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Thomas Merton’s elegy for his brother
May 3, 2019I celebrated in April, as I always do, National Poetry Month, which has been observed in the United States since 1966. And following Lent and Holy Week, I’m celebrating the season of Easter. I’ve always found it appropriate that a commemoration of poetry falls within the same month in which we most often celebrate Easter […]
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The Senior Side: A tribute to Archbishop Gregory
May 2, 2019For the average Catholic, the sighting of a bishop is a special occurrence. Our archdiocese has slightly more than 100 parishes and missions, so Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory and our two auxiliary bishops are spread thin as they administer the sacraments and participate in major parish events. They never have enough time to visit parishes […]
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The mystery of love through a child’s eyes
May 2, 2019Someone had made my bed and it was a much neater job than my own efforts. This same person had tidied up the bathroom and provided me with fresh towels, plus a carafe of filtered water. I was spending the Easter weekend at Ladydale, the name of my friends’ home in South Carolina. They live […]
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Letting go of the stones
May 2, 2019“Let the one among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.” Jn 8:7 Around this time of the year, there will be graduation speeches all across the country. If this year is like last year, and the years before, many of the commencement addresses will urge the graduates […]
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AACCW honors dedicated youth, women at annual Recognition Day Mass
May 2, 2019Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory recognized women and youth for outstanding support of their parish communities during the Atlanta Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women (AACCW) Recognition Day Saturday, April 13. A Mass was celebrated at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
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Religious share stories, encouragement for World Day of Prayer for Vocations
May 2, 2019Sunday, May 12, will mark the 56th anniversary of the World Day of Prayer for Vocations, a day to pray for ordained ministries—priesthood and diaconate—and religious life in all forms.
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Honoring the 2019 jubilarian priests
May 2, 2019The April 16 Chrism Mass at the Cathedral of Christ the King was a jubilee celebration of the ordinations of seventeen priests, both religious order and archdiocesan priests. Read more about their service.
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Sister Amata May, Sister of Mercy and educator, dies April 10
May 2, 2019Sister Mary Amata May, Sister of Mercy for 70 years, died April 10 at Stella Maris Hospice in Timonium, Maryland. She was 88 years old.
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Marist girls and Blessed Trinity boys excel at regional track meet
May 2, 2019After 16 track and field events had been scored during the April 25 regional track meet at Blessed Trinity High School, the Marist School girls took first place with 185 points and the Blessed Trinity High School boys took first place with 163 points.
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Lilburn mission breaks ground on education building
May 2, 2019Bishop Bernard E. Shlesinger III joined parishioners of Our Lady of the Americas Mission to break ground on a new classroom and parish office building on Sunday, April 7. The project is expected to be completed in 2020.