Earlier this month, I was privileged to celebrate Jubilee Masses for the priests and religious sisters of the Diocese of Arlington, who mark their 25th or 50th anniversary of ordination or final vows this year.

St. Mark tells us, “For anyone…

 [Given by Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde on the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, during the monthly Respect Life Mass, at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More in Arlington.]

Choosing: this human act is very familiar to each one of us.…

The following homily was given by Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde August 18, 2007, during the monthly Respect Life Mass at St. Lawrence Church in Alexandria.

In today's first scripture reading, we heard how "Joshua gathered together all the tribes of…

The following homily was given by Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde October 13 during Mass for the biennial Diocesan Pilgrimage to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington.

The diocesan church of Arlington is on pilgrimage.…

The following homily was given by Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde on October 7 during the Annual Red Mass at the Cathedral of St. Patrick in Norwich, Connecticut.

Advice from a veteran bishop in today's second reading, instructions on faith, its…

As shepherd of a diocesan church increasingly gifted with and renewed by the presence of so many of our brothers and sisters in Christ who come from other lands and cultures, I was pleased to attend a recent conference devoted…

The following homily was given by Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde on September 9, the 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, at St. Katharine Drexel Mission in Bull Run.

God's Word to us today, especially in the Gospel reading, puts squarely before…

This Pastoral Letter was issued on the fifth anniversary of September 11, 2001.

"Deep Calls unto Deep"

As we near the anniversary of September 11, 2001, I join fellow Americans and especially Catholics of the Diocese of Arlington in recalling both…

The following homily was given by Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde on September 2, the 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, at Corpus Christi Mission in South Riding.

Once again, we find ourselves in the midst of another Labor Day weekend. This…

"Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary?" (Mk 13:55).

Christ Himself took up the tools of a carpenter, working with human hands for most of His life on earth. As we recall the image of…