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By Catholic Herald
What’s distinctive about your parish? What is your parish’s charism? In addition to a vibrant parish community, the Cathedral of St. Thomas More in Arlington is also the “mother church” of the diocese. As such, it is home for the countless number of faithful who come for diocesan events such as jubilee Masses, ordinations and […]
Columns
By Nancy Emanuel
If you’re the parent of a child with autism, or if you are a person with autism, you are aware that every month is autism awareness month. But for just one month per year, April, the general population takes the opportunity to explore what autism is and how it impacts life. Let’s take it one […]
Local
By Kevin Schweers
At Sts. Joachim and Anna Ukrainian Catholic Church in Front Royal, Therese Fedoryka led approximately 50 parishioners through a workshop March 20 to decorate their own pysanky eggs, a Ukrainian tradition popular in Polish cultures as well. Before Ukraine embraced Christianity in approximately 988, it was primarily a pagan nation. One longstanding tradition adapted to […]
Bishop's Columns
By Bishop Michael F. Burbidge
Throughout April, our country observes National Child Abuse Prevention Month. During this time, we should pause and reflect on the gift of our children and the great responsibility in protecting them. The Catholic Church teaches us that “the dignity of the human person is rooted in his creation in the image and likeness of God” […]
Local
By Special To The Catholic Herald
Marie T. Nolan, professor and scholar, has been appointed the next dean of the Conway School of Nursing at The Catholic University of America in Washington by President John Garvey. Nolan, the M. Adelaide Nutting Endowed Chair at Johns Hopkins School of Nursing in Baltimore, will assume her new duties in May. Nolan, the fourth […]
Columnists
By Soren Johnson
A medieval Belgian saint named Christina the Astonishing (1150-1224) reportedly could smell sin. No, I’m not making this up. There are accounts that when she was in church, she levitated up to the rafters because she couldn’t bear the stench emanating from her fellow worshippers. And so it is with our cynicism, the de facto […]
Columnists
By Christina Capecchi
Matt Martinusen lost his job at a precarious time. He was the sole breadwinner, and his wife, Lisa, a stay-at-home mom, had just had their third baby. The nonprofit Matt had been working for was running out of money due to COVID-19. They had to let him go. It was the day before his birthday. […]
Schools
By Allison Dunnegan
Bishop Ireton High School in Alexandria offers a comprehensive band program that provides students with a unique experience. The band is directed by Melinda McKenzie Hall and Dan Kosko, who encourage anyone who played an instrument in middle school to join. The pep band and jazz band are two extra ensembles that play for the […]
Local
By Ashleigh Kassock
More than 2,000 people filed into the seats at Virginia Credit Union Baseball Stadium in Fredericksburg to hear Ricardo Castañon Gomez speak about Eucharistic miracles April 2. More than 1,400 tickets were distributed for the talk in Spanish later that afternoon. At the start of the event, Father John P. Mosimann, pastor of St. Mary […]
Arts
By Catholic Herald
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