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REVIVE! Inspires Young Adults To Love Christ
June 17, 2004Bishop Sam Jacobs told the Catholic young adults at “REVIVE!” it is all about love—loving Jesus Christ without reservation. “Don’t come to God with a thimble and say, ‘Give me a thimbleful of love.’ Don’t come to God with a cup and say, ‘Give me a cupful of love.’ Don’t come to God with a […]
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1,130 Wonderful Kids Go Wild For Christ
June 17, 2004Kindergarteners to middle-schoolers braved new territory at the 2004 Eucharistic Congress during a divinely scripted wild ride to encounter Christ. The journey culminated in the silence of more than 1,130 children and 250 volunteers kneeling before Jesus present in the Eucharist. The room, which came alive with inflatable palm trees and over 1,300 square feet […]
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Speakers See Eucharist As Key To Full Life
June 17, 2004The six speakers highlighting the general track of the 2004 Eucharistic Congress, who hail from places across the country and hold varying ministries and roles within the church and in society, each provided different nuances and insights into the big question of what it means to be Catholic and what the Eucharist means. Woven within […]
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Those In Military Remembered At Congress
June 17, 2004Almost every parish has received prayer requests for parishioners, their family members and their friends who are currently serving in the military. As a way of honoring the men and women in the armed forces and letting them and their families know that the archdiocese remembers their dedication and sacrifices, Archbishop John F. Donoghue and […]
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Benefit For St. Paul The Apostle Church Planned
June 17, 2004The Knights of Columbus from St. Francis of Assisi Church are looking for some folks who like barbecue and want to help some friends in need. In the early morning on April 26, a fire completely destroyed the building that housed St. Paul the Apostle Church in Cleveland, a mission of St. Francis of Assisi […] Full Story
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First Mission Trip Set For Hispanic Young Adults
June 17, 2004The archdiocesan Office of Hispanic Youth and Young Adult Ministry is sponsoring its first mission trip, which will be to El Salvador July 17-25, and participants are seeking cash donations to bring to the orphans and others in need they’ll be serving. The trip to Central America is being carried out through the religious order […]
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Parish Shares Diversity Of Culture, Unity In Faith
June 17, 2004When the church prays in the preface of Pentecost that the Holy Spirit has “created from the many languages of man one voice to profess one faith,” worshippers at St. Lawrence Church need only look about at Mass to see this diversity and unity right in their midst. Throughout the Easter season, members of the […]
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Thousands Gather For 2004 Eucharistic Congress
June 17, 2004A record number of people—over 23,000—thronged to the Georgia International Convention Center on Saturday, June 12, to participate in the ninth annual Eucharistic Congress, a daylong event sponsored by the Archdiocese of Atlanta. The day, which was dedicated to the Eucharist, the central sacrament of the Catholic faith, brought together the faithful from all over […]
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The 2003 Encyclical On The Eucharist
June 3, 2004On April 17, 2003, Pope John Paul II addressed the whole church with his latest encyclical, “Ecclesia de Eucharistia.” Here are some of my favorite quotes. “The church draws its life from the Eucharist—this is the heart of the mystery of the church.” Jesus says: “Lo I am with you always, even to the close […]
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Outpouring Of Love Touches Whole Family
June 3, 2004My brother, Mike, has recently fallen in love with a woman who’s not his wife, and I have proof. He hates telephones (not the physical object itself but rather the concept of having an extended conversation with someone he can’t see via a plastic gadget), but yet last week, he spent over an hour and […]