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Beatitudes ‘an icon of hope,’ says archbishop at annual MLK Mass
January 25, 2018ATLANTA—Scores of believers gathered Saturday, Jan. 20, at the Shrine of Immaculate Conception to celebrate the life of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. With spirituals and prayers recited in 10 languages, the congregation reflected on the life of the Atlanta native, commemorating the 50 years since he was fatally shot in Memphis, Tennessee. The […]
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Young adults assemble to act on Dr. King’s message
January 25, 2018ATLANTA—Some two dozen 20- and 30-something Catholics shared a meal and honored the memory of the civil rights icon, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., with an act of service. The Sunday, Jan. 14, gathering at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Atlanta, was the first event in a weeklong celebration of the civil rights leader, […]
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Ministers affirm commitment at annual Mass for the Unborn
January 25, 2018ATLANTA—The arrival of Tony Maturo’s daughter at 2 pounds, 13 ounces, with six weeks spent in the neonatal intensive care unit, inspired his work and affection for the Respect Life ministry. “After the previous two miscarriages—and the circumstances in which our daughter was born—I witnessed firsthand and fully understood that life is both a miracle […]
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Marist Father Seli, who served in Atlanta, dies at 86
January 25, 2018WHEELING, W.V.—Marist Father William F. Seli died Jan. 11 at Good Shepherd Nursing Home, Wheeling, West Virginia, after a brief illness. He was 86. Born July 2, 1931, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he was the son of John and Emma (Bilovsky) Seli. He was ordained to the priesthood Feb. 2, 1958, in Washington, D.C., by Bishop […] Full Story
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Father de la Cruz, early pioneer in area’s Hispanic ministry, dies
January 25, 2018SNELLVILLE—Father Juan de la Cruz, one of the first Spanish-speaking priests to serve the Archdiocese of Atlanta, died Tuesday, Jan. 16. He was 85. Born Sept. 1, 1932, in Colombia, he was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Buga, Palmira, Colombia, on June 29, 1957. Following his ordination, he served as a professor at […] Full Story
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Atlanta’s most senior priest remembered as a ‘joy-filled man’
January 25, 2018DUNWOODY—Msgr. R. Donald Kiernan was remembered Jan. 19 as a dedicated pastor, a chaplain to Georgia’s first-responders and a life-loving personality who was part of the transformative growth of the Catholic community and the Atlanta region over the last 68 years. The most senior priest of the Atlanta Archdiocese died at the age of 93 […]
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Athletic director Mark Kelly retires, leaves ‘legacy of excellence’ at St. Pius X
January 25, 2018ATLANTA—A fixture at St. Pius X High School in Atlanta, athletic director Mark Kelly retired Dec. 31 after more than four decades of service. “He has brought an intense love of St. Pius and everything Catholic,” said principal Steve Spellman. “He’s going to be hard to replace. It’s his life.” Although the school has been […]
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Every child ‘precious gift from God,’ president tells pro-life rally
January 25, 2018WASHINGTON (CNS)—In remarks broadcast to the March for Life from the White House Rose Garden, President Donald Trump said that his administration “will always defend the very first right in the Declaration of Independence, and that is the right to life.” He invoked the theme of this year’s march, “Love Saves Lives,” and praised the […]
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Snow days from a Catholic perspective
January 25, 2018In his “Asian Journal,” Thomas Merton wrote, “My dear brothers and sisters, we are already one. But we imagine we are not. And what we have to recover is our original unity. What we have to be, is what we are.” In “Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander,” Merton acknowledged, “I have no program for this […]
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Walls between respect life, social justice camps tumbling down
January 25, 2018WASHINGTON (CNS)—When Cardinal Joseph L. Bernardin offered the idea that the church could approach its concern for protecting human dignity in tackling abortion, euthanasia, poverty and peace under a “seamless garment” during a 1983 speech at Fordham University, there were doubters who said the concept was flawed. For years, the ideological rift between respect life […] Full Story