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By Msgr. Charles M. Mangan
I was grateful for the recent opportunity to travel to Rome for the end of the Jubilee of Hope and to walk through the open Holy Door. No trip to the Eternal City is complete for me unless I stop by the smallest Chapel in Rome in honor of the Mother of God: Our Lady of the Little Arch.
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By Bishop Michael F. Burbidge
As we journey together through the sacred season of Lent, we are reminded that each of us will one day be judged justly and mercifully by God. Although we often think of Lent in terms of activities or habits from which we might resolve to refrain until Easter, Lent is about far more than what we choose to do without.
Schools
St. Paul VI Catholic High School in Chantilly announced that its wrestling, ice hockey and boys basketball teams are all Washington Catholic Area Conference champions this season.
Theater
Catholic-owned Triune Entertainment presents “The Prince of Egypt,” a stage adaption of the popular animated movie, in Warrenton March 6-22.
Local
The diocesan push to unplug during Lent is not only back for a third year— it now spans three days.
The initiative encourages people to fast from excess screen time in some capacity in order to recharge spiritually, whether quietly in prayer or in service to others.
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By Sr. Constance Veit
If you’re like me, you were impressed by the athletes of the Milan-Cortina Olympics.
In them we witnessed both the rewards of hard work and the traumatizing effects of extreme expectation.
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By Elizabeth Foss
By the middle of Lent, the visible signs begin to fade.
The ashes are long washed away. The resolutions we made with such clarity now live quietly in the background of ordinary days.
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Two religious sisters serving in the Arlington diocese were honored for a combined 115 years of religious life at a special Mass at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More in Arlington Feb. 21.
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Theater
By Brooke Marsden
The hills will come alive this spring as St. Paul VI Catholic High School students present “The Sound of Music.” The show, made into a movie that won five Oscars in 1965, is sure to bring more joy than raindrops on roses or whiskers on kittens.
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By Jim Hale
The awesome responsibility of serving Communion to the homebound hit Tito last fall when he served a parishioner who was alone in his final days. “He told me that he was preparing to die and it struck me that this man really wanted to be close to Jesus every day,” said Tito. “When he passed away, I thought, ‘His wish was fulfilled now.’ ”
