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The saving gift of fatherhood
June 6, 2021If sin, as St. Augustine notes, may be described as a curving in upon the self, God was inviting me, through my son, to attend to the rest of the human family around me rather than gazing inward at my own self.
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Three transitional deacons ordained
June 6, 2021On May 29, three men reached milestones on their journeys to the priesthood. Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., ordained Benjamin “Ben” Thomsen, Juan Carlos Villota Viteri and Joseph “Joe” Wagner as transitional deacons.
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Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s ‘A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings’
June 1, 2021Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s wonderful 1955 story “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” is a story about an angel of mercy, yet no one fully understands this fact until he vanishes from their midst.
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Paper chains hold this year together
May 29, 2021The loops take up three walls, swooping gracefully from their hooks and finally spilling onto the floor where they pool in the dust, waiting for one more hook to be added to the wall.
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A wakeup call: Growth in the senior population
May 28, 2021As we look back on the past year, the Year of the Pandemic, one of the greatest concerns of our church leadership was the possibility of losing a significant number of parishioners, including their spiritual and financial support
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Name and details announced for newly consolidated school
May 28, 2021Hal Plummer, superintendent of Catholic schools for the Archdiocese of Atlanta, announced May 13 that the new Catholic school on the southside of Atlanta will be called St. Mary’s Academy.
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Discovering the hidden jewel of peace
May 28, 2021“You kids are driving me crazy! This cry of exasperation was uttered regularly by the adults in my childhood world. You see, when the seven cousins got together, we were a force to contend with.
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Catholic educators, parents reflect on the pandemic era
May 28, 2021After 12 months of improvising and adaptation, Catholic school teachers and parents shared thoughts on the constraints of the school year, but also some of the bright spots of the year.
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Archdiocesan schools update remote learning policy for fall
May 27, 2021Archdiocesan School Superintendent Hal Plummer announced in a May 7 letter to parents the Office of Catholic Schools plans on having all students in the classroom full time in the fall.
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‘They all ate and were satisfied’
May 27, 2021It is easy to postpone the deepening of one’s personal relationship with Christ for the sake of spending more time problem solving. In my pastoral ministry as a bishop, I often feel tempted to become a manager of crises rather than a man of faith.