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Before celebrating Mass in a Dublin park, Pope Francis solemnly asked forgiveness for the thousands of cases of sexual and physical abuse perpetrated by Catholics in Ireland.
About 50 permanent deacons, their wives and children attended the annual Permanent Deacon Picnic Aug. 25 at St. John the Evangelist Church in Warrenton.
On a foggy, soggy day at a Marian shrine in County Mayo, Pope Francis said he prayed before a statue of Our Lady of Knock for all those who suffered sexual and physical abuse by Catholic clergy or in Catholic-run institutions in Ireland.
For the third year in a row, Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Arlington (CCDA) held a school supply giveaway for children age five to 17 Aug. 24 at Christ House in Alexandria.
Nearly 100 staff and volunteers who work with youths attended the DYM Summit Aug. 23, the largest gathering of diocesan directors of youth ministry.
In preparation for the start of school, 180 new teachers gathered at St. Thomas More Cathedral School for orientation Aug. 14 and 15, which included icebreaking exercises, breakout sessions and a meeting with Bishop Michael F. Burbidge. The goal was to help them prepare for the more than 17,500 students who attend Catholic schools throughout the diocese.
My reality is that I’ve known for more than 10 years how a report of the abuse of power and sexual misconduct is handled when a victim comes forward. That hard won knowledge has haunted me. The grand jury report is extensive and it is graphic. To read it is to challenge one’s faith in the church. There is no way around it. For some people, the interior struggle over whether to stay in the church or leave in disgust will be resolved quickly.
Parish life, peer education and public-private partnerships are needed to combat addiction, said Darren Butler, national coordinator of the Irish Bishops' Drugs Initiative during an Aug. 22 presentation at the World Meeting of Families 2018 in Dublin.
“How are people supposed to defend the church now? How can people even hold up their heads and say they’re Catholics?”
The gift of faith for Christians
Faith is a gift. We must return to this reality over and over as Christians. When St. Peter professed his faith in Jesus as “the Christ, the Son of the living God,” Our Lord testified that this revelation was the fruit of a grace: “For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my heavenly Father” (Mt 16:17).