Arlington Catholic Herald
169 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsThe Catholic Herald informs, inspires and connects Catholics by sharing the faith story of the Arlington Diocese.
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Appaloosa Music Festival highlights: folk artist Aoife Scott and more
September 07, 2018 18:00 - 8 minutes - 7.47 MBListen in as the Catholic Herald staff interview folk artist of the year in Ireland, Aoife Scott and feature the live recording of her hit song, "All Along the Wild Atlantic Way."
Enrollment is growing in local Catholic schools, and more back to school news
August 31, 2018 13:31 - 6 minutes - 5.9 MBRenee White, assistant superintendent of enrollment and marketing for diocesan schools, shares what is new in the Diocese of Arlington.
This is what changed after the 2002 abuse crisis
August 23, 2018 18:02 - 19 minutes - 17.5 MBIn this episode, Catholic Herald Staff Writer Zoey Maraist interviewed Deacon Marques Silva of the diocesan Child Protection Office and Dr. Frank Moncher of the diocesan Victims Assistance Office to find out what additional safeguards have been implemented in the Diocese of Arlington since 2002.
Leesburg pastor's beehive is all the buzz
August 16, 2018 21:00 - 4 minutes - 4.43 MBFr. Kevin Larsen, pastor of St. John the Apostle Church in Leesburg, explains why he thinks it’s important to “bee” near God in nature — and shares the stories of a few saints associated with bees. Be sure to check out our companion story in the Aug. 23 edition of the Catholic Herald.
Salvadorans celebrate the Savior of the World
August 09, 2018 13:05 - 7 minutes - 6.44 MBSalvadorans gathered at St. Anthony Church in Falls Church for the Savior of the World celebration. Staff Writer Zoey Maraist has all the details on how one parishioner created a model world — pneumatic lifts and all — for a statue of Jesus to ascend from. Also in this episode, adult children of divorce share their experiences of trauma.
1,300 deacons walk into a room....
August 03, 2018 23:00 - 10 minutes - 9.62 MBDeacon Nicholas LaDuca of Holy Spirit Church in Annandale and Deacon Paul Ochenkowski of St. Veronica Church in Chantilly share their recent experience meeting up in New Orleans with more than 1,300 deacons from around the nation. During the 50th anniversary of the restoration of the permanent diaconate in the United States, the two explain the role of a deacon and the future of this vocation.
Catholic Church in Nicaragua faces violent attacks
July 27, 2018 20:16 - 16 minutes - 14.8 MBThree top stories as presented by social media coordinator, Mary Stachyra Lopez. The Diocese of Arlington is united in prayer for the people of Nicaragua; a local priest makes a 1,000 mile bicycle journey around the Gulf Coast; and Arlington Catholic Herald contributor Russell Shaw judges the prospects of President Donald J. Trump's latest Supreme Court nominee making it to the bench.
FIAT Days and St. Jude Church
July 18, 2018 19:29 - 2 minutes - 4.84 MBFIAT Days could be described as a week of a thousand prayers — daily holy hours, Mass, a pilgrimage to the National Shrine Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, time alone with God. It also includes sports, games and giggles alongside 17 religious sisters in their habits representing different communities. This week's other stories include the new St. Jude Church in Fredericksburg and Fr. Paul deLadurantaye's assignment to the Vatican.
These Catholic brothers fight fires and crime in Arlington
July 11, 2018 16:44 - 5 minutes - 10.1 MBMatt and Terry Owens, the third and fourth of a family of four boys, are both public servants in Arlington County. Matt's a policeman, Terry's a firefighter/paramedic. Both agree that their Catholic faith is what enables them to come to work day after day. Read the full story in this week's print edition, or online. Also this week: learn how the Diocese of Arlington is helping ensure that people with special needs are able to receive religious instruction and the sacraments, and partici...
Nun ministers to prisoners, with help from rescue dogs
July 03, 2018 14:08 - 10 minutes - 10.1 MBIn honor of the Fourth of July and all who served our nation, Father Jim Hinkle of St. Theresa in Ashburn, Virginia, talks about being a submariner. Read about his full vocation story and info on his new assignment in the U.S. Navy here. Also in this episode: Sister Pauline Quinn, O.P., wants to help both rescue dogs and hardened criminals heal. She's accomplishing this on a global scale through her prison ministry program that pairs prisoners with service dogs in need of training. Lis...
What's WorkCamp all about?
