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By Beth Griffin
NEW YORK — At the 77th annual dinner of the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation, Pulitzer Prize-winning political columnist and author Peggy Noonan asked participants: “How can you not be romantic about life?” Noonan, keynote speaker at the Oct. 20 event, invoked the example of her faith-filled Irish immigrant great aunt to urge the dinner […]
Schools
Students and staff of St. William of York School in Stafford joined in prayer Oct. 7 at the parish’s newly renovated grotto for a rosary in honor of the feast day of Our Lady of the Rosary. Father Will Nyce, parochial vicar, told students about the Battle of Lepanto, which took place that day more […]
Global
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — Media outlets that identify as Catholic must live “in a spirit of communion” with the pope, especially at a time of “overly dramatic debates, also within the church, which do not even spare the person and the magisterium of the pontiff,” Cardinal Pietro Parolin told employees of EWTN and its affiliated outlets. […]
Local
The central and enduring themes of Catholic social teaching are organized under four principles that provide a moral framework for decisions in public life. The Dignity of the Human Person Human life is sacred. The dignity of the human person is the foundation of a moral vision for society. Direct attacks on innocent persons are […]
Global
By Jonathan Luxmoore
WARSAW, Poland — A Ukrainian bishop has warned of a humanitarian disaster caused by Russian attacks on his country’s power and water supplies and predicted a “huge new wave of refugees” desperate to survive winter. “While front-line fighting continues, we now face constant attacks from Russia’s S-300 missiles and Iranian kamikaze drones — it’s worst […]
Columnists
By Elizabeth Foss
I think I always wanted to be the perfect parent — the one who didn’t make any mistakes, didn’t miss any opportunities to affirm and offered unconditional love. I didn’t have a perfect childhood. We moved a lot. There were infidelities, substance abuse, mental illness and divorce. It was chaotic. I didn’t know firsthand what […]
Schools
Eighth grade students attending public schools or non-Catholic private schools who are interested in attending Catholic high schools in the Arlington diocese must take the High School Placement Test (HSPT) offered Dec. 3 or Jan. 7, 2023. This test is required for placement at Bishop Ireton High School in Alexandria, Bishop O’Connell High School in […]
Global
VATICAN CITY — The Second Vatican Council was “not only meaningful, but necessary,” retired Pope Benedict XVI said in a letter to a conference about his theological work at the Franciscan University of Steubenville. A theological understanding of the world’s different religions, the relationship between faith and reason and, especially, the nature and mission of […]
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Schools
By John Agtarap
At the start of every school year since 1975, students from Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington come together in a two-week Catholic Charities soup drive campaign to fill the empty pantries of soup kitchens across the Arlington diocese. For 10 days last month, O’Connell students, led by the student council team, provided more than […]
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