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Cardinal DiNardo, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said Christians experience the pain of the family and friends of the victims in Texas and Kentucky "as if it were our own."

Christians, Muslims and Jews who are sincere about their faith must be committed to protecting the special character of Jerusalem and to praying and working for peace in the Holy Land, Pope Francis wrote in a letter to the grand imam of Egypt's al-Azhar University.

The role of a "prophet” in scripture was not necessarily one who tells the future but one who speaks God's Word. 

On Jan. 26 the church celebrates the feast of Sts. Timothy and Titus, two disciples and friends of St. Paul who are mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles and in St. Paul’s letters. 

I wish we had a litmus test to identify the people who deserve our praise. But it won't ever be simple. We are all sinners. The best we can hope for is an impressive balance on the side of virtue. As Chernow shows, we should be slow in weighing the evidence.

The so-called logic of deterrence is clear: It is necessary to have nuclear weapons and be willing to use them, precisely so that they will not be used. But is that morally acceptable?

December was an especially good month of service to the greater community by Bishop Ireton High School in Alexandria with both the “We Care Week” and “Adopt-a-Family” projects. “We Care Week” is a diocesan initiative to support Catholic Charities. This year, Ireton supported the Gabriel Project for women and children. 

From January 28 through February 3, the Diocese of Arlington unites with dioceses throughout the United States to celebrate Catholic Schools Week. Nationally, the theme chosen for this week is “Catholic Schools: Learn. Serve. Lead. Succeed.” Our diocese is blessed with 37 elementary schools, four high schools, four stand-alone preschools, and three independent Catholic schools that educate over 17,500 children who exemplify this theme.

David de Costa, a fourth grader at Queen of Apostles School in Alexandria, won first place in the Earth Science Week Visual Arts division of a national science contest organized by the American Geosciences Institute. He was awarded a copy of The Geoscience Handbook and $300 presented to him by Sally Jewell, the former U.S. […]

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