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Lawyer returns to Catholic Charities Atlanta to lead immigration legal services
October 19, 2017ATLANTA—Amy Fairchild Haer was a newly minted lawyer when she found herself handling cases based on obscure sections of the country’s complex immigration laws. “I was doing whatever walked in the door,” she said. That turned out to be doing a lot of talking with natives of Central America who had fled violence. Some were […]
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St. Pio of Pietrelcina relics tour makes stop at Holy Spirit
October 19, 2017ATLANTA—A half dozen relics of the beloved St. Pio of Pietrelcina drew crowds of believers to Holy Spirit Church in Atlanta Oct. 3 for veneration and prayer. The relics, brought from Italy to the United States, made the only stop in the southeast U.S. as part of a national tour sponsored by the Saint Pio […]
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Red Mass proffers time to pray for ‘servants of justice and mercy’
October 19, 2017ATLANTA—Judges, attorneys and others who administer justice came together Thursday, Oct. 12, for the annual Red Mass at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Atlanta. Wearing red scarves over their black judicial robes, some 50 judges led the procession into the landmark church, followed by several deacons and priests, Bishop Bernard E. Shlesinger III […]
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From division to evolving dialogue
October 19, 2017ROSWELL—A joint prayer service between St. Andrew Church and Cross of Life Lutheran Church, both in Roswell, will commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. The service is planned for Wednesday, Oct. 25, at 7 p.m. at St. Andrew Church, 675 Riverside Road in Roswell Father Dan Fleming, pastor of St. Andrew, is co-host of […]
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Parish energy audits identify areas of attention
October 19, 2017ATLANTA—An energy audit of a dozen area parishes and schools has resulted in a map that could help parishes redirect money from energy bills to mission projects. The audits identified some $600,000 in total costs in implementing the recommendations, with forecast savings of $900,000 over a decade. The pilot project between the Archdiocese of Atlanta […]
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Reformation Day events set
October 19, 2017ATLANTA—In October 2016, Pope Francis and leaders of the Lutheran World Federation launched a year of activities to mark the 500th anniversary in 2017 of Martin Luther’s efforts to reform the church. The pope encouraged Catholics to commemorate the event by focusing on concrete ways to strengthen doctrinal agreements reached by Catholic and Lutheran theologians. […]
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Faith leaders welcome refugees with open arms
October 19, 2017CLARKSTON—Before making the Atlanta area their home, the men and women on stage at the Clarkston Community Center faced persecution, and possibly death, before fleeing from Iraq, Somalia, Rwanda, Eritrea, Burma and Bhutan. Leila Kabanda lived through the genocide in her native Rwanda. She watched the murder of her father as Hutu gangs targeted Tutsis […]
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Blessed are the clean of heart
October 19, 2017This is the seventh column in a 10-part series. “Blessed are the clean of heart, for they will see God.” Mt 5:8 Cleanness, or purity, of heart speaks of our motivation, our desires that move us to act and seek a place and purpose in the world. The 19th century Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard famously […]
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‘A Taste of Honey’ depicts sweetness of enduring gift of love
October 19, 2017One of the great blessings of my life has been the ability to be a hands-on father for my two boys. From the time my sons were born, I had the gift of sharing with my wife almost all aspects of caring for our children. They were happy days, and sadly not typical for most […]
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The mystery and magic of music
October 19, 2017The room is completely silent, even though it’s filled with women. Some stare blankly into space and some are asleep. They’re all in wheelchairs. Then a tall, smiling man walks in, carrying a guitar, and the atmosphere changes. He greets the women, gently takes their hands, says their names aloud—and suddenly the room brims with […]