June 28, 2018 20:08 - 5 minutes - 4.72 MBTrading cell phones for hammers and saws, 830 youths came together at Massaponax High School in Fredericksburg for the 32nd diocesan WorkCamp June 23-29, sponsored by the diocesan Office of Youth, Campus and Young Adult Ministries. With a goal each year of making homes warmer, safer and drier, 160 crews from 43 parishes will repair eight roofs, install hundreds of windows, and build decks and wheelchair ramps at 135 project sites in eight counties: Stafford, Spotsylvania, Carolina, Culpepe...
The Whistler and WorkCamp
June 22, 2018 15:57 - 17 minutes - 17.4 MBIn this episode, Kevin Bohli, director of the diocesan Office of Youth, Campus and Young Adult Ministries, explains what to expect during next week's WorkCamp: a diocesan initiative to help those in need through service projects. Hundreds of youth participate in it each year. The Catholic Herald had another great year in the Catholic Press Association’s Catholic Media Awards competition. We have the entire list of awards, 31 of them, on our website. One of our favorites was a video that o...
Good, bad and "meh" films, CNS film critic John Mulderig reviews them all
June 11, 2018 18:28 - 11 minutes - 10.8 MBDo you love movies? In this episode, meet John Mulderig, the man who sees 150 movies a year and reviews them so you can make an informed decision when buying a ticket at the box office. Here is his film review of Pope Francis: A Man of His Word.
"Second Thoughts on the Sexual Revolution" and other weekly news
June 07, 2018 13:20 - 9 minutes - 8.58 MBFive men are ordained deacons; a parish in Sterling will bid farewell to their Franciscan fathers; and hear from a speaker at the Catholic #MeToo movement discussion talking about “Second Thoughts on the Sexual Revolution.”
Fairfax County school board member speaks out against sex education proposals
June 06, 2018 17:20 - 21 minutes - 19.4 MBIn Fairfax County, the Family Life Education Curriculum Advisory Committee has proposed changes that Arlington Bishop Michael F. Burbidge calls “almost unbelievable,” including removing clergy from a list of trusted adults students can turn to for advice, and replacing “biological sex” with “sex assigned at birth.” School Board Member Elizabeth Schultz, a mother of four and a parishioner of St. Andrew the Apostle Church in Clifton, sat down to talk about what parents can do to have their voi...
Pro-life volunteer in Ireland still finds reason for hope after abortion vote
May 31, 2018 17:46 - 9 minutes - 9.1 MBStaff Writer Zoey Maraist interviews Anthony Jones, a college sophomore and Fairfax native, who was in Dublin last week assisting the country’s pro-lifers — the Love Both campaign. Despite the outcome, the overturning of the constitutional ban on abortion, Jones found reason to hope in an unlikely place: a woman who had an abortion many years ago and yet decided to vote no. Listen in to these stories and more in our latest episode.
V Encuentro: Bishops and laity work on new ways to welcome Hispanic Catholics
May 23, 2018 18:54 - 7 minutes - 6.66 MBFather Jose Hoyos, the keynote speaker at the V Encuentro regional meeting at The Catholic University of America in Washington last Saturday, shares his insights into how the church is welcoming all people. Also in this episode: Our 56-page print issue features a robust Grad Section complete with profiles on graduating seniors who are leaving a mark on their alma maters.
Fauquier teen planting seeds early for farming life
May 17, 2018 19:29 - 9 minutes - 8.98 MBOf all the rolling fields of Fauquier County, a quarter-acre plot belongs to Melanie Lawrence, for now. Listen in as the enterprising 18-year-old farmer and parishioner of Holy Trinity Church in Gainesville shares her experience of participating in the Fauquier Education Farm program,an initiative that allows people to try their hand at farming before purchasing their own land and equipment. Also in this week's episode: In proposed VA budget, millions to go to contraception Paul VI...
50th Episode Special: World Communications Day and Fr. Stefan Starzynski
May 11, 2018 13:55 - 11 minutes - 10.2 MB50th Episode Special: The Catholic Herald podcast has come along way since the early days of recording in a soundproof closet! In this episode, Ann Augherton highlights several of the most popular episodes as well as the latest diocesan news. Staff writer Zoey Maraist interviews Fr. Stephan Starzynski, a hospital chaplain, about a miracle involving a patient with brain abcesses. Also, in the lead up to World Communication Day May 13, George Goss, the Herald's multimedia journalist, ...
Interview: L'Arche film director Randall Wright on Jean Vanier
May 02, 2018 19:37 - 8 minutes - 8.25 MBThis week's episode includes a news recap as well as a discussion about L'Arch community. Staff Writer Elizabeth Elliott wrote about a new documentary called, “Summer in the Forest.” It’s about the founder of L’Arche community for people with special needs. The film about Jean Vanier shows viewers how people with intellectual or physical disabilities live with able-bodied people who share their lives and treat them as equals. Segment with Randall Wright begins at the 5:30 mark Links: ...
