From the Bishops
The importance of a true education
Saint Thomas More, the patron of the Diocese of Arlington, was martyred because of his refusal to swear an oath... Read more
Get Ready – The Mass is About to Change
So, sometime next year you’re attending Sunday Mass as you always do. The priest takes his place in the sanctuary,... Read more
The Media and the Church: What is Truth?
A few weeks ago on Good Friday, nearly 2,000 people crowded the city streets of Paterson, N.J. With great devotion,... Read more
Barnabas: A Model for Believers in A Time of Need
The ancient Greeks had some profound sayings about human friendship. Aristotle defined friendship as “one soul dwelling in two bodies.” ... Read more
Statute of limitations
As I write this column on April 30, I have just heard that H.B. 5473 has been withdrawn at the... Read more
Witnessing to the light of Easter
By now, most of you have packed Easter baskets away for next year, uploaded your photographs from family celebrations and... Read more
The Vocations Challenge
Each year, for 47 years now, on the Fourth Sunday of Easter (April 25 this year) Catholics throughout the world... Read more
Message of Divine Mercy Offers Healing
The Catholic Church celebrates Divine Mercy Sunday on the Second Sunday of Easter, and the message of Jesus Christ’s mercy... Read more
The profoundly joyful news of Easter
Every Easter we come again to the moments that define us as a believing people. The Last Supper, the Crucifixion,... Read more
We are the Easter people of the Risen Jesus Christ
Scripture readings at the Easter Vigil tell the story of our relationship with God, from the first moment in time... Read more
The Daughters of Jerusalem - Sin and Punishment
Within forty years of Jesus’ death, Jerusalem lay in ruins. The Roman army led by the future Emperor Titus, lay... Read more
Look Within
The theme we have chosen for our diocesan observance Lent, “Look within,” invites and challenges us to look within ourselves... Read more
Joy abounds in preparing to welcome so many new Catholics
I clearly remember the day my sister Mary was born. It was May 1, a Saturday, and I was in... Read more
Light of the season
The First Sunday of Lent, Feb. 21 this year, was a brilliant day. In a cloudless sky, the sun shone... Read more
Bishop asks: How are you going to observe this time of fasting?
The holy season of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, February 17, 2010. How will we observe this time of almsgiving,... Read more
Rules for Lent
Another Lenten journey of further conversion will begin on Ash Wednesday, February 17, 2010. Lent prepares the faithful to celebrate... Read more
Renewal in our values -restarting from Christ
Renewal in our values – restarting from Christ Read more
Prayer, Penance and Health Care Reform
Jan. 22 is the 37th anniversary of the 1973 Supreme Court decisions Roe vs. Wade and Doe vs. Bolton. To... Read more
