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There is something profoundly moving about images of Catholics from around the world finding creative ways to practice their faith during the coronavirus pandemic. It calls to mind the early days of Christianity, before the institutionalization of the church, when organized worship often took place in the home. Read more here.
I am convinced that we have been given this moment, as challenging as it is, for our good and God’s glory. Read more here.
More than ever during COVID-19, parents are called to build their domestic church. These simple actions help them answer that call. Read more here.
As parents, it’s our duty to show our children that God is not just an idea. Read more here.
By Hosffman Ospino
Catholics love the family. To be Catholic, one could say, is tantamount to affirming family life in its manifold expressions. We affirm the many good things that happen at the heart of the home as essential to nurture individual lives and to build society. Read more here.
The development of small Christian communities will be part of the overall pastoral direction set by the CPARL Pastoral Plan and the Pastoral Staff. This direction envisions the Catholic Parishes of Arlington as a "community of small communities," centered in the Eucharist and committed to ministry.
The move towards small Christian communities is growing out of the need to meet and sustain our faith and support each other as we shelter in place during the COVID-19 Pandemic. A group of parishioners, along with our pastor Fr. Marc Bishop, will begin to study how our parishes are meeting the challenge of creating a truly supportive community while quarantined and beyond.
"From antiquity, Christians have referred to the family as a domestic church. So did the Second Vatican Council in its Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, “Lumen Gentium” (No. 11). The events affecting our lives during this time of pandemic have led many Catholics to reencounter our families. Ironically, many of us do so while asking, what does it mean to be family today? This is a perfect time for catechists of all ages to arise in the context of the home; a time for Gospel-inspired rituals and practices that make God present in the daily life of the family; a time to recognize the face of Christ in every member of our household." --Hosffman Ospino