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The diocesan Office of Hispanic Ministry hosted a Hispanic Heritage Festival and Mass Oct. 1 at St. Anthony of Padua Church in Falls Church. Bishop Michael F. Burbidge celebrated the Mass in Spanish except for the homily. Following Mass, the festival took place outside and people enjoyed food from different Hispanic countries. The menu included […]
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John McLaughlin III, 81, died Sept. 25 at age 81. McLaughlin was born in Leesburg July 29, 1942, to Florence Nichols McLaughlin and John McLaughlin, Jr. He spent most of his childhood in China Lake, Calif., until the death of his father in 1959. His mother moved him and his three brothers back to Loudoun […]
Columns
By Lucia Silecchia
Nearly 10 years ago, Pope Francis recounted a story from his youth. He spoke of a man who lived with his wife, children and aging father. As the elderly father’s abilities declined, he started to eat sloppily while dining with the family. His son lost his patience. He got a small table, placed it in […]
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By Amy Mcinerny
A new webpage celebrating Respect Life Month is available on the diocesan website. The landing page is a great resource for anyone looking to become more active in building the culture of life in our diocese. Opportunities to donate time, talent, and treasure and several special events can be found there. Most urgently this October, […]
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By Diana Sims Snider
Catholic Charities Christ House in Alexandria marked 50 years of caring for the underserved Sept. 28 by doing what it’s best known for: serving dinner to its clients. Only this time, birthday cake was on the menu. Reflecting on the milestone, Stephen Carattini, president and CEO of diocesan Catholic Charities, invoked an analogy Pope Francis […]
Columnists
By Christina Capecchi
A mother understands. From the outside, Edith Rosenbaum was bursting with beauty and promise, 32 and a rising star in fashion. Her job was glamorous, working as a Paris correspondent for Women’s Wear Daily, an American fashion publication. She covered couture openings and penned a column that appeared on the front page, offering her impressions […]
Bishop's Columns
By Bishop Michael F. Burbidge
One of the most moving and mysterious accounts of Jesus comes at the end of the Gospel of Luke. Here is the short version: Two disciples are walking along a road to Emmaus while pondering the death of Jesus, the man they hoped would “be the one to redeem Israel” (Lk 24:21). A person they […]
Schools
Eighth grade students attending public schools or non-Catholic private schools who are interested in attending Catholic high schools in the Arlington diocese must take the High School Placement Test offered Dec. 2 or Jan. 6, 2024. This test is required for placement at Bishop Ireton High School, Bishop O’Connell High School, St. Paul VI High […]
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By Kevin Schweers
The U.S. bishops’ three-year National Eucharistic Revival underway is intended to promote understanding and devotion to the mystery of Jesus Christ in the Blessed Sacrament. In the Arlington diocese, Catholics say that interest in one of the most concrete forms of that devotion — Eucharistic adoration — runs deep and is growing stronger. Years ago, […]
Global
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — Coming from different parts of the world and having different experiences and talents, members of the College of Cardinals are called to create a “symphony,” listening to one another and to the Holy Spirit, Pope Francis said. Creating 21 new cardinals from 16 nations Sept. 30, the pope used the biblical story […]
