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Students at St. Anthony of Padua School in Falls Church met with retired NASA astronaut Daniel Tani and a science and engineering class from Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington for a reading fiesta in the school cafeteria Sept. 1. The fiesta day rewarded students who read 50 books during the school’s summer reading challenge. […]
National
By Susan Gibbs
Larissa York, now a senior and president of Cardinals for Life at The Catholic University of America in Washington, has long had a passion for supporting mothers and children. As a college sophomore, she started researching how universities supported pregnant and parenting students. A few months later, around the time the Supreme Court of the […]
Columns
By Elizabeth Hofer
At my eighth-grade graduation from St. Agnes School in Arlington, way back in 2010, a laminated placard with my picture hung from the cinder-block walls of our parish center, alongside those of my 40-something other classmates. Each told of our individual career dreams, if a 14-year-old can have such a thing. Mine read, “Architect or […]
Columns
By Sarah Richardson
A cradle Catholic from a large family, I grew up in St. Michael Parish in Annandale and attended Bishop Ireton High School in Alexandria. From my first diocesan WorkCamp I was hooked, and three decades later, I still describe it as my favorite week of the year. It reinforced for me what I’d learned from […]
Columnists
By Mary Beth Bonacci
I loved Jimmy Buffett. Loved his music, loved the easygoing island life he sang about. And I loved his persona, his apparent perpetual cheerfulness. He seemed like a guy I would enjoy drinking a margarita with. Of course, I never did. The closest I ever got to him was a concert back in 1994. It […]
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Father Richard A. Miserendino, former parochial vicar of St. Bernadette Church in Springfield, is the new chaplain at the Catholic campus ministry at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg. The Catholic Herald asked him about his new role and what he’s excited about for the future. What’s surprised you most so far in this […]
Columns
By Lucia A. Silecchia
For more than 30 years, I have been a very frequent traveler on the train between New York City and Washington. In the beginning, it was an adventure. Yet, as the decades passed, it became a mundane journey during which I stopped noticing the scenery pass by and distracted myself with reading, videos and, best […]
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By Lisandrea Wentland
Starting college is a big adjustment under any circumstances. Nick Ackerman and Teagan Byrne, both freshmen at Christendom College in Front Royal, made the leap directly from 13 years of homeschooling. They said homeschool’s lessons eased their transition. Teagan credits homeschooling for giving her the confidence to work independently. “Having had freedom within the structure […]
Schools
By Sydney Cogar and Char Hrobsky
From tea drinking to bracelet making, Fiat is a young women’s ministry club at Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington that emphasizes the importance of a Christ-centered community. Fiat comes from the Latin word for “let it be done,” which was Mary’s response to the Angel Gabriel when asked to become the mother of Jesus. […]
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Approximately 50 women religious, including 11 sisters newly assigned to the Arlington diocese, gathered for the Women Religious Convocation Sept. 9 at St. Benedict Monastery in Bristow. The sisters from various religious orders met for a discussion with Bishop Michael F. Burbidge, who celebrated Mass, followed by a luncheon. “It is always a joy to […]
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6/18/26
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6/18/26
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