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By Alfonso Aguilar Herald Staff Writer (from The Issue Of 6/6/02)
Deacon Bryan W. Belli is well aware that his ordination coincides with a very special day. On June 8, the Immaculate Heart of Mary Day, Deacon Belli will be ordained as a priest at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More in Arlington. “I am happy and excited,” said Deacon Belli, whose dream to be a […]
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By Fr. William Saunders
Recently, I visited some relatives in New Jersey. At their parish, they do not have regular private confessions, but a service where everyone prays and then the priests gives absolution. I thought this was strange, but they said "general absolution" was allowed. I am not really sure what general absolution is. Is this right? ? A reader in Arlington.
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By Special To The Herald (from The Issue Of 5/23/02)
Paul VI Catholic High School in Fairfax will hold its graduation ceremony for 294 students Sunday, June 2, at 2:30 p.m. at the George Mason University Patriot Center. The Class of 2002 is the largest ever to graduate from Paul VI. The Baccalaureate Mass will be offered Friday, May 31, at St. Timothy Church in […]
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By Special To The Herald (from The Issue Of 5/23/02)
Bishop Denis J. O’Connell High School will hold commencement exercises at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, on May 31, at 12:30 p.m. Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde will preside. Bishop Loverde, diocesan Superintendent of Schools Dr. Tim McNiff and O’Connell Principal Al Burch will presents diplomas to the graduating seniors. U.S. […]
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By Special To The Herald (from The Issue Of 5/23/02)
One hundred sixty-six Bishop Ireton High School students will graduate May 31 at St. Bernadette Church in Springfield, at 7 p.m. The student speakers will be Valedictorian Sirinthorn Suepunpuck and Salutatorian Seyedeh Sara Rouhi. A Baccalaureate Mass will be celebrated Wednesday, May 29, at Holy Spirit Church in Annandale, at 7 p.m. Celebrants will be […]
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By Patricia Rudy Herald Staff Writer (from The Issue Of 4/25/02)
On a First Friday afternoon at Sacred Heart Friary near White Post, some of the Franciscan priests and brothers are in the chapel praying before the Blessed Sacrament, some are in the library stocked with spiritual books, some are down the hall visiting and watching television together and some are enjoying the rural scenery which […]
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By Linda Busetti Herald Staff Writer (from The Issue Of 2/21/02)
ARLINGTON — Sunlight streams down through a long skylight onto African masks and a painting of a Haitian seaport town that decorate the atrium walls of Dominion House in Arlington. Dominion House is a brick, two-story retirement home for Missionhurst priests, which opened near the Missionhurst Retreat Center in November 2000. Missionhurst priests have served […]
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By 2002) Rather Than On The Thursday After The Sixth Sunday Of Easter., In The Diocese Of Arlington Beginning This Coming Year, The Solemnity Of The Ascension Of The Lord Will Be Observed On The Seventh Sunday Of Easter (may 12
The Province of Baltimore, including the Archdiocese of Baltimore and the Dioceses of Arlington, Richmond, Wheeling-Charleston and Wilmington, as well as the Province of Washington, including the Archdiocese of Washington and the Diocese of St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, are adopting the change concurrently. For some time and in many places around the world, bishops have […]
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By Mary Beth Bonacci Herald Columnist (from The Issue Of 7/26/01)
Sometimes, I overhear the strangest things. Last weekend, for instance, I attended an arts festival. It was crowded, and as people walked by, I would catch snippets of conversation. I wasn’t really paying much attention — until a group of teenage girls walked by, and I heard, “So, is Kimberly a lesbian?” That caught my […]
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By Elizabeth Foss Herald Columnist (from The Issue Of 6/21/01)
It is a few days before Father’s Day as I write and I am contemplating the role of a parent. I see that role with some perspective, both as a parent and a child. Once upon a time, before I had children, I thought that grown children were supposed to be independent. They were to […]
