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By Elizabeth Foss
The notes ring out, sweet and clear as we light the second of two candles on our dining table Advent wreath. For Christians whose rhythms are matched to the liturgical calendar, it is a new year, bright with hope. Everything sparkles with promise: the promise of Christmas. It’s right around the corner.
Columnists
By Russell Shaw
For those whose memories may not go back that far, HAL (Heuristically Programmed Algorithmic Computer) was the murderous artificial intelligence machine in Stanley Kubrick’s 1968 film “2001: A Space Odyssey.” Based on stories by Arthur C. Clarke, the movie contains a segment in which HAL deliberately causes the deaths of several astronauts in outer space.
Schools
By Brookie Barker
Being a college preparatory school, St. Paul VI Catholic High School in Chantilly prepares students for life after high school, helping students expand their minds, explore their God-given talents and inspire them to explore future careers.
Art
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Local
By Jim Hale
It was a brief encounter with Pope John Paul II in 1999 that taught Andrea Picciotti-Bayer a lesson in Christian humility that continues to guide the Stanford-educated lawyer and EWTN legal analyst. The young mother of two boys had the rare opportunity to attend a private Mass with the pope at Castel Gandolfo. “It was […]
Local
By Jim Hale
Fine art wasn’t part of James Erickson’s life growing up in a trailer park on the outskirts of Detroit. His only exposure to art came when he took trips to see his grandmother in Dearborn, Mich. “She had National Geographic magazines on the coffee table that I would flip through, and I remember observing plants […]
Local
The diocese hosted its annual Youth, Campus and Young Adult Ministries Appreciation Mass and Dinner at St. Joseph Church in Herndon Dec. 10. Following Mass, celebrated by Bishop Michael F. Burbidge, hundreds of attendees walked to the parish hall for a reception and awards ceremony. “The growth of this event from year to year is […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — The "most beautiful gift" the Catholic Church and its members can give the world is a reason to live with hope, Pope Francis said.
National
By Jonah McKeown
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops launched a campaign Dec. 9 urging Catholics to contact outgoing President Joe Biden and ask him to commute the death sentences of the 40 men currently on federal death row to life in prison.
Local
By Anna Donofrio
World War II may be a far-off event in history for some. For Kay Martin Britto, 88, the war forever changed the fabric of her family. Born in 1936, Kay was only 5 when the United States entered the war in 1941. Her family, devoted parishioners of St. James Church in Falls Church, had sent […]
