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Religious texts return to public education
3+ week, 2+ day ago (252+ words) The Texas State Board of Education approved a required reading list for the state’s 5.4 million public school students in kindergarten through 12th grade June 26. Alongside classic literature, students will encounter selections from Scripture: Jonah and David and Goliath in the early…...
How the movie???Top Gun: Maverick??? inspired a camp for Catholic fathers and sons
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1103+ words) Inspired by the movie “Top Gun: Maverick,” a Washington-based youth ministry is using a weekend camp to build mentors and strengthen the bonds between Catholic fathers and their sons. The annual “Top Gun Father and Son” camping event welcomes dads…...
Religious join school staff
3+ week, 2+ day ago (98+ words) Dominican Sr. Maria Sophia and Fr. Jonathan Smith join the staff of Saint John Paul the Great Catholic High School in Potomac Shores. COURTESY Saint John Paul the Great welcomes Dominican Sister Maria Sophia as the new assistant principal of…...
Allow God to be with you in every new beginning
3+ week, 2+ day ago (530+ words) Students from St. Thomas More Cathedral School pray during a Holy Hour for peace at the cathedral in Arlington Feb. 5, 2026. ANNA DONOFRIO | CATHOLIC HERALD Holy Hour for Peace_02_AD web Every August means the approach of a new academic year for young…...
Joint statement highlights???shared convictions??? in first Catholic-Confucian conference
3+ week, 2+ day ago (871+ words) Statue of Confucius at Confucian Temple in Shanghai, China. (Philip Lange/Shutterstock) Catholic officials concluded their first-ever conference with Confucian thinkers this month, with both traditions coming together to spotlight their “shared convictions” for humanity in spite of the stark…...
Respect for human dignity???excludes self-centered isolation,??? Pope Leo says
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (577+ words) Pope Leo XIV blesses a small baby during his weekly general audience Sept. 9, 2026, in St. Peter’s Square. (Daniel Ibanez/EWTN News) VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV urged people to take responsibility for the dignity of each human person and to…...
Opening Mass unites Catholic educators from across the diocese
3+ week, 2+ day ago (258+ words) Students from different diocesan schools sing in the choir at the Opening Mass for Catholic Educators at All Saints Catholic Church in Manassas Aug. 18, 2026. ANNA DONOFRIO | CATHOLIC HERALD Bishop O’Connell High School math teacher David Nasca receives a round of…...
God???s call on a bus
1+ week, 3+ day ago (832+ words) I was a college dropout. Working for an oil company. Dating an executive. Enjoying martini lunches. It was like a “Mad Men” throwback, and I loved it. There was only one problem. My job was “human fax machine.” I walked…...
Pope Leo: Vatican II reformed the liturgy to promote active participation
2+ week, 3+ day ago (533+ words) Pope Leo XIV gives his apostolic blessing at the end of the general audience in St. Peter’s Basilica Aug. 26, 2026. (Vatican Media) VATICAN CITY —The liturgical reforms following the Second Vatican Council are necessary to encourage active participation by the faithful,…...
5 tips for being a better godparent or confirmation sponsor
3+ week, 2+ day ago (787+ words) Bishop Emeritus Paul S. Loverde anoints the head of an adult confirmand as his sponsor looks on at Nativity Catholic Church in Burke on the Feast of Pentecost May 19. More than 250 adults received the sacrament of confirmation. ANNA HARVEY | CATHOLIC HERALD…...