by Jennifer Basinger | Oct 2, 2021 | Updates
Mary Lou Cochran was a high school student in the late 1950’s when some women in Opus Dei came to Washington DC and opened Stonecrest Center on Massachusetts Avenue, near Dupont Circle . Mary Lou was the oldest of six children in a closely knit family. She recalls how...
by Jennifer Basinger | Aug 15, 2021 | Updates
Camp Kittimaquundi, a unique summer experience for girls entering 4th-8th grade, was back in action this summer from August 8th through the 13th. The picturesque West River Center, a magnificent site of woodlands, natural wildlife areas and one mile of waterfront on...
by Jennifer Basinger | Jul 15, 2021 | Updates
Opening near Washington D.C. ‘s Dupont Circle in 1959, Stonecrest has been around since the early days of Opus Dei’s activity in the United States. The founder of the prelature, St. Josemaria Escriva, mentioned Stonecrest during an interview in 1966. It was in...
by Jennifer Basinger | Jun 25, 2021 | Updates
On April 18, 2019, four young women from Stonecrest Home Arts internship program presented an academic paper entitled “Artistry and the Family Meal” at the Incontro Romano Congress in the Pontificia Università della Santa Croce. Inspired by St. Josemaria Escriva...
by Jennifer Basinger | Jun 1, 2021 | Updates
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by Jennifer Basinger | Jun 10, 2020 | Updates
“We need strong families to actually form the future generation of the Church – to form and transmit virtues…Where do we learn these virtues? All these things are learned at home. The Church begins at home. The Church is homemade.” Father Javier del Castillo,...