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By Elizabeth Foss
I am a person who is most comfortable meeting God alone. I love my quiet time. I love my spiritual reading. I even love solitary walks where I recognize him in his creation. When I ponder the ascension and the powerful effect it had on mankind, at first, I am alarmed. This mystery pushes me […]
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During Marymount University’s 72nd annual commencement ceremonies in Arlington May 19-21, some1,090 students will receive their degrees. The ceremonies, scheduled to be held outdoors on the Converse Family Field on campus, will include students who qualify for graduation from the Fall 2022, Spring 2023 and Summer 2023 semesters, as well as students who graduated in […]
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By Katie Yoder
The first novena ever prayed is the Pentecost Novena, or the Novena to the Holy Spirit. This year, it begins May 19 and concludes on Saturday, May 27. Catholics worldwide often recite the novena during the nine days that fall between the feast of the Ascension, when Christ rises body and soul to heaven, and […]
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Last month, Marymount University in Arlington held a grand opening ceremony for Saints 24, a shop powered by Amazon’s Just Walk Out technology. Marymount said it is the first higher education institution in the U.S. to have an on-campus convenience store that uses the technology. Located in the lobby of Gerard Phelan Hall on Marymount’s […]
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Student-athletes from five diocesan high schools head to college this fall.
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When: May 25, 9 a.m. Where: Saint John Paul the Great Kosar-Karlinchak Stadium, 17700 Dominican Dr., Potomac Shores Baccalaureate Mass: May 23, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church in Lake Ridge, 12807 Valleywood Dr., Lake Ridge, 6:30 p.m. Total graduates: 125 Graduates include: Alexander Kennedy Altermatt, Suany Michelle Amador-Mendez, Gabriella Ranya Amarti, Paul Conrad Amuso, Nicolas […]
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When: May 26, 10 a.m. Where: The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, 400 Michigan Ave., N.E., Washington Baccalaureate Mass: May 25, 6:30 p.m., St. Bernadette Church, 7600 Old Keene Mill Rd., Springfield Total graduates: 195 Graduates include: Abigail Abegg, Josephine Abrials, Hannah Alkhanbeshi, Anthony Alwine, Mitchell Anguita, John Aranibar, Victor Atiles, […]
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When: June 5, following the baccalaureate Mass Where: All Saints Catholic Church, 9300 Stonewall Rd., Manassas, Baccalaureate Mass: June 5, All Saints Catholic Church, 5:30 p.m. Total graduates: 53 Graduates include: Angie Gabriella Barrera, Timothy Francis Blanchette, James Harold Brox, Norah May Jacinta Burgess, Mary Elizabeth Collins, Cindy Lisbeth Coreas, Joseph Robert Dealey, Delaney Marie […]
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When: June 1, noon Where: Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, 400 Michigan Ave., N.E., Washington Baccalaureate Mass: May 21, Bishop O’Connell High School auditorium, 6600 Little Falls Rd., Arlington, 9 a.m. Total graduates: 296 Graduates include: Joseph Nino Adamo, Sally Adamson, John Mikhael De Guzman Agtarap, Sofia Leonor Ahmadiyar, Anthony M. […]
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When: May 31, 9 a.m. Where: St. Paul VI Catholic High School Luke McGuire Stadium, 42341 Braddock Rd., Chantilly. Baccalaureate Mass: May 30, St. Timothy Church, 13807 Poplar Tree Rd., Chantilly, 5 p.m. Total graduates: 260 Graduates include: Kylie Abi Jaber, Lynn Abi Jaber, Alexandra Maribel Acevedo, Charles Lawson Adams, Darlene Darlington Akaiso, Sophia Marie […]
