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Art
By Nora Hamerman
Visiting the National Gallery of Art in Washington during Lent is always an enriching experience, but a recently acquired painting by a major Mexican artist offers a new reason to make it part of one’s spiritual journey.
Local
By Charlene Unterkofler
Have you ever heard the term Vincentian? A food pantry or thrift store helper may come to mind, yet, I am a Vincentian, and neither of those.
Local
By Ashleigh Kassock
High atop the roof of a timber-framed structure in the heart of Spotsylvania, Paul Guilloux, his wife, Araceli, and four of their six children were in a race against time.
National
Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori appointed Father Michael M. Romano, 45, as the next rector of Mount St. Mary’s Seminary in Emmitsburg Feb. 18, effective July 2025. Father Romano, a priest of the Diocese of Camden, N.J., is currently the coordinator of admissions and formation adviser at the Pontifical North American College in Rome.
Local
By Jim Hale
By 8:55 a.m., the sun-bathed parking lot of All Saints Catholic Church in Manassas was full of buses and vans from every part of the diocese. Clad in a tapestry of uniform colors of all 37 middle schools and four recognized independent schools, students poured into the chapel until it was packed with a record-setting […]
Schools
By Jacob Schiek
Bishop O'Connell High School is pioneering a new approach to business education with its entrepreneurship program, a pilot initiative launching this academic year. This program, linked to The Catholic University of America’s business curriculum, aims to guide students toward seeing business as a force for good.
Columnists
By Christina Capecchi
I am a compliment-er by nature. Giving sincere, spontaneous compliments feels as comfortable to me as remarking on the weather — and brings me more joy.
Local
By Jim Hale
For half a century, the Arlington diocese has been a safe harbor for refugees fleeing war and oppressive regimes throughout the world. But significant changes in government policy affecting refugees already here, and those awaiting entry into the United States, have caused alarm and heartache. First, an executive order signed by President Donald Trump Jan. […]
Global
Local
By Anna Donofrio
If you type into your search engine, “Italian vacation ideas,” you’ll generate more than 50 million results. Luckily, with the help of four diocesan priests, you won’t need the internet to plan your next Italian vacation. Father Peter M. McShurley, chaplain of Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington; Father Michael T. Nugent, parochial vicar of […]
Local
By Anna Donofrio
What people remember the most about Mary Karen Read is her “infectious” smile, according to her father, Peter. Read, a parishioner of St. Mary of Sorrows Church in Fairfax, pointed to a large button over his heart that bore his daughter’s happy face. “This is my daughter Mary who was one of those 32 students […]
