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Fr. Robert Spitzer – Celebrate Catholic Speaker Month

  Fr. Robert Spitzer is a gifted speaker, scientist, and theologian.  I am pleased to write about Fr. Spitzer in honor of Support A Catholic Speaker Month.  Support A Catholic Speaker Month was started this year by Brandon Vogt to … Continue reading

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Fortnight for Freedom–Washington, D.C.

            The Fortnight for Freedom ended on July 4th at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.  I was very moved to attend this Mass at “America’s Catholic Church,” the largest Catholic … Continue reading

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Nuns on the Bus

      I was invited by the Franciscan Action Network to come and welcome the Nuns on the Bus at the end of their journey in Washington, D.C.  I was pleased to join many people of many faiths and … Continue reading

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Fortnight for Freedom–Charlottesville

            The area parishes of Charlottesville gathered this past Sunday evening at the First Amendment Monument Free Speech Wall for a prayer service for the Fortnight of Freedom.  We honored to have Fr. Stephen Alcott, … Continue reading

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Stand Up for Religious Freedom & Rutherford Institute

Yesterday there was a peaceful rally of 110 citizens concerned about preserving religious freedom. The rally was held in Jackson Park in the City of Charlottesville.  Nearly 50,000 people from many faiths joined together in 160+ cities across America to … Continue reading

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Catholics Are Standing Up for Rights

With the controversial HHS Mandate proposed by the Obama Administration, Catholics are uniting across America in protest.  There are two major initiatives being organized to advocate for religious liberty and against the threat the HHS mandate makes to religious freedom … Continue reading

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Lent & Holy Week

                We are now approaching the end of the Lenten Season with Holy Week, and beginning the 50 days of the Easter Season.  Christ sacrifice on the cross is the ultimate act of … Continue reading

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Nationwide Rally for Religious Freedom

On Friday, people from 140 cities across America assembled to protest the HHS Mandate and to stand up for religious freedom.  Here in Charlottesville, over 100 people assembled in front of the U.S. Courthouse in prayer, song, and peaceful protest … Continue reading

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Catholic Advocacy Day in Virginia

Hundreds of Catholics from across the Commonwealth of Virginia assembled today in Richmond to advocate for many concerns facing Catholic citizens.  Our parish, The Church of the Incarnation, organized a bus to take 31 people from our community to go … Continue reading

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Faithful Citizenship in Virginia

With the upcoming elections this Tuesday, November 8th, there are some good resources to help guide faithful citizens.  The two bishops of Virginia have a very good website called the Virginia Catholic Conference that offers information about Social Justice, Life … Continue reading

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