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Catholics invited to hear Mattson testimony on same-sex attraction
October 5, 2018ATLANTA—Author Dan Mattson will present his testimony of struggling with same-sex attraction at several events Oct. 8-12 in the archdiocese. Mattson, author of “Why I Don’t Call Myself Gay: How I Reclaimed My Sexual Reality and Found Peace,” will share how the Catholic Church has loved and accompanied him. The forward of his book is […]
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Frat house where tragedy struck reborn as faith community for students
October 4, 2018BATON ROUGE, La. (CNS)—Out of the darkness of unspeakable tragedy, a light is rising, spreading a transformation of resurgence and, perhaps most importantly, one of faith. Christ the King Catholic Church in Baton Rouge, through the efforts of pastor Father Andrew Merrick, has transformed a former fraternity house where a college freshman died a year […] Full Story
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Order in the court: Amid drama, Supreme Court gears up for new session
October 4, 2018WASHINGTON (CNS)—After the weeks of intense drama focused on Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh, the nation’s highest court was ready to get back to business, full bench or not. The expression “the show must go on” certainly applies because the Supreme Court always starts on the first Monday in October, which this year was […]
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How much would you forgive?
October 4, 2018The nation was shocked when five Amish children in Pennsylvania were murdered in their classroom in 2006. Our shock turned to amazement when one of the grandparents said, “We must not think evil of (the killer).” Another relative explained, “He had problems of the heart.” Retired Pope Benedict XVI described this kind of mercy as […]
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Loss of trust
October 4, 2018Therefore, put away all filth and evil excess and humbly welcome the word that has been planted in you and is able to save your souls. (James 1:21) Jesus asks us to take to heart his words about that which can defile a person. That which defiles, is the root of impurity, does not come […]
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Mission Sunday, Oct. 21: A priest’s reflection
October 4, 2018From the beginning the Catholic Church has stressed its missionary mandate. In the l960s the Second Vatican Council debated and underscored and reaffirmed our essential purpose: “The Church on earth is by her very nature missionary.” That emphasis continues in our time. The Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith in Rome directs the Church’s […]
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Longtime marriages bring to light a legacy of faith
October 4, 2018It does not take a very long time to establish Catholic traditions—especially the happy ones. I take particular pride in having introduced our archdiocese to the annual fall celebration of the 50th and 60th wedding jubilees of our long-married couples during my first year as Archbishop of Atlanta. This yearly event, now solidly included in […]
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The magical kingdom of friendship
October 4, 2018It’s nearly three o’clock, so I jump in the car and head over to the nearby school. Somehow, although I never had children of my own, I’m now waiting with women decades younger than me to pick up Lucy, my friends’ daughter, whom I love dearly. Some days we come back to my house, where […]
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Stay close to the suffering, forgive one another, pope tells Latvians
October 4, 2018AGLONA, Latvia (CNS)—What would Mary do? was the question Pope Francis, in effect, asked Latvian Catholics gathered at their nation’s popular Marian shrine. Celebrating Mass Sept. 24 at the Basilica of the Assumption, a shrine holding a beloved icon of the Mother of God in Aglona, 60 miles from the Russian border, Pope Francis insisted […]
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The Senior Side: The importance of humor in retirement
October 4, 2018“Had I known I was going to live this long, I would have taken better care of myself.” George Burns on his 98th birthday I find lots of very good reasons why seniors need to maintain a sense of humor in retirement. As our minds and bodies continue to age, it presents either a cause […]