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Meal-packing, lively sessions launch 2018 Eucharistic Congress
June 7, 2018COLLEGE PARK—From quiet prayer in front of a sunburst monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament to an upbeat assembly line packing food for the hungry, Catholics of all ages and nationalities came to be revived in their faith June 1. Thousands appeared on the opening day of the 2018 Eucharistic Congress held Friday and Saturday, June […]
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Healing service invites trust in God’s unconditional love
June 7, 2018COLLEGE PARK—Those needing healing, whether in physical, emotional or spiritual areas of their lives, were invited to look directly at Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament and bring him their pain and burdens. “We need faith to be healed, not faith that we will be healed. We need faith in him. We need faith in Jesus,” […] Full Story
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Unity begins with the human heart, says Mother Olga
June 7, 2018COLLEGE PARK—The tiny nun packed a big punch. Mother Olga of the Sacred Heart, founder and mother servant of the Daughters of Mary of Nazareth religious community, was one of the featured speakers June 2 in the English track of the 2018 Eucharistic Congress at the Georgia International Convention Center. The only female speaker at […]
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Mass is privileged encounter with Christ, Bishop Barron teaches
June 7, 2018COLLEGE PARK—The crowd was on its feet before he uttered a single word. This was the speaker so many of them had come to see and hear. As the founder of Word on Fire Catholic Ministries and host of the “Catholicism” series on PBS and in thousands of parishes, Bishop Robert Barron is familiar to […] Full Story
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Finding sanctuary in the Holy Land
June 7, 2018Ever since my Great-Aunt Gladys rode a camel in the Holy Land when I was a kid in the 1970s, I’ve wanted to visit the places where Jesus lived and died. Upon her return from that trip, Aunt Gladys took her show on the road, packing and unpacking her slide projector and screen at churches […]
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Msgr. Stephen Churchwell, pastor and canonist, dies
June 7, 2018ATLANTA—Msgr. Stephen T. Churchwell, JCD, a longtime priest and canon lawyer for the Archdiocese of Atlanta, died May 31. He was 68. Born in Carmi, Illinois, on Oct. 4, 1949, he was the son of George and the late Juanita Wilson Churchwell. The oldest of five children, he converted to Catholicism at the age of […]
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Be watchful for scams that permeate our online world
June 7, 2018Several weeks ago, my sister Elaine, who lives in Vacaville, California, called to ask me if I had been impacted by the security breach that had struck Atlanta’s internet systems. I told her that I had not been affected because I had never used the municipal site in the past. Internet security has become a […]
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Gratitude can be strongest antidote to grief
June 7, 2018Each night, when I say my prayers, I thank God for the day’s blessings. I’m grateful for small things, like chipmunks begging for handouts on the porch, rays of sun painting patterns on the breakfast table, a steaming mug of French roast coffee. I’m also thankful for the 33 years I had with my best […]
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The Senior Side: What should I be doing today?
June 7, 2018“I find the biggest trouble with having nothing to do is … you can’t tell when you’re done.” Groucho Marx, comedian In the early days of retirement there is great joy in not having anything to do when you wake up in the morning. It’s such a relief to roll over in bed, especially on […]
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Pope ‘most fearless man I ever met,’ says filmmaker Wenders
May 25, 2018WASHINGTON (CNS)—Pope Francis, the subject of a new documentary by German filmmaker Wim Wenders, is “the most fearless man I ever met,” the director said in a segment of the CBS newsmagazine “60 Minutes” that aired May 13. “Fearless?” asked “60 Minutes” correspondent Jon Wertheim. Wenders replied, “Fearless. And he is not influenced by polls […] Full Story