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Legal community prays for peace, justice at annual Red Mass
October 18, 2018ATLANTA—The St. Thomas More Society’s annual Red Mass, celebrated Oct. 11, signifies the beginning of a judicial calendar year. Judges, attorneys and others who administer justice came together for the Red Mass at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Atlanta. Members of the clergy wore red vestments, traditionally signifying the outpouring of the […]
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Pope accepts Cardinal Wuerl’s resignation as Washington archbishop
October 12, 2018VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl as archbishop of Washington but did not name a successor. When the pope’s decision was announced Oct. 12, the Archdiocese of Washington released a letter from Pope Francis to the cardinal, making clear his support for Cardinal Wuerl’s ministry and leadership, but […]
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Pope names new members, including Atlanta’s archbishop, for Vatican office for laity, family, life
October 6, 2018VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Less than five months after updating the statutes of the Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life, Pope Francis named a new slate of members of the Vatican office, including U.S. law professor Helen Alvare, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory of Atlanta and Cardinal Gerald Lacroix of Quebec. The Vatican announced the new members […]
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Catholic Extension director to lecture on changes in Southern church
October 5, 2018ATLANTA—Catholic Studies at Emory’s Candler School of Theology and the Aquinas Center of Theology will present a lecture by Tim Muldoon, Ph.D., director of mission education for Catholic Extension, on Thursday, Oct. 11, at 7 p.m. The talk is entitled, “The New Center in the Catholic Church: Catholic Extension and the Changing Face of the […]
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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 […] Full Story
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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 […]
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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 […] Full Story
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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 […]