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Pipes and drums are more than March music for McPhees
March 9, 2017JACKSON—As a kid, Richard McPhee played the clarinet. But when his firefighter father asked for “Amazing Grace” at his funeral with the skirl of the pipes, McPhee pledged to his father, he’d take care of it. Now the family does not take a trip without the bagpipes. From national parks and Mount Vesuvius in Pompeii […]
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Lent breathes life into world asphyxiated by sin, pope says
March 9, 2017ROME (CNS)—Lent is a time to receive God’s breath of life, a breath that saves humanity from suffocating under the weight of selfishness, indifference and piety devoid of sincerity, Pope Francis said. “Lent is the time to say no to the asphyxia born of relationships that exclude, that try to find God while avoiding the […]
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Father O’Reilly remembrance will be March 10
March 9, 2017ATLANTA—A Mass and reception at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on Friday, March 10, and a wreath-laying on City Hall grounds afterward will honor the memory of the Civil War Irish pastor of the Shrine, Father Thomas O’Reilly. The priest is credited with protecting five churches and several civic buildings from destruction as Atlanta […]
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UGA center hosts Irish writer Colm Toíbín
March 9, 2017ATHENS—The Willson Center at the University of Georgia will host a program featuring internationally known Irish novelist, dramatist, scholar and critic Colm Toíbín; Irish Times writer, literary editor and drama critic Fintan O’Toole; and Irish singer/composer/musicologist Iarla Ó Lionáird. Toíbín is presenting as the second annual Delta Visiting Chair for Global Understanding. He is the […]
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Atlanta St. Patrick’s Parade steps off March 11
March 9, 2017ATLANTA—This Saturday, March 11, is the 135th Atlanta St. Patrick’s Day Parade, the longest running event in Atlanta’s history and one of the oldest parades of its kind in the United States. Held rain or shine, the parade will step off at noon at Peachtree Street and 15th Street and continue down Peachtree to Fifth […]
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Second group graduates with pastoral theology certificates in Spanish
March 9, 2017ATLANTA—Sixty-three students, including some from the Diocese of Savannah, celebrated the completion of their coursework in pastoral theology with Mass with Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, which took place at Holy Spirit Church, Atlanta, on Jan. 14. The students who completed the course wore special yellow sashes during the Mass. Students completed a three-year formation program […]
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Vandalism at Jewish cemeteries decried, called hateful actions
March 9, 2017PHILADELPHIA (CNS)—Responding to the destruction of some 100 gravestones at a Jewish cemetery in Philadelphia, Archbishop Charles J. Chaput Feb. 27 deplored the “senseless acts of mass vandalism.” The gravestones were discovered toppled over from their bases the previous morning at Mount Carmel Cemetery in Northeast Philadelphia. The archbishop issued a statement in which he […]
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We must raise our voices against bigotry
March 9, 2017The friendship that we Catholics enjoy with our Atlanta Jewish brothers and sisters is a cherished heritage that has only grown stronger over the years. Long before I became your Archbishop, all of my predecessors had worked closely with our Jewish neighbors and friends to establish and to strengthen the bonds of respect and love, […]
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Atlanta magazine recognizes area Catholic school students for service to others
March 9, 2017ATLANTA—Holy Spirit Prep student John Arnold, 18, was saluted for his service to help hungry Atlanta students. Kelsey Fleming, 17, who attends Marist School, earned the award for creating bibs that allow caregivers to spend more time engaging with children and adults with severe disabilities. It was the ninth annual celebration of 20 Under 20 […]
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The Senior Side: The senior explosion
March 9, 2017Consider the idea of a population explosion. The senior population in the U.S. is growing three times faster than the rest of the country. Seniors over age 65 now outnumber the entire population of Canada. Two-thirds of those who have lived to age 65 in the history of the world are alive today. Our country […]