Congratulations once again to Brookewood’s Class of 2026! Brookewood is filled with gratitude for the joy, friendship, leadership, and faith these young women brought to Brookewood. We are so proud of all they have accomplished and cannot wait to see where life takes them next. Nolite Timere!
2026 Play Actors Guild Production This past weekend, Avalon & Brookewood’s Play Actors Guild delighted audiences with William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing—a fast-paced comedy full of wit, romance, and well-earned redemption. Directed by Erin Bone Steele (her 7th show with Avalon & Brookewood), the production showcased a talented ensemble, including Gio G. (Leonato), Luci E. (Beatrice), Patrick S. (Benedick), Suzanna M. (Hero), Luke H. (Claudio), Rohan S. (Don Pedro), Maggie…
Everyone is exhausted, but fulfilled.
Rich McPherson joins me to discuss Fr. James Shea’s long essay From Christendom to Apostolic Mission: Pastoral Strategies for an Apostolic Age. The essay asks that we first acknowledge we are no longer living in a culture governed by Christian values and institutions and then that we adopt approaches commensurate with this shift. The apostolic age…
Today I talk with Rich McPherson, Head of Brookewood and President of Avalon and Brookewood, to learn how he spent his summer vacation. Having made a number of one-day pilgrimages and thought for a long time about multi-day routes, Rich has devised a two-week pilgrimage, a Camino of Maryland, he hopes to initiate this next…
This past Saturday, the Brookewood and Avalon communities came together for the 19th Annual Pilgrimage, a day of prayer, fellowship, and joyful perseverance. The pilgrimage began with Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception and continued along a roughly 15-mile route, concluding with Mass at St. Catherine Labouré Church. Many…
Brookewood students Bella Romero and Elena Aldrette have been honored with the Maria Guarrera Wilmeth Award for excellence in the study of the Italian language. The award, presented at the gala of the Italian Cultural Society of Washington, DC, recognizes outstanding students from Washington-area high schools where Italian is part of the curriculum. Bella and…
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