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Cathedral prayer service focuses on ecumenical conversation
November 27, 2017ATLANTA—The Oct. 31 ecumenical prayer service at the Cathedral of Christ the King, “Common Prayer—From Conflict to Communion,” commemorated the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. The Cathedral and Lutheran communities provided the music. The ecumenical service, approved by The Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity and the Lutheran World Federation, is based on the document […] Full Story
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Roswell parishioners gather for prayer, seek unity with Lutheran neighbor
November 27, 2017ROSWELL—Catholics and Lutherans prayed side by side in a series of recent gatherings five centuries after a German monk sparked the Protestant Reformation. On Wednesday, Oct. 25, at St. Andrew Church, Roswell, close to 150 members of the parish and members of Cross of Life Lutheran Church, Roswell, came together for prayer and song. Those […]
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#iGiveCatholic campaign rallies faith community to support nonprofits
November 27, 2017ATLANTA—Donors in the Archdiocese of Atlanta are opening their wallets for the #iGiveCatholic fundraising campaign, which offers a new way to support local Catholic parishes, schools and organizations. Some $21,000 was raised for ministries during the first week of the early bird giving preceding the campaign’s official start. Atlanta contributions made up about 29 percent […] Full Story
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Small things that spark everyday gratitude
November 27, 2017Thanksgiving is the official day to thank God for our blessings, but why stop there? The best prayers express gratitude for little joys that visit us throughout the year. Here are 11 of mine: My cat, Fuzzy, chasing his shadow on the wall each morning when the sun pours in. This same fellow meows pathetically […]
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Season of preparation
November 27, 2017Advent is a season of preparation, anticipation and waiting. It’s a time to stretch and strengthen a particularly stubborn, and sometimes weak, “muscle”—patience. In his Letter to the Galatians, St. Paul lists patience among other fruits of the Holy Spirit such as love, joy, peace, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control (5:22-23). St. Thomas Aquinas, […]
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Focus on hope, love while fighting racism, urge speakers at Georgetown
November 27, 2017WASHINGTON (CNS)—Government, religious and university leaders encouraged a standing-room-only crowd at Georgetown University not to lose hope in the battle against racism. What drew the large audience was a panel on “Confronting Racism in Our Hearts and in Our Nation,” held Nov. 13 the university’s Dahlgren Chapel of the Sacred Heart. The four panelists were […]
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Blessed are those persecuted for the sake of righteousness
November 27, 2017This is the ninth column in a 10-part series. “Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” — Mt 5:10 Persecution is rampant in our world today. To limit our concern for the persecuted only to those who share our baptismal identity, or some cultural similarity […]
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Advent prompts questions of the heart
November 27, 2017Within hours of Black Friday, if not sooner, streets become adorned with Christmas lights, coffee cups change color and stores ready for another holiday season; the Advent season begins. The liturgy of Advent, which begins Dec. 3 this year, with its songs and prayers, emphasizes that we are in a time of waiting, as do […]
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Comedic genius, faithful Catholic, John Candy left legacy of brilliant, classic movies
November 27, 2017Like all families, we have a set of traditions and rituals that we assign to the Thanksgiving holiday. We have a collection, curated by me, of an alarming number of ceramic turkeys. We have a clan of wax pilgrim figure candles; all from the late 1940s and 1950s, that my wife is fond of reminding […]
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Unity of the U.S. bishops affirmed by 100-year-old conference
November 27, 2017In 1917, the year that the United States episcopal conference of bishops cites as its beginning, the main concern was to respond effectively to the pastoral needs of our nation, then at war. In fact, the conference’s first name was the National Catholic War Council (NCWC). At that moment in time, American Catholics were (and […]