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Hope is born in the manger
December 22, 2016“Oh, God, help me get through this Christmas,” has been my ongoing prayer for weeks. The second holiday season without my husband is even more painful than the first—because last year, the shock hadn’t quite worn off and I was wrapped in a haze of sorrow. This year, I realize that he won’t be here, […]
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Historic church windows ready for future Peachtree Corners church
December 22, 2016PEACHTREE CORNERS—Stored in a warehouse and wrapped for safekeeping are artistic treasures from western New York. Stained glass windows, along with the altar and other religious furnishings from a now closed but once grand parish in Buffalo, sit waiting for a new church building at Mary Our Queen Church. “We hope that the windows will […]
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2016: The year racism and fear make a comeback
December 13, 2016WASHINGTON (CNS)—It began with the fatal shootings of unarmed black men and women by police. It was exacerbated in the summer when, on July 7, a gunman in Dallas opened fire on police during a march, killing five officers in a presumed act of retaliation. Catholic Church leaders such as Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory of […]
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Mideast Christians, especially those displaced, face mounting challenges
December 12, 2016WASHINGTON (CNS)—As Christians in the Middle East look back on 2016, they wonder if there will be much to celebrate amid mounting challenges, particularly for those displaced by conflicts in Iraq and Syria. “As much as we are pleased that our homelands from which thousands of Christians were forced to flee from the extremists have […]
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Give flesh to the Gospel like Mary did, pope says on Guadalupe feast
December 12, 2016VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Celebrating the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Pope Francis described Mary as a strong woman who inspires believers to give “flesh to the Gospel” in societies often marked by distrust and blindness. “To look at the Guadalupana is to remember that the presence of the Lord always passes through those who manage […]
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Merciful like the Father is a lifetime calling
December 6, 2016Last in a 13-part series Last month, the special Year of Mercy proclaimed by Pope Francis came to a close. The theme for the Year of Mercy was “be merciful like the Father.” Hopefully, you can recall some definite way the Year of Mercy influenced you. Perhaps it called forth a greater mindfulness of how […]
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Racism is a disease that must be cured
December 5, 2016In 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 Wilton D. Gregory of Atlanta, who was the chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Task Force […]
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Father Richard’s priesthood became ministry of presence
December 1, 2016ATLANTA—Beneath a large wooden crucifix and with his well-studied Bible resting on his draped casket, Father Richard A. Kieran received his final blessings and prayers. In a funeral Mass at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Atlanta, the native of Ireland was eulogized by his fellow priest and brother, Father John Kieran, who spoke about the […]
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Mercy sisters witness growth of Hapeville school their congregation began
December 1, 2016HAPEVILLE—With songs and deeds, the students at St. John the Evangelist School honored this November the legacy of the religious sisters who began the school 62 years ago. Two former school leaders were honored on Mercy Day at the Hapeville elementary school. Mercy Sister Sally Condart, a former principal, and Mercy Sister Kathleen Lyons, a […]
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Two from Atlanta observe Catholic efforts to help Rwandans
December 1, 2016SMYRNA—Ashley Morris and Kathy Montag, who traveled to Rwanda with Catholic Relief Services as diocesan delegates in September, both hope to return to the African nation. Morris is associate director of the Office of Intercultural and Ethnic Diversity of the archdiocese. Montag works in CRS Capacity Building and Justice and Peace Ministries of the archdiocesan […]