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By Jeff Caruso
During the 2023 Virginia General Assembly session that begins Jan. 11, there will be numerous opportunities to defend human life and dignity across a wide spectrum of concerns. This will be especially true on the issue of abortion, due to the U.S. Supreme Court’s welcome and vitally important decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health […]
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A diocesan symposium on the Eucharist, with Philadelphia Archbishop Emeritus Charles J. Chaput, will be held Oct. 22 at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More, 3901 Cathedral Ln., Arlington, beginning at 9 a.m. The event is part of the celebrations counting down to the Diocesan Golden Jubilee in 2024. This year is themed “Remember,” harkening […]
Books
By Christina Lee Knauss
Generations of people have come to know St. Teresa of Kolkata, better known as Mother Teresa, as a humanitarian, a role model, an example of holiness in action and an intercessor with God. Jim Towey is one of the fortunate few who also got to know her as a friend. Towey, an attorney by trade […]
Art
By Gabriela Pariseau
Piercing. Visceral. Striking. All three words describe the excruciating pain of a sword. All three are words that cut to the heart of the thoughts and emotions evoked by the “Seven Sorrows of Mary” paintings by Falls Church native Katie Parker. Parker, 20, finished the seven paintings in July after more than two years of […]
Bishop's Columns
By Bishop Michael F. Burbidge
We are currently in the final months of the year one preparation for our 2024 Diocesan Golden Jubilee, focusing on the theme “Remember” and the Holy Eucharist. We are also amid the National Eucharistic Revival, called by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. The goals of this preparatory year include drawing the faithful to […]
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By Anna Harvey
Tschangho John Kim offers ‘peace to the community’ through teaching, writing and serving. From Korea to Austria to the United States, Tschangho John Kim traversed the world, pursuing a life in academia. Now, Kim plays an essential role within the Korean Catholic community in the Arlington diocese. Growing up, Tschangho’s parents’ involvement in the church […]
Columnists
By Elizabeth Foss
I remember a time in my teens when a woman just barely a generation older than me told me that most people suffer one great tragedy in their lives, and then they move on, wiser for the experience. I remember running a few of my life experiences past her and asking if she thought any […]
Parishes
What’s distinctive about your parish? What is your parish’s charism? St. Leo the Great is commonly referred to as “the great” parish by parishioners and clergy alike because of many attributes, including the quality of its liturgy and social ministry services. St. Leo brings Christ’s presence to Fairfax. When visitors enter the light-filled vestibule, they […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — The Second Vatican Council was the universal Catholic Church’s response to God’s love and to Jesus’ command to feed his sheep, Pope Francis said, celebrating the 60th anniversary of the council’s opening. The council reminded the church of what is “essential,” the pope said: “a church madly in love with its Lord […]
National
WASHINGTON — An Oct. 5 ruling by a federal appeals court — finding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program is unlawful — sends another signal that permanent legislation is needed to protect young immigrants from deportation and put them on a path to U.S. citizenship, according to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. A […]
