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Confessions of a Catholic writer
September 6, 2017The little boy in the pew ahead of me is building a house out of hymnals. He works industriously throughout Mass with a studious expression on his face. Meanwhile, I’m trying not to be distracted, while also tucking away this delicious slice of life for future use. Many people wonder how a writer’s mind works—and […]
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Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory’s statement on the ending of the DACA program
September 5, 2017Sept. 5, 2017 “It is profoundly regrettable that the Administration has decided to prolong an uncertain future for nearly one million young people who have come to the United States of America as children from many different nations, and who have fully and freely cooperated with the federal government’s requirements to be registered under the […]
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Catholic groups mobilizing to help in Hurricane Harvey’s aftermath
August 28, 2017WASHINGTON (CNS)—Catholic dioceses and charities are organizing to help in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, a Category 4 hurricane that made landfall with winds of 130 miles per hour late Aug. 25 in the Rockport, Texas area, northeast of Corpus Christi, and has since caused catastrophic flooding in southeastern Texas, including in the city of […]
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Inspiring book on Mass ‘should be required reading for all Catholics’
August 24, 2017“Bored Again Catholic: How the Mass Could Save Your Life” by Timothy P. O’Malley. Our Sunday Visitor (Huntington, Indiana, 2017). 192 pp., $14.95. It’s been a long, dry stretch since someone published a book on the Mass that is captivating, informative, inspirational and challenging. Rooted in solid, intellectually honest, balanced scholarship, yet written in language […]
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‘Voices of young people’ can overcome resurgence of bigotry, archbishop says
August 24, 2017ATHENS—Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory urged Catholic college students to have the courage of faith to respond to hatred and bigotry. Speaking to about 500 students at the Catholic Center at the University of Georgia, the archbishop focused on a faith response to the violent and hate-filled demonstrations that took place during a rally of white […] Full Story | En Español
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For 20 million people, conflict added to drought means no food
August 24, 2017Conflict and drought are threatening more than 20 million people in four countries with the prospect of famine, and the U.N. has called this food crisis the largest humanitarian crisis since the world body was formed more than 70 years ago. Additional resources and funding are needed “to pull people back from the brink of […]
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Addressing national concerns, archbishop sends message to local Catholics
August 24, 2017ATLANTA—Following a series of protests and racial violence in Virginia, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has conveyed a challenge for justice, civility and respect and delivered a personal message of encouragement to the Catholic community of the Archdiocese of Atlanta. He spoke on these topics at a recent Mass at the Catholic Center at the University […]
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Ethical questions surface as scientists advance gene-editing work
August 24, 2017WASHINGTON (CNS)—Catholic observers and others are raising ethical questions about the work of an international team of scientists who report that they were able to edit the DNA in human embryos to correct a health disorder. The questions focus on two concerns: the creation of human embryos for scientific experimentation and then destruction, and the […] Full Story
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Georgia Tech punter forgoes final football season for seminary
August 24, 2017ATLANTA—Perseverance was Grant Aasen’s ally in recovering from a life-threatening injury, walking on to the Georgia Tech football team as a punter, and discerning the priesthood. Aasen, who graduated from Georgia Tech with a degree in industrial engineering in May, gave up his final year of football eligibility for the seminary. He will enter Notre […]
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Ignatius House provides quiet reflection for those who seek it
August 24, 2017ATLANTA—Some 65 people marked the feast day of St. Ignatius of Loyola on July 31 by gathering for prayer and reflection at the Ignatius House Jesuit Retreat Center. St. Ignatius founded the Society of Jesus, one of the largest communities of religious men in the Catholic Church. “If Ignatius was to invite us to anything, […]