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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […] Full Story
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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 […]
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At Lima Mass for 1.3 million, Pope Francis preaches message of hope
January 25, 2018LIMA, Peru (CNS)—Pope Francis took his message of hope to this sprawling, dusty capital of Peru, celebrating Mass within view of the rocky, waterless Andean slopes where most of the city’s poorest residents live. The day’s Scripture readings, in which Jonah was sent to Nineveh and Jesus set out toward Galilee, “reveal a God who […]
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The splendid gift of Cristo Rey in our community
January 25, 2018“Cristo Rey” is a title that is intimately connected with the Archdiocese of Atlanta and the name of our Cathedral Church, and it is now proudly displayed over the skyline of our city, clearly visible from the connector as folks travel north into the heart of our urban home. The name is a reminder that […]
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Cake wars, babysitter battles—and other childhood memories
January 25, 2018“They told me to have two! They said they’d play together,” my mother yelled. My sister and I were so startled by her impassioned proclamation that we stopped squabbling over whose turn it was to feed the turtle. The competition between us started early. When my mom came home from the hospital, she bent down […]