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By Gretchen R. Crowe
After a year of diaconate service at Blessed Sacrament Parish, Deacon Tony Killian is ready to embrace the sacrament of holy orders at ordination at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More in Arlington this Saturday. It’s been a busy year for the deacon, who has spent his time at the Alexandria parish helping Father John […]
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By Fr. William P. Saunders
“Our Lady of Victory, pray for us!” was the fervent prayer of all of the faithful in the fall of 1571. Why? First, some historical background. At the time, the Muslim Turks were ravaging Eastern Europe. In 1453, Constantinople had fallen to the Muslims, leaving the Balkans and Hungary vulnerable. In 1521, Belgrade and most […]
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By Gretchen R. Crowe
A “new beginning.” That’s what Borromeo Housing, Inc.’s new home in south Arlington is for 23-year-old resident Davine Hamlin and her 1-year-old son. “This is my first home,” said Hamlin, standing Tuesday morning in the house’s shaded yard, surrounded by members of the Arlington community and a white picket fence. Before Borromeo Housing’s Elizabeth House, […]
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By Katie Bahr
An overflowing crowd of mourners attended the funeral mass Monday of Thomas Steven Vander Woude, a Gainesville man who spent his life serving others and serving God. Holy Trinity Church, which has 1,200 seats, was so full that many mourners had to listen from the church lobby or watch the Mass on a screen in […]
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By For The Catholic Herald
Bishop Ireton High School in Alexandria next month will induct 12 members into its newly established Athletic Hall of Fame, which will recognize athletes, teams, coaches and athletic directors who have made significant contributions to Ireton athletics. The inaugural class, comprised of 10 men and two women, will be inducted during a dinner Oct. 9 […]
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By Stephanie Tracy
Thomas S. Vander Woude, 66, died Monday in an accident at his home in Prince William County. He drowned while trying to save his youngest son, Joseph, who had fallen into a septic tank.
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By Gretchen R. Crowe
After 20 years of work, Oblate of St. Francis de Sales Father Anthony Pinizzotto, 57, has called it quits – not with the priesthood, but with the FBI. The man with five degrees, a thick book of compiled publications and three heavily researched government studies to his name retired earlier this summer after spending the […]
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By Gretchen R. Crowe
You wouldn’t know she’s well on her way to 101. Luta Mae “Cornie” McGrath still drives, makes 9 a.m. daily Mass when she can and protests being dropped off at the curb when going out to eat – she needs her exercise, after all. The convert to the Faith has been a regular parishioner at […]
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By Lisa Socarras
Faith is the only answer to one of the most confounding types of suffering in this world – the death of a young person – and the experience of suffering often strengthens that faith, according to panelists at a seminar last Saturday in Chantilly. “Why Does God Allow the Good to Die Young?” was the […]
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By Catholic Herald Staff Report
The following are brief biographies of new pastors appointed by Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde last week. Father Michael C. Kelly, newly appointed pastor of St. Francis de Sales Parish in Purcellville, was born Dec. 15, 1955, in Newport Beach, Calif., one of three sons in a military family. Father Kelly’s family settled in Alexandria […]
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Pope Leo XIV
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