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After a year of setbacks, uncertainty looms for immigrants in 2017
January 12, 2017WASHINGTON (CNS)—At a Mass packed mostly with immigrants, Washington Auxiliary Bishop Mario E. Dorsonville tried to get the crowd to focus on the plight of the Holy Family. They had no home, he said. Many closed their doors to them when they were seeking shelter and running from persecution, he said. But he reminded them […]
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A way forward on immigration
January 12, 2017In the wake of the national elections, Catholic News Service has posted a series of columns from leading archbishops on key issues facing the church and the new Trump administration. This guest column was written by Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles. The Catholic bishops of the United States have designated Dec. 12, the […]
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The Senior Side: What do you call a senior?
January 12, 2017Not all seniors are pleased with being called a “senior.” Marilyn Gardner, columnist for The Christian Science Monitor, said, “As the first wave of the huge boomer generation marches toward retirement, a linguistic question looms large: What should we call those in the middle and later years? Baby boomers? Older people? Senior citizens? Elders?” She […]
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At Atlanta’s Open Door Community in its final days
January 10, 2017I heard my grandmother’s voice as I walked in the Open Door Community on a rainy day, although she died more than 15 years ago. Handing out bags of hospitality to waiting homeless men was a lovely woman with an even more lovely Scottish burr. It was this woman’s voice that plucked at my heartstrings. […]
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Atlanta seminarian serves with Pope Francis
January 10, 2017Through email, Atlanta’s Rev. Mr. Bryan Kuhr answered questions about assisting as Pope Francis celebrated Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica. His answers have been lightly edited. Georgia Bulletin: How do these opportunities come up? Deacon Kuhr: Several times a year, the various seminaries in Rome are asked to provide altar servers and deacons for the celebration of […]
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New Year calls for courage, hope; no more hatred, selfishness, pope says
January 4, 2017VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Whether the new year will be good or not depends on us choosing to do good each day, Pope Francis said. “That is how one builds peace, saying ‘no’ to hatred and violence—with action—and ‘yes’ to fraternity and reconciliation,” he said Jan. 1, which the church marks as the feast of Mary, Mother […]
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A look back at 2106
January 3, 2017In 2016, the Catholic community in Atlanta celebrated new beginnings as Auxiliary Bishop David P. Talley became the spiritual leader in Alexandria, Louisiana, and applauded the conviction of a young woman who urged her peers to stop looking through the lens of social media instead embrace themselves. We mourned the deaths of priests whose struggle with […]
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Pope: Take a break from busy holidays to prepare for real Christmas
December 22, 2016VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Make time to get ready for what Christmas really is about—the child born in Bethlehem signaling that “God is with us,” Pope Francis said. “This week let’s make sure we try to find some time to stop, be quiet and imagine Our Lady and St. Joseph who are going to Bethlehem,” he said […]
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Father Gus Guppenberger, Glenmary priest, dead at 81
December 22, 2016CINCINNATI, Ohio—Father August “Gus” Guppenberger, 81, a native of Batavia, New York, and a Glenmary Home Missioner for 59 years, died Nov. 6 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Father Gus brought his outgoing personality to missions and ministries in five states—Ohio, North Carolina, Texas, Georgia and Kentucky. Along with his ministerial efforts, Father Gus was known for […] Full Story
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Brother Laurin Hartzog, OCSO, of the Monastery of the Holy Spirit, dies
December 22, 2016CONYERS—Brother Laurin Hartzog, a monk of the Monastery of the Holy Spirit, died in the monastery infirmary on Friday, Dec. 16, after a long illness. He was 86 and had been in monastic life for 38 years. The Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated for him on Monday, Dec. 19, at Our Lady of the […] Full Story