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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 […] Full Story
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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 […]
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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; […] Full Story
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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 […] Full Story