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A little girl’s Christmas promise
December 23, 2021The first tree I drew in school was a coconut palm, since maples and oaks were foreign to me. Living in Miami, my sister and I played outside year round, perhaps donning a light sweater in what northerners called the dead of winter.
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Deacon Thomas Zaworski, one of Atlanta’s first permanent deacons, remembered
December 22, 2021Thomas Edward Zaworski, one of the first two permanent deacons ordained for the Archdiocese of Atlanta in 1977, died Dec. 9. He was 86 years old.
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Being islands of mercy to walk with moms in need
December 21, 2021A question like “What can I do to help you and understand your fear?” can go a long way in bringing many back to the church. Included in such a question is the sense that someone cares and is willing to accompany them.
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Senior Side: New Year’s resolutions revisited
December 21, 2021I suspect that all of us at one time or another have made New Year’s resolutions. The problem with resolutions is they tend to be forgotten and lose their original intent. I suggest we need a better way of identifying resolutions, then an approach to ensure the resolutions are kept.
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Faithful celebrate feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe
December 15, 2021Rain didn’t deter the faithful who made a nearly mile-and-a-half pilgrimage in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe. On Dec. 11, parishioners of San Felipe de Jesús Mission walked, prayed and sang through misty rain to begin a 24-hour devotion.
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Despite vaccines, beating COVID-19 tougher than expected
December 14, 2021The year is ending pretty much the same way it started, with the United States wondering whether it will experience a surge in COVID-19 cases when the calendar changes numbers.
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Archbishop Hartmayer urges prayer, support for tornado victims
December 13, 2021On Monday, Dec. 13, Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., of Atlanta, offered a message in support of the tornado victims in Kentucky and several of its neighboring states.
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Rome’s Holy Crib
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Mourning, prayer and a resolve to rebuild follow devastating tornadoes
December 13, 2021Mourning, prayer and a resolve to rebuild shattered lives, homes and businesses in Mayfield followed one of the most powerful twisters in U.S. history that leveled the city of 10,000 in western Kentucky overnight Dec. 10. The Bluegrass State was the worst hit as numerous devastating tornadoes traveled across it and its neighboring states.
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Veteran homeschooler pens new book
December 11, 2021Michelle Heekin of Sacred Heart Online Homeschool has published her first book, “The Gift and Grace of Homeschooling: A Gift to Homeschooling Mothers.”