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Paul “Korky” Korkemaz of Dunn Loring has been appointed to the National Board of Directors of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, where he will serve as National Vice President of the Mid-Atlantic Region. Korkemaz became a Vincentian at Our Lady of Good Counsel’s SVdP Conference in Vienna in August 2015. He became a […]
Local
Father Paul A. Berghout, parochial vicar of Queen of Apostles Church in Alexandria, led a Eucharistic procession on the evening of Oct. 2 in the streets near St. Rita Church in Alexandria. The procession of people walking, praying and singing went through neighborhoods served daily by the Mother of Light Center Catholic food bank.
Movies
By Daniel Payne
The chief promoter of St. Teresa of Kolkata’s cause for canonization says a new film about the beloved saint is hampered by “grave errors” in how its producers approached the life of the celebrated nun. Father Brian Kolodiejchuk, the director of the Mother Teresa Center and the postulator of the cause of beatification and canonization […]
Local
The diocesan Office of Hispanic Ministry hosted a Hispanic Heritage Festival and Mass Oct. 1 at St. Anthony of Padua Church in Falls Church. Bishop Michael F. Burbidge celebrated the Mass in Spanish except for the homily. Following Mass, the festival took place outside and people enjoyed food from different Hispanic countries. The menu included […]
Local
John McLaughlin III, 81, died Sept. 25 at age 81. McLaughlin was born in Leesburg July 29, 1942, to Florence Nichols McLaughlin and John McLaughlin, Jr. He spent most of his childhood in China Lake, Calif., until the death of his father in 1959. His mother moved him and his three brothers back to Loudoun […]
Columns
By Lucia Silecchia
Nearly 10 years ago, Pope Francis recounted a story from his youth. He spoke of a man who lived with his wife, children and aging father. As the elderly father’s abilities declined, he started to eat sloppily while dining with the family. His son lost his patience. He got a small table, placed it in […]
Local
By Amy Mcinerny
A new webpage celebrating Respect Life Month is available on the diocesan website. The landing page is a great resource for anyone looking to become more active in building the culture of life in our diocese. Opportunities to donate time, talent, and treasure and several special events can be found there. Most urgently this October, […]
Local
By Diana Sims Snider
Catholic Charities Christ House in Alexandria marked 50 years of caring for the underserved Sept. 28 by doing what it’s best known for: serving dinner to its clients. Only this time, birthday cake was on the menu. Reflecting on the milestone, Stephen Carattini, president and CEO of diocesan Catholic Charities, invoked an analogy Pope Francis […]
Columnists
By Christina Capecchi
A mother understands. From the outside, Edith Rosenbaum was bursting with beauty and promise, 32 and a rising star in fashion. Her job was glamorous, working as a Paris correspondent for Women’s Wear Daily, an American fashion publication. She covered couture openings and penned a column that appeared on the front page, offering her impressions […]
Bishop's Columns
By Bishop Michael F. Burbidge
One of the most moving and mysterious accounts of Jesus comes at the end of the Gospel of Luke. Here is the short version: Two disciples are walking along a road to Emmaus while pondering the death of Jesus, the man they hoped would “be the one to redeem Israel” (Lk 24:21). A person they […]
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6/18/26
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