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By Bishop Michael F. Burbidge
“My soul rejoices in the Lord!” Mary’s words to her cousin Elizabeth, as recounted in St. Luke’s Gospel, capture for us the theme of Preparation Year II for our Diocesan Golden Jubilee: “Rejoice!” Mary’s words encourage us also to rejoice with her in the Lord. The Lord Jesus was already present in the womb of […]
Columnists
By Elizabeth Foss
After dinner on many weeknights, my husband and I have a Jeopardy! habit. We sit and watch and compete with one another, and we’re pretty serious about it. Lately, though, it’s become a tiresome endeavor. Between rounds of trivia, we are inundated with political commercials. They are poorly written and poorly produced, and they are […]
Columns
By Fr. Kenneth Doyle
Q. I have noticed that when the choir does a piece of music differently or performs a song especially well, someone inevitably starts to applaud and the rest of the congregation follows suit. I think that this detracts from the mood that the music has just created and interferes with the solemnity of the Mass. […]
Local
The historic Brent Family Cemetery provided the backdrop for Mass for All Souls’ Day in Stafford Nov. 2. Father Will Nyce, parochial vicar at St. William of York Church, celebrated the Mass for nearly 90 parishioners who attended in observance of the church’s recommended practice during the month of November to visit a cemetery and […]
Bishop Burbidge
By Bishop Michael F. Burbidge
In Virginia, there are nearly 675,000 veterans. Every day, and especially today, we offer them our profound thanks for their heroic service and sacrifice. Whenever we encounter veterans, we should be mindful of the great gifts they offer and express our heartfelt gratitude for all they have done and for the outstanding contributions they continue […]
Columns
By Fr. Jack Peterson
Gospel Commentary 11.6.22 Lk 20:27-38 Some years ago, I read the book, “Good to Great,” by Jim Collins. He helped lead a team of business analysts do a study of companies that were successful over the long haul. They were trying to answer the question, “Why some companies make the leap to greatness and others […]
Local
The diocesan Retirement Fund for Religious collection, coordinated by the National Religious Retirement Office, will be taken up in parishes Nov. 12-13. The collection helps religious communities support older members. The retirement collection was started by the U.S. bishops in 1988 to address the need for retirement funding for religious communities. The yearly collection provides […]
National
WASHINGTON — The fall general assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops will find the bishops voting on a new president and vice president and how to proceed in disseminating their quadrennial document on Catholic participation in public life. The agenda for the Nov. 14-17 gathering also incorporates more time for prayer and reflection […]
National
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Bishop Robert E. Barron of Winona-Rochester expressed outrage Nov. 2 over the desecration of several graves and the columbarium at the diocese’s Calvary Cemetery in Rochester “with hateful and obscene graffiti” on Halloween night. He assured his prayers for families “of those whose final resting places were so dishonored.” The diocese “will […]
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
AWALI, Bahrain — A true love for the divine Creator means acting on behalf of his children who are neglected by the powerful: the poor, the unborn, the elderly, the infirm and migrants, Pope Francis told representatives of different religious faiths and international leaders. If believers do not listen to and take the side of […]
