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Goodwin evokes ‘genuine community’ of the ‘50s in ‘Wait Till Next Year’
April 29, 2016And lo, it came to pass that in the 1990s there arose a revived literary genre which ran rampant through book clubs all over the country: the personal memoir. I know this because throughout the decade I facilitated a book club for a group of retired Jewish physicians and their wives, and every other month […]
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All the universe shares in God’s merciful love
April 29, 2016Fifth column in a 13-part series “Indeed, before you the whole universe is like a grain from a balance, or a drop of morning dew come down upon the earth. But you have mercy on all, because you can do all things; and you overlook sins for the sake of repentance. For you love all […]
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U.S., Mideast Christian leaders vow to work for peace, increase advocacy
April 29, 2016ATLANTA (CNS)—Christian churches have a responsibility to work to bring the chronic conflict in the Middle East to a just peace, and more effective advocacy is needed in the United States, said church leaders meeting in Atlanta. Nearly 40 heads of Christian churches and church-related organizations in the U.S. and the Holy Land adopted a […]
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‘The Story of God’ ponders life, death and the divine
April 29, 2016NEW YORK (CNS)—Weighty issues of life, death and the divine take center stage in “The Story of God,” an ambitious series now showing on the National Geographic Channel on cable TV. Actor Morgan Freeman serves as narrator and host for this six-part series, produced by Revelations Entertainment. Different cultures and religions are examined for their […]
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Shelter director Katie Bashor finished her race, with love
April 28, 2016ATLANTA—For more than three decades, Katie Bashor lovingly served Atlanta’s homeless at Central Night Shelter, an ecumenical ministry of the Catholic Shrine of the Immaculate Conception and Central Presbyterian Church. On April 23, friends and loved ones, co-workers and students, former and current shelter guests came to Mass at the Shrine in celebration of Katie’s […]
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Catholic agencies begin work of rebuilding after Ecuador quake
April 28, 2016QUITO, Ecuador (CNS)—Catholic agencies are beginning to build temporary shelters for thousands of families in Ecuador made homeless by the South American country’s worst natural disaster in nearly seven decades. As the death toll continues to climb following a magnitude-7.8 earthquake, which struck near the town of Muisne on the Pacific Coast April 16, officials […]
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Pope prays for refugees, brings 12 back to Rome from Greece
April 28, 2016MYTILENE, Greece (CNS)—Pope Francis’ five-hour visit to Greece ended with him offering safe passage to Italy to 12 Syrian Muslims, half under the age of 18. The Vatican had kept secret the pope’s plan to invite the members of three Syrian families to fly back to Rome with him April 16. It was confirmed only […]
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The corporal and spiritual works of mercy
April 28, 2016The corporal works of mercy Feed the hungry Give drink to the thirsty Shelter the homeless Clothe the naked Care for the sick Visit the imprisoned Bury the dead The spiritual works of mercy Instruct the ignorant Counsel the doubtful Admonish the sinner Comfort the sorrowful Forgive injuries Bear wrongs patiently Pray for the living […]
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Prayer of Pope Francis for the Jubilee
April 28, 2016Lord Jesus Christ, you have taught us to be merciful like the heavenly Father, and have told us that whoever sees you sees Him. Show us your face and we will be saved. Your loving gaze freed Zacchaeus and Matthew from being enslaved by money; the adulteress and Magdalene from seeking happiness only in created […]
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Pilgrims invited to cross thresholds and receive God’s mercy
April 28, 2016ATLANTA—The seven Holy Doors of the Archdiocese of Atlanta offer local places where the faithful can make a pilgrimage during this Holy Year of Mercy and receive extraordinary graces. The Holy Year of Mercy began Dec. 8, 2015, and extends until Nov. 20, 2016, which is the solemnity of Christ the King and the end […]