Interview: Katie Prejean McGrady, keynote speaker at BASH and "promposals"
April 25, 2018 20:06 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MBIn this episode, we interview nationally recognized motivator of young people Katie Prejean McGrady. Prejean McGrady, the keynote speaker at BASH, took to the stage at Bishop O'Connell High School this past Saturday, driving home the importance of fostering a close relationship with Jesus to nearly 1,000 middle schoolers. “It is extremely rare for over 900 middle schoolers to hang out with Jesus for a day so give yourselves a round of applause,” Prejean McGrady said. Also in this epis...
Visiting Salvadoran cardinal and bishops attract record crowds to cathedral
April 18, 2018 20:14 - 10 minutes - 10.1 MBThis week's guest, Father Jose Hoyos, shares how he helped organize events at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More involving Arlington Bishop Michael Burbidge, visiting Salvadoran bishops and 800 members of the Salvadoran community. Arlington bishop welcomes Salvadoran prelates, reaffirms diocesan support for immigrants Also in this episode: Mass under the lights honors UMW student athletes Science rules annual diocesan science fair
Mass with polka music: "We'll polka our way to heaven"
April 12, 2018 14:23 - 3 minutes - 3.2 MBSaint Joseph Church in Herndon hosted a Polka Mass April 7. Here's an excerpt from the article by our social media coordinator Mary Stachyra Lopez, the guest on this week's show: The popularity of Polka Masses grew within a few years, thanks to the influence of Father Frank Perkovich, a Minnesota pastor whose Polka Mass recordings have sold more than 100,000 copies. Though some critics said that secular music, even paired with religious lyrics, did not belong in church, Polka Masses were a...
Guatemalan sawdust carpets explained
April 04, 2018 20:58 - 7 minutes - 6.91 MBIn the past two issues, the Catholic Herald reported extensively on beautiful sawdust carpets: one at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More on Palm Sunday and the other at St. Anthony of Padua Church in Falls Church on Good Friday. At the latter, the living Stations of the Cross procession ended in the church courtyard where Guatemalan parishioners had created nine religious images using colored sawdust, rice and sand. The alfombra, or carpet, was lush with colors and images of sacred art. I...
Holy Week 2018
March 29, 2018 20:18 - 2 minutes - 2.1 MBPalm Sunday, members of the Alfo-Conce group at St. Anthony Church in Falls Church, bring a form of street art to the Cathedral of St. Thomas More in Arlington. Sawdust in nearly every shade of color is masterfully used to create carpets of liturgical art in the parking lot. Arlington Bishop Michael Burbidge stopped by to see the art after celebrating Palm Sunday Mass at the Cathedral March 25. In his homily, he urged Catholics to intentionally disengage from digital distractions to help m...
Pope Francis names three new monsignors; St. Mary's hosts Irish Hooley
March 15, 2018 14:33 - 7 minutes - 6.9 MBThe big news this week is the naming of three Monsignors by Pope Francis: Msgr. Robert Avella is pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Arlington; Msgr. John Cregan is retired pastor of Blessed Sacrament Church in Alexandria; and Msgr. Stanley Krempa is pastor of St. Bridget of Ireland Church in Berryville. Staff writer Zoey Maraist reports. Maraist also covered last weekend’s women’s conference, which drew 700 women to St. Joseph Church in Herndon. The two main speakers were Sister of ...
Winds sweep through Arlington Diocese; St. Vincent de Paul Society helps people avoid payday loans
March 07, 2018 21:02 - 7 minutes - 7.14 MBAfter powerful gusts of wind swept through the region March 2 - 3, some parishes in the Diocese of Arlington were left with damaged property, others celebrated Mass by candlelight or canceled it altogether, and still others took the opportunity to help people left without power. Also this week, find out how the St. Vincent de Paul Society in Northern Virginia is launching an alternative loan program to help people who qualify escape debt due to a payday loan.
The making of a hermit
February 28, 2018 21:57 - 8 minutes - 7.91 MBA 77-year-old Virginia native made diocesan history by becoming the first consecrated hermit in the Diocese of Arlington Feb. 21. Catholic Herald multimedia designer Ashleigh Kassock recounts Fr. Clarence M. Trinkle's day of consecration. Also in this episode, Catholic Herald reporter Zoey Maraist shares how two brothers, one of whom is autistic created a farm from a shipping container.
Catholic College Week and Paul VI groundbreaking
February 21, 2018 19:58 - 3 minutes - 2.85 MBOur Catholic College section highlights how Catholic University held a Hackathon to address the problem of homelessness. We’ve discovered a subculture of alumni from Franciscan University in Steubenville; and construction has started on the new Paul VI Catholic High School in Loudoun County.
