Bratwursts sizzled on the grill, root beer poured from a keg, and a German band struck up a lively “oom-pah-pah” — the Basilica of St. Mary’s annual Oktoberfest had begun. But this year’s fest was no ordinary autumnal celebration.
It’s not every day that a parish turns 230 years old. As the Basilica of St. Mary in Alexandria celebrates its milestone anniversary this year,
Bishop Michael F. Burbidge blessed the campus and new library and media center of the Basilica School of St. Mary in Alexandria Dec. 8. The
A new playground with soft, artificial turf now replaces an old, slanted blacktop at the Basilica School of St. Mary in Alexandria. Before the construction
