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A treasure of immeasurable value
September 7, 2023She is lying in bed and stares at me without an ounce of recognition. “Hi, Mom, it’s Lolo,” I announce cheerfully. “I’ve come to visit you.” There is no response, though, so I sit on the bedside chair and continue talking, telling her funny stories about the past.
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‘Created to Praise God’ is theme of annual AACCW convention
September 7, 2023The Atlanta Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women (AACCW) is hosting its 67th Annual Convention Oct. 13-15 at St. Peter Church in LaGrange.
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An extraordinary World Youth Day
September 7, 2023I was pleased to be part of the gathering of young people recently at World Youth Day in Portugal. I had also attended the 2019 WYD in Panama. About 150 pilgrims from the Archdiocese of Atlanta were able this year to make the trip to Portugal.
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Cristo Rey: A timeline
September 7, 20232014: Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit High School opens with some 160 students in old Midtown offices of the Archdiocese of Atlanta. 2017: School moves from its home on West Peachtree Street to its existing building on Piedmont Avenue. The building repurposed former corporate headquarters at 222 Piedmont Avenue was donated by Jim Cumming, an Atlanta […]
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What the papacy of John Paul I, ‘The September Pope,’ could have looked like
September 7, 2023When the cardinals gathered 45 years ago to choose a successor to Pope Paul VI, they wanted—not unreasonably—a smiling pope. In the person of Cardinal Albino Luciani, patriarch of Venice, they got one.
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Mural marks decade of Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit High School
September 7, 2023Commemorating a decade of education, Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit High School unveiled a 28-foot-long colorful, mural featuring a collage of its students, showcasing their diverse backgrounds.
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Jesus is the answer to human longing, pope says at Mass in Mongolia
September 4, 2023The human heart has a thirst and longing that can be alleviated only by the God of love, Pope Francis told Mongolians gathered for Mass in Ulaanbaatar’s Steppe Arena Sept. 3.
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Pope: All are called to holiness
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Guadalupe shows how faith is shared simply, with respect, pope says
August 23, 2023“As Mary shows, the Gospel is communicated in simplicity,” Pope Francis said at his Aug. 23 general audience. “Our Lady always chooses those who are simple.”
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Mother Teresa’s essential lessons for living
August 22, 2023From the day Mother Teresa rode on a train in India in 1946 and heard Jesus Christ tell her, “Come be My light,” her life was a steady answer to that call until her death Sept. 5, 1997.