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Arlington parishioner goes behind the scenes of Sheen beatification

By MARGARET YOUNGBLOOD
Behind an event that hosts 50,000 people there is inevitably a throng of unsung heroes who make it happen. Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen’s beatification Sept. 24 was no exception and it was my great privilege to participate as a volunteer.
10/2/26
Reading Time 3 min

What God sees

By Fr. Joseph M. Rampino
When God chooses David as King of Israel, despite being the youngest and most humble of the sons of Jesse, he says through Samuel the prophet: “the Lord sees not as man sees; man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.”
9/26/26
Reading Time 3 min

Kingdom of joy

By Fr. Steven Oetjen
The parable we hear today strikes many as unjust. Some people worked all day under the hot sun, and they only got paid the same amount as everyone else, even those who only worked for one hour.
9/19/26
Reading Time 3 min

Virginia voters to consider three constitutional amendments

By Jeff Caruso
As Bishop Michael F. Burbidge and Richmond Bishop Barry C. Knestout observed in their recent pre-election letter to Virginia Catholics, “In Virginia, every year is an election year. However, the contents on the ballot this fall are anything but ordinary.”
9/17/26
Reading Time 3 min

A girl and her good father

By Elizabeth Foss
I have a radar for it. I can spot her from a distance: a girl who knows that her father delights in her. She is more assured than other girls, more likely to believe that she can accomplish anything she sets her mind to.
9/17/26
Reading Time 3 min

Lust in marriage

By Mary Beth Bonacci
Remember that time when St. John Paul II said that men shouldn’t be attracted to their wives? It was the general audience of Oct. 8, 1980, amid his “Theology of the Body” talks. And that wasn’t actually what he said. But it’s definitely what he was reported to have said.
9/17/26
Reading Time 4 min

AI: the high-tech Ouija board

By Logan Phillips
Artificial intelligence is today’s hot new buzzword and seems to be everywhere. AI is transforming industry, research and finding its way into everything from military planning to supposedly “smart” refrigerators.
9/16/26
Reading Time 4 min

God’s mercy

By Fr. Jack Peterson, YA
I remember well the day I first laid eyes on the Grand Canyon. There was quite a buildup en route in the car as we talked about what others had said of this amazing spectacle.
9/12/26
Reading Time 3 min

In his name

By Fr. Richard Miserendino
Back when the internet was young and AOL was plugging people into it seemingly en masse, I vividly remember being warned by parents, teachers and anyone with a brain that I should never ever use my real name online.
9/5/26
Reading Time 3 min

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