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Washington Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory urged Catholics to work for justice, to care for others and to protect the environment, during his homily at the Mass for the Fourth African National Eucharistic Congress at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington July 22. “You have come … to honor the […]
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Legend has it that around the year 352, a childless couple in Rome wanted to donate their possessions to the Blessed Mother but they didn’t know how. In answer to their prayers, snow fell on Esquiline Hill one night in the middle of summer coinciding with a vision they had of Mary asking that a […]
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By Bishop Michael F. Burbidge
More than 130 people from the Diocese of Arlington, including both teens and chaperones, are traveling to Lisbon, Portugal, for World Youth Day 2023. St. John Paul II established World Youth Day in 1986 because he had a great devotion to the well-being of young people and wanted them to know Christ more deeply. Now […]
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A journey to Egypt with Joseph St. Francis de Sales Church in Purcellville held its Vacation Bible School July 10-14 with a record 229 campers and 142 volunteers. This year’s theme, “Egypt: Joseph’s journey from prison to palace,” brought campers back to the Old Testament. During camp, volunteers helped with crafts, games, snacks and church […]
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By Anna Harvey
Sister Mary, Heart of the Trinity, attended three vocations camps in high school. Now she returns for the first time as a religious sister with the Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matará, or the Servidoras. “I saw how influential (FIAT Days) was in my own life. I don’t know if I’d be […]
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By Anna Harvey
Since high school, Father Edouard B. Guilloux, parochial vicar of St. John the Apostle Church in Leesburg, has fostered a love for cycling. Today, he uses his athletic talents to support and raise awareness for Biking for Babies. “Our pro-life efforts cannot simply be a ‘no’ to abortion, but also an enthusiastic ‘yes’ to life […]
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By Ann M. Augherton
World Youth Day pilgrims around the globe are making final preparations for their trip to Lisbon, Portugal, for the gathering of teens and young adults. Among the more than half-million registrants are 131 pilgrims from the Arlington diocese and Pope Francis himself, who with the help of two Portuguese college students, registered for the Aug. […]
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The Catholic Herald asked Eric J. Jenislawski, an associate professor of theology at Christendom College in Front Royal, to reflect on ethical considerations about the rise of artificial intelligence. What’s important to know about new artificial intelligence developments? First, it’s important to demystify the powers of large language model artificial intelligence such as ChatGPT, because […]
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By Kevin Schweers
The national reckoning over artificial intelligence has sparked conversations around the Arlington diocese on how Catholics should approach the technology — and, for some, renewed concerns that people already have ceded too much to screens and other devices. For Rodney LaLonde, a parishioner of Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Arlington, the subject is more […]
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