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Vanquishing the dragons that stalk us during Lent
March 3, 2016A tiger sleeps over my front door, an alligator rests above the bedroom window—and in the living room a unicorn peers at me somewhat quizzically. These wooden, hand-painted creatures never say a word, but their company is a comforting reminder of childhood fairy tales in which anything was possible—including fire-breathing dragons that threatened to wreak […]
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Monastery move
March 3, 2016“Nothing induces concentration or inspires memory like an alien landscape or a foreign culture. It is simply not possible to lose yourself in an exotic place. Much more likely is an experience of intense nostalgia, a harking back to an earlier stage of your life, or seeing clearly a serious mistake.” Paul Theroux, “The Happy […]
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The memorable legacy of Gregory Peck
March 3, 2016The death of novelist Harper Lee two weeks ago represented far more than the passing of a fine writer. Lee’s death came at a peak in her long life, for over the last year the controversial publication of her lost manuscript, “Go Set a Watchman,” had sparked a renewed interest in her life and work. […]
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God’s mercy extends beyond forgiveness
March 3, 2016This is the third column in a 13-part series. There is a canticle, the Exsultet, which is sung near the beginning of the Easter Vigil Mass. It contains verses that seem to rejoice in sin, and in particular, original sin. There is irony in this on several levels, not least of which is that it […]
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Archdiocesan priest Father G. Philip Ryan shared the joyfulness of faith
March 3, 2016GREENSBORO—Father G. Philip Ryan left a career caring for people when he managed hotels to care for the community of Catholic believers in Georgia. He died on Wednesday, Feb. 17. He was 65. Father Ryan stepped down as pastor of Christ Our King and Savior Church in Greensboro in 2014 due to a medical condition […]
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Area Catholic athletes sign on to play college sports
March 3, 2016ATLANTA—This year’s National Signing Day took place on Wednesday, Feb. 3. Catholic seniors in public, private and Catholic high schools joined other athletes around the country by making it official when they signed binding national letters of intent to play sports at the college or university of their choice. The list below includes area Catholic […]
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Families, even tired ones, feed love into society, pope says
March 3, 2016SAN CRISTOBAL DE LAS CASAS, Mexico (CNS)—While in Mexico, Pope Francis warned against moves to diminish the importance of the family, peppering his talk Feb. 15 with anecdotes and off-the-cuff remarks that kept a packed soccer stadium cheering, laughing and applauding. Speaking under a scorching-hot sun as dozens were treated for heat stroke, the pope […]
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St. Mary’s Sacred Heart Hospital president named
March 3, 2016LAVONIA—Jeff English, interim president of St. Mary’s Sacred Heart Hospital, has been promoted to the office of president. “Jeff led a successful integration of St. Mary’s Health Care System into the newly acquired hospital,” said Don McKenna, president and CEO of St. Mary’s in announcing the appointment. “Jeff and his team of committed and competent […]
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Decatur school creates ‘Holy Doors’ for the win
March 3, 2016DECATUR—St. Peter Claver Regional School held a “Holy Doors” contest centered on the theme Faith, Knowledge and Service. Creating and crafting a door design was a collaborative project with friendly competition during Catholic Schools Week and got the Decatur school’s students thinking about all the benefits of attending a Catholic school. The contest echoed Pope […]
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Marist student’s doodle catches the eye of Google
March 3, 2016ATLANTA—Ian Otten, a Marist School seventh-grader, earned the top prize as the Georgia winner of the Doodle 4 Google, a national competition. The competition challenged students from across the country to use Google’s homepage as a canvas to doodle and show what makes them unique. Ian’s doodle was titled “My Love for Sports.” He was […]