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The everlasting joy of Christmas gifts
December 21, 2017In my early years, I lived in New York and recall opening a window in an upper-story apartment on Christmas morning, sticking my head out and gobbling down snowflakes as they poured from the sky. I expected them to taste like ice cream, which they certainly didn’t—but they still made a nice impromptu treat. When […]
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Blessed Trinity defeats Marist to win its first state football championship
December 21, 2017ATLANTA—For the first time ever, the two teams competing for Georgia’s Class AAAA football championship were from Catholic high schools. Roswell’s Blessed Trinity High School defeated Marist School 16-7 to claim the trophy. Originally scheduled for Dec. 9 at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium, the game was rescheduled to Dec. 15 because of Atlanta’s surprise pre-Christmas snowstorm. […]
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Rediscovering anew the delights of ‘Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH’
December 21, 2017The recovery, or rediscovery, of past pleasure is one of the greatest joys of life. I believe this truth inspires us each Advent, Christmas and Epiphany; it helps people of faith, especially, concentrate upon the things that matter, even when the secular world constantly tries to intervene and disrupt our focus. Regular readers of my […]
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The hope of the Nativity
December 21, 2017I have about a dozen of them around the house. I just received a new one as a Christmas gift from our Cathedral parish—an Irish Belleek porcelain beauty. It now joins my Waterford, olive wood and German cast iron ones. The crèches that fill my house are vivid reminders of the event that they are […]
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A retrospective look at 2017 in Atlanta’s Catholic community
December 21, 2017ATLANTA—As 2017 nears its conclusion, it’s time to look back at some of the significant stories of the Catholic community in the Atlanta Archdiocese. With some two dozen issues of The Georgia Bulletin published each year, inevitably great stories are overlooked and left out. We know that parishes, ministries and believers quietly offer women, men […]
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Hermit finds great joy in journey to perpetual vows
December 21, 2017CONYERS—After a spiritual journey filled with “beautiful challenges,” Sister Mary Beatrice Raphael made perpetual vows to live as a hermit, the first in the Archdiocese of Atlanta. In the sacred ceremony, Sister Beatrice vowed to give herself to God “in silence and solitude, in preserving prayer and joyful penitence, in humble labor and holiness of […]
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Dreamers must have our protection, support
December 7, 2017The Bible regularly uses people’s dreams to announce important messages of faith. Both the Old and New Testaments frequently employ dreams to reveal God’s plan and design. In the teachings of the Old Testament, Jacob’s dream was a confirmation of God’s promise to lead his people into a rich new land. The youthful Joseph was […]
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Royal engagement announcement brings attention to Catholic school
December 7, 2017WASHINGTON (CNS)—When the news broke Nov. 27 of Meghan Markle’s engagement to Prince Harry, reporters descended upon the Los Angeles Catholic school Markle attended: Immaculate Heart High School and Middle School. “They’ve been scaling the walls,” Callie Webb, communication director for the school, said with slight exaggeration, but maybe not too much, of the reporters […]
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Children’s books show Christmas’ true joy with beautiful stories, art
December 7, 2017The following books are suitable for Christmas giving: “The Watcher” by Nikki Grimes, illustrated by Bryan Collier. Eerdmans Books for Young Readers (Grand Rapids, Michigan, 2017) 42 pp., $17. “The Watcher” is a rare treasure in the world of children’s books: The verse is poetic, the illustrations are a compelling blend of photographs and drawings, […]
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Trappist Father Jerome Hickey dies Nov. 22
December 7, 2017CONYERS—Father Jerome Hickey, OCSO, a Cistercian monk of the Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Conyers, died Wednesday, Nov. 22. He was 87. He endured a period of illness that confined him to the monastery’s infirmary for 13 years, the last seven of which he was bedridden. He was an example of long-suffering patience as […]