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Bishop Ireton basketball has seen a lot of early season success. The boys and girls teams in Alexandria have winning records and both have been ranked in the Washington Post’s Top 20 at different times throughout the season. Both teams will be competitive in the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference and both look for deep runs in […]
Columnists
Well, it’s January. January is the month, a few years back, when something happened to me and my family (a story for another time) that has required a lot of forgiveness work — work I have not yet completed. That work, incomplete though it may be, has taught me a lot about what forgiveness is […]
Schools
Bishop Ireton High School in Alexandria is in the initial phases of the renovation of the St. Francis de Sales Chapel. The chapel was dedicated in 1967 and has had only minor improvements over the years. The space will be transformed within its existing footprint. The architect for the project is C.J. Howard of C.J. Howard […]
Schools
Paul Hope, a drama teacher at Saint John Paul the Great Catholic High School in Potomac Shores, was awarded the Virginia Thespian High School Theatre Teacher of the Year Award Jan. 6. Antonio Rene Gutierrez, a student at John Paul the Great, introduced Hope during the award ceremony. The award is called “a beacon of […]
Columns
By Lucia A. Silecchia
Each year, the March for Life is an opportunity to bear witness to the unique dignity of each human being, made in the image of God with an irreplaceable part in the human family. Thousands join me on the cold streets of the nation’s capital to remind our leaders of their sacred obligation to defend […]
Schools
The following musicals will be performed by Catholic school students this spring. Feb. 23-24 “Sing Down the Moon: Appalachian Wonder Tales,” Oakcrest School, Ernst Theater, 8333 Little River Turnpike, Annandale, 7 p.m. Buy tickets, oakcrest.org/arts/theatre. March 15-23 “Into the Woods,” Bishop Ireton High School, 201 Cambridge Rd., Alexandria, March 15, 7 p.m.; March 16, 22 […]
Schools
The Bishop O’Connell High School girls basketball team traveled to Tampa, Fla., after Christmas to participate in the Tamps Bay Christmas Invitational. The team played three games between Dec. 27 and Dec. 30, winning decisively in each game and earning the title of “St. Pete Bracket” championship. Sophomore Denver Carlton was named MVP. “The games […]
Schools
The Catholic Schools Week 2023–26 theme is “Catholic Schools: United in Faith and Community.” Catholic schools have an irreplaceable role in the church’s evangelizing mission. Building on the central goal of Catholic schools to form saints, Catholic schools teach and embrace the whole person, body, mind and spirit. The fact that all members of a […]
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By Jay Nies
Laura Theissen, a Catholic convert who spent 17 years as a U.S. intelligence officer traveling the world, is the author of a newly released children’s storybook, “Cuthbert: The Eagle Who Found His Wings” (Christian Faith Publishing). The book, modeled on the life of St. Cuthbert, a seventh-century Anglo-Saxon saint, stemmed from a project to name […]
Parishes
What’s distinctive about your parish? The only Catholic church in Stafford County, the clergy and staff at St. William of York have the privilege of serving two nursing homes, one prison and one hospital in addition to nearly 5,000 parishioners. What’s something visitors to your parish should do or see while there? The parish has […]