Manassas church hosts A Night to Shine
February 15, 2018 18:49 - 4 minutes - 4.24 MBGuests arriving at the Night to Shine Feb. 9 were greeted by a cheering crowd lining a red carpet. As they came inside the hall at All Saints Church in Manassas, each was given a white rose boutonniere or corsage. Young men had their shoes shined while ladies had their makeup and hair touched up by volunteers. Limousines offered guests a spin around the parking lot. And that was all before the dancing began. Night to Shine, a dinner dance for teens and adults with special needs, was create...
Latest Catholic news: Don Bosco Center, Sung Stations of the Cross, Night to Shine
February 14, 2018 17:58 - 2 minutes - 2.68 MBA youth center for at-risk kids in Manassas that is being forced to find a new home. Staff and volunteers tutor kids after school, keep them busy with activities and off the street. But the center that rents them space is going in a different direction and the Youth Apostles-led program is searching for a new home. A parish in Arlington is putting music behind their Stations of the Cross to transform the Lenten devotion. The music group came up with a simple melody to link all the stations...
Love is in the air: Our wedding section; Valentine's Day is Ash Wednesday
February 08, 2018 21:25 - 7 minutes - 7.1 MBLove is in the air this week with our annual Wedding Section. If you’re planning a wedding, or you’re a newlywed, or maybe just a romantic at heart, you’ll love this issue. We have tips on designing the perfect wedding photo album, either a do-it-yourself or through a pro. Read how parish wedding coordinators help couples get through the big day without a hitch. We asked couples married in the Arlington diocese last year to share their wedding photos. See the happy couples at their paris...
Teddy's story
February 02, 2018 17:00 - 7 minutes - 6.97 MBWhen Teddy Schwab talks about the accident, he doesn’t mention pain or fear, or the weeks it took him to learn how to walk and talk and write again. The cheerful sixth-grader talks about the other children who were in the hospital with him, the ones who lived, and the souls he and his family still pray for. He talks about the basketball championship game he watched with his family as he slowly regained his strength. He talks with gratefulness about finally getting to sleep in his own bed. ...
A banner week for pro-lifers; Catholic Schools Week issue
January 24, 2018 18:12 - 2 minutes - 2.68 MBIt was a banner week for the pro-life movement and we’ve got all the coverage in this week’s issue. The Life is VERY Good rally Jan. 18 drew 7,300 people to EagleBank arena. Teens from throughout the country and just down the road gathered for an evening of music and prayer. The Christian pop-punk band, Hawk Nelson, pumped up the crowd with their hits, including their new single, “Miracles.”
St. Mary Church in Alexandria becomes a basilica; and more news from this week's issue
January 17, 2018 21:35 - 8 minutes - 7.54 MBThe big news is that St. Mary Church in Alexandria has been named a basilica. Arlington Bishop Michael Burbidge made the announcement at the end of Mass Jan. 14. The reaction among the parishioners was one of surprise and delight with smiles and spontaneous applause.
Arlington Bishop referees seminarian basketball game
January 11, 2018 14:42 - 2 minutes - 2.73 MBIf you were at last weekend’s annual seminarian basketball game, you might have taken a doubletake while watching the referees. Arlington Bishop Michael Burbidge was one of three referees for the annual game that pits diocesan seminarians against young men discerning a vocation to the priesthood. In a customary black-and-white-striped shirt, armed with a whistle, the bishop held his own among fellow referees Fr. Chris Vaccaro from Mary Washington University and Paul Klein of St. Veronica Chur...
Dominican sister inspired Hayley Mills' 'Trouble with Angels'
January 03, 2018 21:15 - 2 minutes - 2.05 MBFind out about the life of Dominican Sister John Eudes who inspired the character of Mary Clancy in the 1966 movie “the Trouble with Angels” staring Hayley Mills as Clancy. Sister Eudes served as Librarian at Christendom College in Triangle and as a pastoral minister at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Triangle. She died Dec 22 at the age of 95. All are invited to watch Bishop Michael Burbidge don a striped uniform and silver whistle as he referees the annual seminarians vs. Quo Vadis basketba...
The story your Christmas ornaments tell
December 15, 2017 20:38 - 4 minutes - 3.81 MBNew traditions, old keepsakes, memories of smiling faces and hopes for years to come all rest on the still-moist branches of our tree.
