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Matt and Libby Britton, parishioners of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Church in Fredericksburg, traveled more than 500 miles to Canada with their eight children and son-in-law to receive graces, bring prayers and evangelize.

Racist behavior is intrinsically evil and must be denounced always. While most people agree with this statement, it begs a serious and challenging question: what are we willing to do?

Gospel Commentary MT 16:13-2 It is a big moment in the life of a teenager when he is given the keys to the family car. It is a sign of trust. A parent knows that such a moment is necessary because he or she will not always be around, and a son or daughter must […]

Saying there is an "urgent need" to address "the sin of racism" in the country and find solutions to it, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has established a new Ad Hoc Committee Against Racism and named one of the country's African-American Catholic bishops to chair it.

How can we be Christ to our neighbors? How can we live a life in our community that proclaims the Gospel by genuinely loving the people God puts right in front of us: the man struggling with a language barrier at the bank, the pregnant teenager who needs a home, the black baby orphaned by a mother in jail for life, the lady in your parish who feels exiled because she is the child of immigrants and the women around her are affirming rhetoric that denies her dignity?

Looking at things from this side of the Atlantic, it is easy to think of Europe as a single, united entity. Seen up close it’s not so clear. National identity keeps getting in the way.   French, German, Italian, Polish, and so on — those ancient identities still matter to many people. As arguably they […]
The 2017 Marriage Jubilee Mass honoring couples celebrating 25th and 50th anniversaries will be celebrated by Arlington Bishop Michael F. Burbidge at Our Lady of Hope Church, 46639 Algonkian Pkwy., Sterling, Oct. 15 at 2:30 p.m.,followed by a  reception. Jubilarian couples should register with their parish office by Sept. 22. The annual event is sponsored […]
Arlington Bishop Michael F. Burbidge will celebrate the 14th annual Blue Mass to honor and pray for law enforcement and public safety officers Sept. 16 at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More, 3901 Cathedral Lane, Arlington, at 5:30 p.m. A reception will follow in Burke Hall.   All are invited to attend this Mass to […]

A unique event took place in late June at St. Charles Borromeo, one of this city’s five touristic monumental churches. A painting of “The Return of the Holy Family” by Antwerp’s greatest son, artist Peter Paul Rubens, came back to the Chapel of St. Joseph near the chancel after a 240-year absence.

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