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Marist student pays it forward to special need students in Nicaragua
September 21, 2018ATLANTA—Mary Koenenn, a rising senior at the Marist School, wanted to celebrate her 17th birthday with friends and family, but she also wanted to serve young people in need. Instead of gifts, Koenenn asked friends to donate to Mustard Seed Communities. And at her party, local ministry Caring Canvases helped her organize a special painting […]
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Dublin meeting focuses on families living as Christ for others
September 21, 2018DUBLIN—Thousands came to Ireland from more than 100 countries to learn, pray and share the good news about marriage and family life at the World Meeting of Families. Among them was Father John Kieran, a senior priest for the Archdiocese of Atlanta. Sharing some reflections about his trip in an email, Father Kieran said that […]
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‘Unbroken’ sequel depicts eventual faith conversion of World War II hero
September 20, 2018NEW YORK (CNS)—In 2014, Angelina Jolie helmed the often harrowing but ultimately uplifting fact-based drama “Unbroken.” The film was based on Laura Hillenbrand’s best-selling 2010 biography of Olympic runner-turned-war-hero Louis “Louie” Zamperini (1917-2014), “Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption.” Working from the same text, director Harold Cronk continues Zamperini’s story, […]
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A psalm for sexual abuse
September 20, 2018I scanned the rows of baby food jars on the shelf, grabbed several in a clattering handful, and tossed them into my cart. The store assistant smiled as she rang me up. “How old is your little one?” she asked. I blushed. “It’s for a friend’s child,” I murmured quickly, fishing through my purse for […]
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Love breaks chains of slavery to sin, pope says
September 20, 2018VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Only true love for God and neighbor can destroy the chains of greed, lust, anger and envy that enslave humankind, Pope Francis said. “True love is true freedom: It detaches from possession, rebuilds relationships, it knows how to welcome and value the neighbor, it transforms every struggle into a joyous gift and makes […]
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National Encuentro to cultivate renewed energy in local Catholic community
September 20, 2018The first national Hispanic Encuentro took place in 1972 in Washington, D.C. It was a quite modest undertaking in comparison to the National Fifth Encuentro that will occur in the Diocese of Fort Worth, Texas, in a few days. The first three of these national gatherings all took place in Washington, with the fourth one, […]
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Listening church: Pope gives new vision for Synod of Bishops
September 20, 2018VATICAN CITY (CNS)—The Synod of Bishops increasingly should be a structure for listening to the Catholic faithful, demonstrating a local bishop’s concern for the entire church and a means of expressing all the bishops’ unity with the pope, Pope Francis said. Replacing Blessed Paul VI’s 1965 document that established the Synod of Bishops and building […]
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The search for unity in Picasso’s ‘Three Musicians’
September 20, 2018Like all of us, I am shocked and dismayed by the horrific abuse scandal in the Church. It is no exaggeration to say that I am heartbroken. Many times throughout the last several weeks, I have felt empty. I am a writer, but I have had no words. Seeking solace in this distress, I have […]
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Surviving the eye of the spiritual storm
September 20, 2018In my childhood days in Miami, hurricanes seemed like no big deal. My father taped the windows, my mother baked cookies, and my sister and I delighted in staying home from school. We weren’t afraid because we felt our parents had everything in control, including the storm. Although we’d been taught God ruled the universe, […]
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After meeting with pope, cardinal hopeful about addressing crisis
September 20, 2018VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston struck a determinedly hopeful tone after his long-awaited meeting with Pope Francis to discuss the growing sexual abuse crisis in the United States. “I myself am filled with hope,” he said, “but I also realize all these things might take purpose and time.” The cardinal spoke following […]