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A godparent is someone who serves as a sponsor for a person being baptized. A sponsor is a member of the church community who supports the person being baptized in his or her faith life. This practice reflects the ecclesial nature of faith: Baptism is a sacrament of faith, and while each member of the church must confess the faith insofar as he or she is able, Catholics do not have faith individualistically. Rather, we receive faith as a gift from God within the community of faith, the church.
Bishop Burbidge installs the parish’s new pastor during Mass.
Pray for politicians, government officials and anyone in a position of authority, including priests and bishops, Pope Francis urged as he ended his summer schedule and resumed his celebration of morning Mass with a small congregation.
Veronica Roth, program director of Catholic Charities’ St. Margaret of Cortona Family Residences in Woodbridge, introduced members of the Parish Liaison Network to trauma informed care at St. Theresa Church in Ashburn Sept. 13.
Religious sisters in the Diocese of Arlington, including eight new or returning sisters, had the opportunity to share developments from their respective communities, and hear the latest diocesan news, from Bishop Michael F. Burbidge at the annual convocation for religious sisters at St. Agnes Church in Arlington Sept. 14.
Diocesan Catholic Charities partnered with American Immigration Lawyers Association to host a citizenship day workshop, assisting more than 30 individuals to prepare and apply for U.S. citizens in Alexandria Sept. 13.
Springfield parishioner Ken Balbuena survives two brain surgeries after a ruptured brain aneurysm and thanks three special intercessors for protecting him.
A second Florida-to-Bahamas round-trip humanitarian cruise was set to sail the weekend of Sept. 14, weather-permitting, carrying supplies, transport specialty personnel, power generators and volunteers.
As long as we live, there is still time. It’s true that never again will we utter the words, “I have no regret.” But with every mistake offered to him with contrition, we have a new opportunity to live in the present.
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God’s longing and active pursuit
We are graced this Sunday to ponder three unique parables in Luke’s Gospel that bring into clear focus the longing God has for us to be close to him as well as his active pursuit of us.