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The Spanish-speaking parishioners of St. Joseph Church in Herndon took to the streets for their annual Marian procession May 7. Parishioners processed through downtown Herndon carrying a statue of Our Lady of Fatima atop layers of roses. They prayed the rosary and sang Marian hymns on the way to the church. Many passersby honked and […]
Art
“Salve Regina,” a new 26-by-20-foot outdoor mural on the campus of The Catholic University of America in Washington, depicts the Blessed Mother receiving a cardinal, which is the university mascot. The topic was a natural choice for Christopher Vitale, who conceived, planned and painted the artwork for his senior studio arts thesis. Vitale, a Florida […]
Schools
Cherish Reale, a Spanish Teacher at St. Thomas Aquinas Regional School in Woodbridge, was one of two teachers awarded a Catholic Teacher Award by the Catholic Business Network of Prince William County. Teachers are nominated for this award by their principal and are selected based on the following criteria: demonstrated impact on student learning and […]
Local
By Zoey Maraist
In 2002, John Powell stopped by the Woodbridge offices of Military Historical Tours Inc. while meeting a friend for lunch. Today, he’s president of the company founded by the father of that same friend. “They were having computer issues and I fixed their computers and just stayed,” said Powell, a parishioner of St. Francis of […]
Schools
Four diocesan students were named National Merit Scholarship finalists: Dominic King, from Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington; Aidan McNerney, from Bishop Ireton High School in Alexandria; Rudolph Gasser, from Seton School in Manassas; and Shannon Leavitt, from St. Paul VI Catholic High School in Chantilly. The National Merit Scholarship Competition begins with the PSAT […]
Global
By Courtney Mares
The Catholic Church is one step closer to canonizing a surfing saint. Pope Francis recognized the heroic virtue of Brazil’s “Surfer Angel” Guido Schäffer in a decree issued by the Congregation for the Causes of Saints May 20. Schäffer was a seminarian, a doctor, and a surfer who drowned while surfing in 2009 off the […]
Parishes
St. John the Baptist Church in Front Royal celebrated Mass for the Preservation of Peace and Justice May 20 to honor members of the community who are first responders: fire and rescue, EMT and medical service providers and law enforcement. Father Michael R. Duesterhaus, associate pastor, who spent many years as a U.S. Marine chaplain, […]
Local
By Anna Harvey
Deborah Watson-Simcock went on a camping trip in February while vacationing in Eastern Australia with her husband, Graham Simcock, his sister and his brother-in-law. While they all were exposed to mosquitoes, only Watson-Simcock contracted a rare, mosquito-borne disease called Murray Valley Encephalitis. After she contracted the virus, her brain and spinal cord became infected. […]
Schools
The Basilica School of St. Mary in Alexandria hosted the 17th Annual Seminarian Sprint May 18, where pre-K through eighth grade students raced against each other and visiting seminarians. The relay-style competition was held under the nearby Woodrow Wilson Bridge. The Seminarian Sprint raises funds for seminarian education, as part of the diocesan Office of […]
