How can we not be anxious in these times? How can we face and find our way through the darkness around us? In past weeks our state’s General Assembly has considered legislation that would have undone vital protections for the unborn, repealed health and safety standards for pregnant women and their children, restricted the exercise of religious liberty in offering health coverage, and legalized physician-assisted suicide. And in these final weeks of the session, important decisions remain about abortion funding in the state budget, the death penalty, family life education, and whether to expand our state’s surrogacy law More
Since my Installation Mass in December, I have been blessed to participate in some significant diocesan events and initiatives. More
Bishop’s Homily Feb. 9More
The following homily was given by Bishop Michael F. Burbidge at the Masses he celebrated at each of the seven diocesan deaneries.More
Dear friends in the Diocese of Arlington and brothers and sisters in Christ, more than ever in these unsettling times, we need to reflect Saint Thomas More’s courageous witness to the faith we profess. More