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As election season heats up, the Virginia Catholic Conference is reminding the commonwealth’s Catholics that they have an obligation to participate in political life. “We have an obligation to help shape the moral character of society for the common good,” said Jeff Caruso, executive director of the VCC, the legislative advocacy arm of both Virgini…
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IHMs celebrate 100th anniversary of teaching at St. James in Falls Church; Bishop Michael Burbidge celebrates the Mass. Afghan refugees make a new home in Northern Virginia thanks to Catholic Charities Immigrant and Refugee Services. Read their stories of escape and rebuilding. Special Youth and College Section details how a local college helps pre…
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The Arlington Catholic Herald gets ready for the Oscars, which will be broadcast on ABC April 25, 8 p.m. EDT. Managing Editor Ann Augherton and co-host Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty talk with two Catholic movie experts – John Mulderig of Catholic News Service and Daughter of St. Paul Sr. Rose Pacatte – about how the pandemic affected mov…
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Acting Editor Ann Augherton and Staff Writer Zoey Maraist discuss the ordinations, this year livestreamed due to coronavirus pandemic restrictions. Hear how safety precautions were the backdrop as five men were ordained to the priesthood for the Arlington Diocese June 6 and get a glimpse of the June 13 ordination to the transitional diaconate.…
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Deacon Peter McShurley, who assisted at the Easter Vigil, and Mary Aquino, who painted a portrait of a health care worker praying, join the show through long-distance interviews. See the painting: https://www.facebook.com/ArlingtonCatholicHerald/photos/a.237682523272/10159294593483273/?type=3&theater https://www.catholicherald.com/News/Local_News/T…
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St. John Neumann Church in Reston has for years been hosting Taize prayer services, though lately they have been held more frequently. These candlelight services are highlighted by their beautiful music. Take a listen for yourself. Taize prayer finds following at St. John Neumann Church in Reston
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The 92nd Academy Awards are coming up, and that means people are scrambling to watch all the Oscar-nominated films. In this episode, Managing Editor Ann Augherton talks with two acclaimed Catholic film critics to get their take on which films might win Oscars, including "The Two Popes." They also talk Oscar snubs and movie recommendations. On the p…
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In the spirit of the season, the Catholic Herald asked readers to nominate a volunteer who consistently goes above and beyond to help others as our first-ever "Herald Angel." Rich Rouck, selected by our staff from more than a dozen nominations, is a volunteer driver for the transportation ministry at Holy Spirit Church in Annandale. Find out more a…
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In 1939, Robert May was 35 years old, heavily in debt and depressed about the state of his life. He had an Ivy League education and had hoped to write the Great American Novel — but was instead writing catalog copy about men's white shirts for Montgomery Ward. Then he got the assignment that changed his life. Here's the true story behind the Christ…
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A local teenager has written music that has been officially approved for use in the Catholic Mass. Matthew Brown, 15, a parishioner at St. Mark Church in Vienna, has played piano for Masses at the church since he was in sixth grade. Brown recently composed the “Mass of the Resurrection,” a four-part Mass setting, and St. Mark’s has started using hi…
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