The new dome at the Shrine in DC; a Lego priest; and preparing for Encuentro
December 14, 2017 17:01 - 2 minutes - 2.68 MBThe new dome at the Shrine in DC; a Lego priest; and preparing for Encuentro by Arlington Catholic Herald
Check out this devotional monument in an Alexandria backyard
December 06, 2017 21:34 - 2 minutes - 2.61 MBCheck out this devotional monument in an Alexandria backyard by Arlington Catholic Herald
If you've ever been affected by alcoholism, you'll want to read this story.
November 28, 2017 21:42 - 2 minutes - 2.5 MBAlcoholism affects nearly 16 million people in the United States, and each year, 88,000 people die from alcohol-use disorders, making it the third leading preventable death in this country. These 2015 stats, the latest available from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, illustrate how widespread the problem of alcohol addiction is. But this week, we put a human face on what many consider a disease. Kate Schulze shares the personal, painful story of her brother’s addiction. ...
May the road rise to meet Fr. Gerry Creedon
November 22, 2017 17:32 - 3 minutes - 3.32 MBWe lost a good friend and beloved pastor this week with the death of Fr. Gerry Creedon, pastor of Holy Family Church in Dale City. He died Nov. 16 from complications following heart surgery. He was 73. Originally from County Cork, Ireland, the fourth of 14 children was ordained a priest for the Richmond Diocese in 1968. He served in parishes in Alexandria, McLean and Arlington before being assigned to start the diocesan mission in Bánica, Dominican Republic, in 1995. Living among the Dominica...
The pope asked for this day
November 15, 2017 21:00 - 3 minutes - 3.34 MBSee what request the pope made that turned into an annual global day of awareness; and other headlines from this week's Catholic Herald.
Catholic heritage celebrated in style in France
November 09, 2017 19:35 - 4 minutes - 3.66 MBI found myself seated at one of two long dining tables set with Limoges china, silver knife rests, crystal glassware and candlesticks that looked like something out of the Disney movie “Beauty and the Beast.” The setting was a dinner in the formal dining room of Chateau de Laprée, the home of Edouard-François and Sarah de Lencquesaing, that dates back several centuries, and has been inhabited by the same family all these years. The dinner was a celebration of a successful weekend for the near...
New Catholic cemetery in the Diocese of Arlington
October 25, 2017 18:10 - 2 minutes - 2.07 MBWe’ve got a story on a rural parish in the hills of Central Virginia that’s opening a cemetery. St. Isidore the Farmer Church in Orange has sold 84 plots in the first section of the new cemetery. With capacity for about 700 plots in four sections, each spot can hold a casket or cremation urns. Currently, two gray headstones can be seen in the tree-lined field next to the church. Soon, construction will begin on a road that will wind around the cemetery. Pastor, Fr. Terry Staples, said plannin...
Immigrant couple chooses life with pro-life help
October 11, 2017 19:02 - 3 minutes - 3.13 MBMohammad, his wife, Tari, and their three children had a good life in Afghanistan. Since 2002, Mohammad worked for the U.S. Army there, but felt he needed to move his away from the threat of kidnapping and suicide bombings. So in July, the five of them left their family, friends and homeland to move to Virginia. A month later, the couple learned they were pregnant. Tari suffers from extreme nausea because of the pregnancy, and has been to the ER five times. Mohammad thought, “I'm newly immigr...
Latest Catholic news: New deacon, Catechism of the Catholic Church turns 25
October 06, 2017 20:24 - 3 minutes - 3.29 MBCatholics sought solace after the Las Vegas shootings at the noon Mass at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More in Arlington.
Bishop Burbidge concelebrates Mass with Pope Francis
September 28, 2017 15:30 - 3 minutes - 2.95 MBArlington Bishop Michael Burbidge is in Rome to visit the Pontifical North American College, one of the seminaries the diocese uses. Sept. 25, the bishop was able to concelebrate Mass with Pope Francis in the chapel of the pope's residence. A retreat for the seriously ill was held in White Post at San Damiano Spiritual Life Center. The retreat had been held at Dominican Retreat house in McLean for decades, but when the facility closed two years ago, the retreats ended, until this year. Father...
Blue Mass and 11-year-old entrepreneur mows White House lawn
September 21, 2017 18:10 - 3 minutes - 3.32 MBA closer look at some of the stories in our latest issue. Arlington Bishop Michael F. Burbidge prayed for First Responders during the 14th annual Blue Mass he celebrated at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More Sept. 16. Francis Giaccio, 11, an altar server at St. James Church in Falls Church, mowed the lawn of the Rose Garden Sept. 15, maintaining his concentration even as cameras flashed and the president came to check on the progress.
This week in the Catholic Herald
September 15, 2017 20:08 - 1 minute - 1.09 MBA look at a few of the latest headlines around the Arlington Diocese.