Less conservative Catholic Church in Northern VA?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why don't you just become Protestants. That is the ultimate logic of your "I want a Catholic church that is not traditionally Catholic" desire.

How about a parish that reflects the perspective of the current pope?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why don't you just become Protestants. That is the ultimate logic of your "I want a Catholic church that is not traditionally Catholic" desire.

How about a parish that reflects the perspective of the current pope?

Holy Trinity, Georgetown

[Anonymous]

Try St Athanasius Roman Catholic Church, Vienna.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Try St Athanasius Roman Catholic Church, Vienna.

you jest.

"St. Athanasius Church was founded to preserve the traditional Latin Mass and the traditional Catholic faith from the corruption initiated by Vatican II."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Try St Athanasius Roman Catholic Church, Vienna.

you jest.

"St. Athanasius Church was founded to preserve the traditional Latin Mass and the traditional Catholic faith from the corruption initiated by Vatican II."

I was half kidding -- it's actually really interesting to go to mass there at least once to check it out.

[Anonymous]

Another vote for Our Lady Queen of Peace in South Arlington. The first time I went there, they took up a collection to buy lunch for the day laborers in Shirlington, and prayed for universal health care.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Another vote for Our Lady Queen of Peace in South Arlington. The first time I went there, they took up a collection to buy lunch for the day laborers in Shirlington, and prayed for universal health care.

what did they say about the gays?

[Anonymous]

Just saying, you can't church shop. In this parish, you must attend your districted church. We wanted to register at another church but were required to attend St. James. It's the reason we left the Catholic Church.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:St. John Neumann in Reston. 20-30 min. drive from McLean.

Is St. Luke's in McLean very conservative? I'm guessing so since no one has suggested it.

Holy crap, YES!

School and parish. No no no. We live across the street from it and drive to Maryland instead.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:St. John Neumann in Reston. 20-30 min. drive from McLean.

Is St. Luke's in McLean very conservative? I'm guessing so since no one has suggested it.

Holy crap, YES!

School and parish. No no no. We live across the street from it and drive to Maryland instead.

To clarify, that was for St Luke's.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:St. John Neumann in Reston. 20-30 min. drive from McLean.

Is St. Luke's in McLean very conservative? I'm guessing so since no one has suggested it.

Holy crap, YES!

School and parish. No no no. We live across the street from it and drive to Maryland instead.

We're a Catholic-in-name-only family at St Luke and have been very pleased with the school.

[Anonymous]

Love St. John Neumann in Reston - absolutely wonderful parish!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Another vote for Our Lady Queen of Peace in South Arlington. The first time I went there, they took up a collection to buy lunch for the day laborers in Shirlington, and prayed for universal health care.

what did they say about the gays?

A friend and her wife joined because her parents switched to OLQP when she came out to them.
They sought support and a community and became leaders in the church there.

My kids did their religious ed program. Quite a few same-sex parented families.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just saying, you can't church shop. In this parish, you must attend your districted church. We wanted to register at another church but were required to attend St. James. It's the reason we left the Catholic Church.

The current pastor at St. Ann told me the opposite.

[Anonymous]

I am a fairly liberal Catholic. When I lived in DC, I went to Trinity. Now that I live in FCC, I attend St. Ann in Arlington and feel very comfortable.