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Nine sisters celebrate their jubilees this year at St. James Church in Falls Church Feb 2.
This is a critical moment in the life of our Church and our society. I call on the faithful and people of good will to advocate for the right to life of all people, including the unborn and those children whose lives are at risk even during the process of birth. In Virginia, with the assistance of the Virginia Catholic Conference, we must make our views known to our elected officials on all issues where the right to life is at stake.
Bishop Michael F. Burbidge visited Blessed Sacrament School in Alexandria Jan. 29 to celebrate Catholic Schools Week and commemorate the school's 2018 Blue Ribbon award from the U.S. Department of Education.
Virginia Catholics enjoyed seeing Pope Francis and meeting young people who share the same faith.
Queen of Apostles Church will host “Fast Forward,” a presentation and discussion about a changing Northern Virginia and the impact on the parish family Feb. 6 in Hannan Hall, 4401 Sano St., Alexandria, 7-8:30 p.m.
Diocesan Catholic Charities is providing emergency financial aid for rent and utilities to federal government contractors who live in the Diocese of Arlington and were affected by the recent partial government shutdown.
i>“God’s Instruments: Renewing Lives, Restoring Hope”/i> is the theme for the 37th Catholic Charities Ball, the largest annual fundraiser for diocesan Catholic Charities, which serves the poor and vulnerable in 21 counties and seven cities of the diocese.
For my son's 12th birthday, I took him to New York City, where we stayed in a Brooklyn rectory and did all the things a 12-year-old boy would naturally want to do in such a big place.
During the Eucharistic prayer, our diocese prays by name both for our current bishop and also for our retired bishop. Yet I have never heard our pope emeritus (Pope Benedict) mentioned during the Eucharistic prayer.
Prophetic voice
Today’s readings invite us to ponder a critical, yet occasionally uncomfortable element of our Catholic faith — the prophetic role of Christ and his disciples.