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Marist Father Charles Auguste Othenin Girard dies
December 7, 2017ALGIERS, La.—Father Charles Auguste Othenin Girard, SM, died peacefully at Our Lady of Wisdom Health Care Center in Algiers, Louisiana, on Saturday, Nov. 11. He was 81. He was born on Dec. 13, 1935, in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana. He is the son of the late Charles August and Olita (Trahan) Girard and the brother of […]
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Deacon Will A. MacDonald, who ministered to Corpus Christi, dies
December 7, 2017ROME—Deacon Will A. MacDonald of Rome died Sunday, Nov. 12. He was 95. He was born in North East, Pennsylvania, on Sept. 7, 1922, son of the late Bruce and Marie Spath MacDonald. He was preceded in death by his wife, Edna Marie Bataille MacDonald in 2007; son-in-law Tom Gutierrez; sisters Helen Kuhn and Zola Smith; […]
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Our Lady of Fatima is focus of charismatic renewal anniversary event
December 7, 2017ATLANTA—The Atlanta Catholic Charismatic Renewal Conference, held Oct. 13-14, marked the 50th anniversary of the renewal as well as the 100th anniversary of the apparitions of Our Lady of the Rosary in Fatima, Portugal. Marked by a miracle of the sun spinning in the sky at midday, the Virgin Mary appeared to three children in […]
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Study shows Guadalupe devotion lessens health issues caused by stress
December 7, 2017JACKSON, Miss. (CNS)—A good talk with your mother every day could improve your health. At least, that’s what’s happened for immigrants in one Mississippi community. A study out of the University of Alabama exploring the link between faith and health demonstrated that those with a devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe had fewer negative health […] Full Story
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Youth, religious, priests encourage each other at conference to hear call
December 7, 2017INDIANAPOLIS (CNS)—The theme of the National Catholic Youth Conference in Indianapolis was “Called.” So it was appropriate that the more than 20,000 Catholic youths gathered Nov. 16-18 from across the country gave a bit more attention to the many priests and men and women religious who prayed with them, listened to inspiring presentations with them […]
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Congress urged to ‘fix fundamental flaws’ in final tax reform bill
December 7, 2017WASHINGTON (CNS)—Congress must “fix the fundamental flaws” in both the Senate and House versions of the tax reform proposal as lawmakers try to reach an agreement on a final bill, said the chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development. Bishop Frank J. Dewane of Venice, Florida, the chairman, issued a […]
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Know your faith: Surrender, and receive
December 7, 2017As nearly any of their Christmas shopping lists would suggest, parents know all about surrendering wants and desires—primarily, their wants and desires—for the sake of their children. Going “without,” or with less, is part and parcel of “surrender.” In the context of faith, we—as Catholic disciples—believe that we are called to surrender to God’s will, […]
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Newtown and gun violence: One place where the political became personal
December 7, 2017WASHINGTON (CNS)—The numbers are inescapable: Dec. 14, 26 dead, five years. Those are the basic grim numbers behind the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. Newtown is where the political became personal. “We decided to not refer to it as an anniversary,” said Msgr. Robert Weiss, pastor of St. Rose of […]
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In Myanmar and Bangladesh, pope calls for dialogue and respect for all
December 7, 2017VATICAN CITY (CNS)—As on every papal trip, Pope Francis’ visit to Myanmar and Bangladesh included a mix of meetings with government officials and events focused firmly on the nations’ Catholic communities. The political implications of his Nov. 27-30 stay in Myanmar and his Nov. 30-Dec. 2 stop in Bangladesh grabbed the headlines mainly because of […]
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Sister shares heartbreaking story to lead youths closer to God
December 7, 2017INDIANAPOLIS (CNS)—It wasn’t the story that the 20,000 Catholic youths were expecting to hear from a religious sister. And the audience of young people inside Lucas Oil Stadium on the morning of Nov. 17 became more quiet and riveted as Sister Miriam James Heidland shared the hard, heartbreaking chapters of her life story. She told […]