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Making room for silence
October 20, 2020Nothing intimidated me more than silence. You might think I would crave it coming from the chaotic but wonderful “noise” of an Italian American household; however, the extrovert in me was totally intimidated by silence and solitude.
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USCCB offers ‘Election Novena’ as way to prepare for Nov. 3, pray for nation
October 20, 2020As it did in 2016, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is encouraging people of faith to take part in an election novena beginning Oct. 26 and ending Nov. 3, Election Day.
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The taming of St. Francis of Assisi
October 16, 2020Walk through most gardening stores and you’ll spot a stone statue of St. Francis, surrounded by rabbits and birds. He looks safe and tame, the perfect addition to a manicured lawn decorated with tidy clusters of flowers.
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When my history of 2020 is written, this is what I want to hold on to
October 16, 2020It was the first day of school again. Set alarms. Curse the dark morning. Gently nudge a third-grader up and then a few minutes later flip on the light switch mercilessly. My daughter rolled her chair to the desk to start school in the living room eight weeks ago. Tuesday, she returned to the classroom.
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Pray: The Story of Patrick Peyton
October 16, 2020“The family that prays together stays together.” Although he popularized rather than originated that pithy saying, the sentence aptly sums up the message of Holy Cross Father Patrick Peyton, who advocated it both tirelessly and with great success.
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In confirmation hearings, Barrett stresses commitment to ‘rule of law’
October 16, 2020On Oct. 13, the second day of confirmation hearings on her Supreme Court nomination, Judge Amy Coney Barrett made a clear distinction between policy preferences and legal precedents in responding to questions from members of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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Code of silence’ allows domestic abuse to go unchallenged, bishop says
October 15, 2020Violence comes in many forms, but its goal is always control, Bishop Mark E. Brennan of Wheeling-Charleston said in his homily at the annual national vigil Mass marking October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
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Trappist brother dies September 27
October 15, 2020Brother Alan Jurusik, OCSO, died peacefully in the infirmary at the Monastery of the Holy Spirit on Sunday, Sept. 27. He was 99 years old.
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Archbishop Hartmayer celebrates pallium Mass with family, friends
October 15, 2020Archishop Hartmayer was joined by family and friends to celebrate receiving the pallium on Oct. 7 at St. Peter Chanel Church.
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Kellie DesOrmeaux serving others as associate school superintendent
October 15, 2020Kellie DesOrmeaux, new associate superintendent of Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Atlanta, is spending her first months on the job getting to know more closely the 18 school communities served.