Columns / Christ Our Hope Christ Our Hope returns this fall By Bishop Barry C. Knestout / July 5, 2024 More than a dozen priests from across the diocese joined Bishop Barry C. Knestout for the day-long pilgrimage at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on Oct. 21, 2023. (Photo/Michael Mickle, The Catholic Virginian) Bishop Barry C. Knestout’s award-winning column, Christ Our Hope, is currently on a summer break. Look for its return this September.