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Encore: This year’s Lent could be just what struggling church needs
March 5, 2019WASHINGTON (CNS)—When Lent begins March 6, U.S. Catholics will likely be more than ready for it. This set-aside time for prayer and reflection—after all the church has been through in recent months—could provide both a healing balm and a needed boost forward, some say. Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent, is typically a big Catholic […] Full Story
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From the archives: Bishop David Talley talks about artifacts in his office.
March 5, 2019Before Bishop David Talley was made a bishop, he served as the pastor of St. Brigid Church, Johns Creek. One afternoon, he spoke with reporter Andrew Nelson for an interview ahead of his April 2013 ordination to the episcopacy. He shared about the symbols of the bishop that were displayed in his office and other […]
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Bishop David P Talley, a former Atlanta priest, named to lead the the Diocese of Memphis
March 5, 2019Bishop David P. Talley, a longtime Atlanta priest and former auxiliary bishop here, was named by Pope Francis to be the spiritual leader in the Diocese of Memphis. Our friends at Catholic News Service posted: WASHINGTON (CNS)–Just over four months after Pope Francis forced Bishop Martin D. Holley to step down as bishop of Memphis, […]
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St. Jude the Apostle students design future cities
February 26, 2019ATLANTA—Students at St. Jude School brought home a trophy from the 2019 Future City Georgia Regional contest. Future City is one of the nation’s leading engineering education programs and encourages middle school students in develop interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). The team of sixth and seventh graders from St. Jude the Apostle […] Full Story
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Atlanta pilgrims recall World Youth Day experience
February 25, 2019ATLANTA—Several youth groups and chaperones from the Archdiocese of Atlanta traveled to Panama City, Panama for the 2019 World Youth Day Jan. 22-27. Pilgrims from across the globe, ages 15-35, attend WYD for an encounter with the pope. The events are held every two to three years in different locales. Among the locals participating were […]
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Lenten path: Our return to dust
February 25, 2019One of my brothers observed recently about our dear mother, lying in the hospital: “There’s no meat on her bones, and no bones under her skin.” Osteoporosis, multiple fractures and 95 years of life truly lived are revealing her mortality as her bones wear out and her body fades. She’s being made into ashes; but […]
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Checking our hearts on Ash Wednesday
February 25, 2019When the engine light flashes red, we immediately take action to figure out what’s wrong. Same goes with the annoying beeping that tells us the smoke detector needs help. Unfortunately, it’s all too easy to ignore warning signs that are spiritual. We can go sailing merrily along, humming “I’m OK—You’re OK,” but then comes Ash […]
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A call to action: Social justice as moral imperative
February 25, 2019Justice is something we have heard a lot about in recent years. It seems everyone is calling for it in one form or another. We have undoubtedly all asked ourselves—and each other—how justice can have so very many different definitions. Whose justice are we to seek? What is the right thing to do? The body […]
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‘Blue Bloods’ presents Catholic faith with compassion, realism
February 25, 2019One of the great pleasures of parenthood is being able to discover new interests, or rekindle old ones, through the eyes of our children. I have enjoyed this sense of discovery and recovery with both my sons, but lately my younger son Nicholas has especially sparked my imagination. Nick loves baseball, and he adores art, […]
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St. Thomas More speaker shares history of black Catholics in America
February 25, 2019DECATUR—The black Catholic movement grew out of two dissimilar events, the reforms of the Catholic Church during the Second Vatican Council and the rise of the civil rights and Black Power movement, said a professor of religion speaking at St. Thomas More Church, Decatur. African-Americans gained legislative victories in the 1960s with voting and civil […]