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Jesuit priest, Father Jack Vessels, dies at 90
January 27, 2017ATLANTA—A former director of Ignatius House Jesuit Retreat Center, Father John L. “Jack” Vessels, SJ, died Thursday, Jan. 19, in Opelousas, Louisiana. He was 90 years old, a Jesuit for 72 years and a priest for 59 years. His life will be celebrated in a Mass of Christian Burial on Saturday, Jan. 28, at 2 […]
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‘20th Century Women’ searches for plot, real insight
January 27, 2017NEW YORK (CNS)—The moral compass in “20th Century Women” (A24), writer-director Mike Mills’ rambling, unfiltered drama—loosely based on his adolescence in 1970s Santa Barbara, California—is not one of the characters. Rather, it’s President Jimmy Carter. Specifically, the film makes use of Carter’s sermon-like “Crisis of Confidence” address, usually mislabeled as his “malaise” speech. In it, […]
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Flawed 1973 abortion decision damages society, archbishop says
January 26, 2017ATLANTA—Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory spoke of God’s wisdom and human folly at the 28th annual Mass for the Unborn, held Jan. 23 at the Cathedral of Christ the King in Atlanta. Students, parish groups and individuals gather each year to remember the Jan. 22 anniversary of the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court Roe v. Wade decision […]
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Family, friends of Olga Woltering strengthened by her life of faith
January 26, 2017MARIETTA—Tim Woltering faced the impending funeral of his mother, Olga, killed in raw violence that struck her down Jan. 6 while among people picking up their luggage in the Fort Lauderdale airport. She and her husband, Ralph, planned to soon board one of their beloved cruises for his birthday when a gunman stepped out of […]
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Year of Mercy brings grace of sacramental marriage to waiting couples
January 26, 2017LILBURN—To bring souls closer to the heart of Christ during the Year of Mercy, the Atlanta brotherhood devoted to the Lord of Miracles and Our Lady of the Americas Mission in Lilburn extended caring hands to a number of Hispanic couples serving the church but unable to receive the Eucharist and other sacraments. Six civilly […]
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MLK Mass-goers urged to fulfill Isaiah’s vision, King’s dream
January 26, 2017ATLANTA—Prayers recited in 15 languages, a spirited choir singing songs of the civil rights era and women in brightly colored blue and white African dresses chanting and dancing as they escorted the Book of the Gospels: All showcased the diversity of the Catholic community at the observance of the birth of Atlanta’s own Rev. Dr. […]
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Former St. Thomas Manor now shelters women homeless in pregnancy
January 26, 2017EAST POINT—Once a Catholic personal care home for the elderly, the former St. Thomas Manor in East Point is now a place of new beginnings for women in crisis. The 10,000-square-foot building on Washington Avenue stood vacant for 10 years before its owner, the Archdiocese of Atlanta, donated it to Sheltering Grace Ministry in 2015. […] Full Story
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U.S. bishops say that prayer, local dialogue key to bringing peace
January 26, 2017WASHINGTON (CNS)—The Catholic Church has a “tremendous responsibility to bring people together in prayer and dialogue, to begin anew the vital work of fostering healing and lasting peace,” said a report by a U.S. bishops’ task force released Jan. 5 in the wake of last year’s incidents of violence and racial tensions. The work to […]
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Moving stained glass windows a delicate part of Athens church relocation
January 26, 2017ATHENS—As the St. Joseph Church community leaves its century-old home on Prince Avenue, the parish’s treasures are moving too. Workers took out nearly two dozen neo-Gothic stained glass windows recently to preserve them until a new church is built on its Epps Bridge Parkway campus on the edge of Athens. Clear plastic covering replaced the […]
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Judges, sponsors needed for CCHD youth multimedia art contest
January 26, 2017SMYRNA—Justice and Peace Ministries of the Archdiocese of Atlanta seeks judges and sponsors for its Catholic Campaign for Human Development multimedia youth art contest in March. Students in grades seven through 12 will be participating in the contest, with the theme of “Being Neighbors in our Common Home.” The students are learning about the causes […]