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Gymnast keeps rosary—a gift from her mom—close when she competes
August 18, 2016RIO DE JANEIRO (CNS)—U.S. Olympic gymnast and gold medalist Simone Biles says when she travels, she sometimes takes with her a statue of St. Sebastian, the patron saint of athletes, and she also carries a rosary her mother gave her. Biles, who won four gold medals and a bronze medal at the Olympics, made those […]
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Evening for Life event to provide needed support for Pregnancy Aid Clinic
August 18, 2016ATLANTA—The Pregnancy Aid Clinic, the only counseling and pregnancy support agency in Georgia that promotes the sanctity of human life as recognized in the teachings of the Catholic Church, invites the community to the Sept. 18 Evening for Life banquet at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta. Located in Hapeville, Roswell and mobile clinics in the […]
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Mercy, poor at center of Blessed Teresa’s canonization events
August 18, 2016VATICAN CITY (CNS)—The poor, the suffering and those who minister to them will be at the center of celebrations leading up to the canonization of Blessed Teresa of Kolkata at the Vatican. The main event—the canonization Mass—will begin at 10:30 a.m. Sept. 4, the Vatican announced Aug. 5. A “family feast” for the poor, a […]
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Conyers’ Brother Elias pens contemplative marvel
August 18, 2016Life is hard. “Well, now, Dr. King,” you must be thinking; “how profound! You mean to tell me that in all your years of experience you have at last discovered that life is difficult?” Yet it is true. Life is hard. If I were to share with you all the many minor crises and complexities […]
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Eighth abbot formally blessed to lead Holy Spirit monastery in Conyers
August 18, 2016CONYERS—On the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Aug. 15, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory conferred the abbatial blessing on Dom Augustine Myslinski, OCSO, the eighth abbot of the Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Conyers. Joining the 34 monks of the community for the Mass and rite of blessing at the abbey […]
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Forgive others and find peace, pope says during visit to Assisi
August 18, 2016ASSISI, Italy (CNS)—Celebrating how God’s mercy has been experienced for 800 years in a tiny stone church in Assisi, Pope Francis said people need to experience God’s forgiveness and start learning how to forgive others. “Too many people are caught up in resentment and harbor hatred because they are incapable of forgiving. They ruin their […]
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For pope, Mother Teresa is model of mercy at work, fueled by prayer
August 18, 2016VATICAN CITY (CNS)—When Pope Francis canonizes Blessed Teresa of Kolkata Sept. 4, he won’t simply be fulfilling a special duty of his office, he will be honoring a woman he has called “a symbol, an icon for our age.” When talking about the intersection of prayer, mercy, concrete acts of charity and peacemaking, Mother Teresa […]
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Blessing the new abbot at our beloved monastery
August 18, 2016“The Roman Pontifical” is the ritual book that contains most of the ceremonies that bishops provide for the Church, and after nearly 33 years as a bishop, I have celebrated most of those rites—some of them multiple times. However, this past Monday I carried out a rite that I had never done before. It was […]
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Women leaders encouraged to be disciples
August 4, 2016SMYRNA—The Atlanta Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women held its annual leadership and networking seminar on Saturday, June 25, at the Chancery in Smyrna. The seminar included talks on the structure and mission of the AACCW and servant leadership, a report on the National Council of Catholic Women, and the various duties of officers in the […]
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High school approves as longtime trainer, coach wed
August 4, 2016ATLANTA—Newlyweds Sara and Gary Schmitt understand that both marriage and competitive sports take a good deal of teamwork. Gary Schmitt is known as “Schmitty” at St. Pius X High School in Atlanta, where he has served as athletic trainer for 14 years. His bride is head coach of the girls soccer team, an assistant for […]