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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.
Bishop Michael F. Burbidge led a prayer service at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More in Arlington Jan. 24 to mark the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.
p class="Body">Those 8 million school-age Hispanic Catholic children will play a significant role defining the present and the future of Catholicism in the United States. We cannot afford to take them for granted. As a church, we cannot lose them.
Catholic bishops are looking to "transform" Catholic schools in response to decades of declining enrollment that has forced hundreds of schools to close since 2005.
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