and control. The professional athlete’s self-discipline and competitive spirit led to his winning record on the baseball field, in law school and his professional career. Today he is a commercial real estate success story, one of the most recognized […]
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By Ned Andrew Solomon
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Although Mariel D’Andrea’s first high school prom is a year away, the Catholic high school sophomore has a closet full of prom dresses, shoes and makeup — all the necessary trappings for that special occasion. Well actually, none of these items belong to her. They’ve been donated to D’Andrea for her Becca’s […]
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By For The Catholic Herald
Retirees and baby boomers throughout the nation are wondering with great trepidation, what would happen to them if their health care coverage were simply taken away? Many fear that the current economic crisis in America will speed up that process. It has already occurred with retirees of some of America’s largest corporations, and municipalities are […]
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A heartless womanizing bachelor (Matthew McConaughey) is visited by the ghosts of his playboy uncle (Michael Douglas) and those of his jilted girlfriends (Emma Stone, Noureen DeWulf and Olga Maliouk) on the eve of the wedding of his brother (Breckin Meyer), and he comes to realize the depth of his feelings for his childhood sweetheart […]
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By Catholic Herald Staff Report
Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde will celebrate the annual Mass for diocesan and religious order priests who are celebrating jubilee anniversaries of their ordination to the priesthood May 13 in Emmitsburg, Md. 65 Years Missionhurst Father Charles D. Denys was born July 25, 1920, in Roeselare, Belgium. He was ordained in 1944 and ministered in […]
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Poignant biography of Walt Disney Studios’ most famous songwriter team – Richard Sherman and Robert Sherman – whose cheery songs for such films as “Mary Poppins” and “The Jungle Book” belied a fractious personal relationship. Directed by their sons, Jeffrey C. Sherman and Gregory V. Sherman, the well-crafted documentary (unobjectionable though probably not for the […]
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By Gretchen R. Crowe
It sounds like something you’d read in a novel: Concert pianist falls in love at first sight with Episcopalian priest who proposes on second date; couple marry, uproot and dedicate their lives to serving the poor in inner-city Washington, D.C. But this is no bestseller – at least not yet – and the 52-year-old protagonist, […]
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By John Thavis
VATICAN CITY – On the eve of its world premiere, “Angels and Demons” was a film in desperate search of controversy. At a press conference in Rome May 3, director Ron Howard tried to pick a fight with the Vatican, suggesting that the long arm of the Holy See was somehow behind unspecified problems in […]
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By Katie Bahr
Amy and Bob Hambleton, parishioners of St. Agnes Parish in Arlington, know exactly what their vocations are – quite simply, they’re parents. With 17 children ranging in age from 3 to 28 years old, they have had their hands full with family responsibilities for almost three decades. “It’s kind of cool that we know exactly […]
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By Catholic Herald Staff Report
The area’s Catholic colleges and universities will kick off graduation season beginning May 10, and the ceremonies will honor a variety of speakers for their contributions to the Church, public service and journalism. Marymount University in Arlington will hold commencement exercises May 10 at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. Gwen Ifill, moderator and managing […]
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