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The Sycamore Tree: a new Christian Book & Gift Shop

The Sycamore Tree is a new Christian book and gift shop located in Charlottesville, Virginia.  The Sycamore Tree is a wonderful family-run business founded by Richard and Maria Nootbaar, who are friends from my parish at Church of the Incarnation. … Continue reading

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Chrism Mass at Cathedral of the Sacred Heart

The Diocese of Richmond celebrated their annual Chrism Mass this past Monday evening at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart.  It is a beautiful Mass that includes blessing of the holy oils used for every church, and the clergy make … Continue reading

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Dominican’s 50th Anniversary & New Priory in Charlottesville, Virginia

  The Dominicans celebrated their 50th Anniversary with Bishop DiLorenzo coming for a special Mass and Blessing for a new Priory on March 24th.  The Dominicans came to Charlottesville on the Feast of St. Lawrence August 10, 1963 and established … 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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Fortnight for Freedom–Richmond

            Today I was honored to attend the Mass for the Richmond Diocese at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart with Bishop Francis DiLorenzo as the celebrant.  The Diocese of Richmond and Arlington in the … 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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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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Our Lady of Guadalupe

                        Today, December 12th, is the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe.  My parish, Church of the Incarnation, has a large Hispanic community that comes together to celebrate the … Continue reading

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