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Rule of love, spiritual poverty, draws lay people to be Secular Franciscans
February 24, 2017This is the second in an occasional series featuring area Catholics deepening their faith by affiliating with religious orders. ATLANTA—Every religious order has a special charism, and for the Franciscans it’s about fraternity. On the second Saturday of each month, a group of some 30 Catholics gathers around circular tables in the San Damiano House […]
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The envelope, please: The 10 best movies and family films of 2016
February 24, 2017NEW YORK (CNS)—The quality of the best Hollywood films was higher in 2016 than in some recent years. But the outstanding movies of the 12 months just past tended to deal with challenging subject matter. Assassination, the exactions of combat, even religious repression enforced through torture were all dealt with in a skillful way—but also […]
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Archdiocesan spelling bee declares winner after 14 rounds
February 24, 2017SMYRNA—The Archdiocese of Atlanta Office of Catholic Schools sponsored its annual Spelling Bee on Jan. 31 as a part of the Catholic Schools Week celebration. The competition was open to all winners of the archdiocesan elementary school level bees. Nineteen schools were represented by students ranging from grades four to eight. The Archdiocesan Spelling Bee […]
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A fundamental rite of passage in the love of popular music
February 24, 2017My three earliest memories are all from the year 1969. I vividly recall being positioned in front of our 16-inch black-and-white television to watch Neil Armstrong step upon the moon. I remember watching awestruck—this time on a new color set—the very first episode of “Sesame Street.” And I still remember, in between news flashes about […]
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St. Pius X senior honored by Sandy Springs newspaper
February 24, 2017ATLANTA—St. Pius X senior Megan Anandappa, of Tucker, earned a spot as a “20 Under 20” student by the Sandy Springs Reporter newspaper. This is the second year the publication has chosen 20 students from the area under the age of 20 for their service and volunteer work. Anandappa has volunteered at St. Francis Table, […]
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Norma McCorvey, plaintiff in Roe ruling who later became pro-life, dies
February 24, 2017KATY, Texas (CNS)—Norma McCorvey, the plaintiff “Jane Roe” in the Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion virtually on demand, died Feb. 18 at an assisted-living facility in Katy. She was 69. The New York Times said a New York journalist named Joshua Prager, who interviewed her many times for a book he […]
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Atlanta-based executive to lead Order of Malta’s humanitarian agency
February 24, 2017MIAMI—Malteser International Americas, the Miami-based global humanitarian organization and relief agency of the Order of Malta, has elected Thomas A. Wessels, of Atlanta, as president and chairman of the board of directors. Wessels, a former first vice president at Merrill Lynch and retired Major General of the United States Army Reserves, is a Knight of […]
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Administration announces wide-ranging immigration guidelines
February 24, 2017WASHINGTON (CNS)—In two memos published Feb. 20, the Department of Homeland Security outlined guidelines that White House officials said would enhance enforcement of immigration laws inside the country as well as prevent further unauthorized immigration into the U.S. In a Feb. 21 news briefing, White House press secretary Sean Spicer said the guidelines include hiring […]
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First days
February 24, 2017It was his second week in kindergarten. His grandmother, Marlene, took him since his mom had to work. His name is Teddy, and Marlene, a good friend of mine, wrote me about the event. She writes to me often and mentioned Teddy’s kindergarten ordeal in a few sentences, how he rode silently in the car […]
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Unusual detentions, raids raise questions as Trump announces ‘crackdown’
February 24, 2017WASHINGTON (CNS)—People had been on edge for a while. You could feel the tension rise in immigrant neighborhoods in the U.S. as news of the first immigration raids under the Trump administration began in early February. Then news of unusual detentions, some involving battered women and students who had been protected under previous policies, set […]