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Bishop Michael F. Burbidge celebrated Mass at St. Agnes Church in Arlington Oct. 27 in honor of the parish school earning the 2022 National Blue Ribbon School. The designation was announced Sept. 16 by U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona. St. Agnes was the only private school in Virginia to receive the designation, a repeat […]
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“Why is Catholic Schools Week in January? Admission deadlines have past and we often have to cancel because of snow.” National Catholic Schools Week is an annual celebration of Catholic education in the U.S. Now entering its 49th anniversary year, CSW traditionally is held the last week in January. Each year, NCEA relies on feedback […]
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By Fr. Michael C. Isenberg
We marvel at the fortifications of ancient cities and the walls used to protected them. In our own time, we love the muscle car growling with unrestrained horsepower and the skyscraper towering at unbelievable heights. We long to be strong and powerful, an impenetrable fortress of solid rock. We even venerate martyrs who fearlessly stood […]
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Kara Wilson, who attended St. Thomas a Becket in Reston, made a commitment as a Providence Associate with the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind., last month. In order to become a Providence Associate, a candidate is paired with a Sister of Providence or Providence Associate companion and goes through a year of study, […]
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By Cecilia Engbert
An eight-room addition to Mary’s Shelter in Fredericksburg was blessed Oct. 30 as residents, staff and community supporters celebrated the official opening of the newest expansion to the maternity home. Father Jamie R. Workman, diocesan vicar general, blessed and toured the new homes in downtown Fredericksburg on behalf of Bishop Michael F. Burbidge. Mary’s Shelter, […]
Schools
By Zoey Maraist
Bishop Burbidge celebrates the Mass for Homeschool Families.
Schools
By Titus Stanton
Every fall, Seton School in Manassas gives students and their families a break from all the stress and deadlines in the form of the annual fall play. Seton’s plays, some humorous and fun, others serious and profound, excite students and their families every year. This October, Seton’s call play was “Harvey,” a comedy that had […]
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
AWALI, Bahrain — Commitments to protect tolerance and religious freedom need to be put into practice constantly so that these rights may be fully experienced, Pope Francis said. This is important “so that religious freedom will be complete and not limited to freedom of worship; that equal dignity and equal opportunities will be concretely recognized […]
Bishop Burbidge
By Bishop Michael F. Burbidge
As we begin National Vocation Awareness Week, I invite you to reflect on the theme for our second preparatory year for the Diocesan Jubilee, “My soul rejoices in the Lord.” These words are proclaimed when Mary visited her cousin Elizabeth and express the joy overflowing from her after she gave her “yes” to God. Mary’s […]
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Schools
By Kevin Schweers
Technology is not only overrated as an educational tool, but it also must be closely monitored by parents because of its rapidly changing nature and the trouble it can lead children into, according to a recent presentation by bestselling author Dr. Leonard Sax at the all-girls Oakcrest School in Vienna. “We parents are in an […]
