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By Elizabeth Foss
The back-to-back feasts of St. Monica and St. Augustine always bring the prodigal son to my mind. A holy woman in the ancient church, St. Monica was married to a pagan whose morals were deplorable. And her son, Augustine, was a boy after his father’s example; he joined the Manichean sect and lived a life […]
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Bishop Ireton High School in Alexandria will welcome 925 students this school year, the highest ever enrollment in school history. The year begins with an experienced administrative group led by Head of School Kathleen McNutt, beginning her fifth year in this role, and Principal Tim Guy, beginning his third year. The faculty welcomes Maureen Allen […]
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Bishop Michael F. Burbidge celebrated a Mass of Appreciation for Hispanic Leaders at Holy Family Church in Woodbridge Aug. 18. The Mass was followed by an appreciation dinner for local Hispanic leaders.
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Bishop Michael F. Burbidge visited the headquarters of the U.S. Coast Guard in Washington Aug. 9, where he celebrated Mass and toured the offices. He met with Admiral Linda L. Fagan, commandant of the Coast Guard and the first woman to lead any branch of the U.S. armed forces, and Father Daniel L. Mode, a […]
Schools
By Emma Fox
Seton School in Manassas welcomes three new teachers for the 2023-24 school year. John McMahon, a 1992 graduate of Christendom College in Front Royal, will teach English 12 and Latin I, II, III and IV. McMahon comes to Seton with 28 years of experience in teaching Latin and 26 years in English from both a […]
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Four students from Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington accompanied by Spanish program director Faryde Yanine spent two weeks this summer in an intensive Spanish language program at the University of Salamanca in Spain. In addition to classroom lessons in grammar and conversation, the students enjoyed extracurricular activities that included cooking classes as well as […]
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The stadium field at Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington received a much-needed renovation over the summer. As students return to campus, it will be hard for them not to notice the striking royal blue and gray track that encircles the playing field at McMurtrie Stadium. “At the end of the 2021-22 season, it was […]
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St. Paul VI Catholic High School in Chantilly appointed five new deans who began July 1. With a shared passion for academic excellence and a deep commitment to fostering a nurturing and student-centered environment, these deans bring a wealth of experience and expertise to Paul VI. Ana Aldana moves into the role of dean of […]
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By Kelly Mccoppin
A group of 12 students and three faculty from Saint John Paul the Great Catholic High School in Potomac Shores traveled to the St. Anne Mission in Klagetoh, Ariz., for a missionary week in Navajo Nation last month. In the school’s second mission trip to the Navajo Nation, the students led a four-day Bible camp […]
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By Russell Shaw
Unless the Ukrainian army’s current counteroffensive ends in clearcut victory for either Ukraine or Russia — an outcome that seems unlikely at the moment — it is possible, though hardly certain, that conditions then will finally exist for a ceasefire and peace talks leading to the war’s conclusion. Since the counteroffensive presumably will continue for […]
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