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Newest Star Wars movie a worthy continuation of the franchise
January 1, 2016NEW YORK (CNS)—With “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” (Disney), the most popular series in film history resurfaces after a 10-year hiatus. This is the seventh installment in the franchise as well as the first feature in a planned third trilogy. Like its predecessors, it’s essentially a family-friendly piece of entertainment, with only interludes of peril […]
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The great Christmas tree hunt
January 1, 2016As a child, I loved Christmas movies where the family heads into the snowy woods to find a tree, chop it down and drag it back home. The snow crunches under the children’s feet, and their breath looks like smoke. I grew up in Miami, however, where getting a tree was basically a shopping expedition. […]
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Jubilee spree: Year of Mercy beefs up pope’s already busy year
January 1, 2016VATICAN CITY (CNS)—When Pope Francis established the Year of Mercy, a full slate of Jubilee events were slotted into his already packed calendar for 2016. A typical “business as usual” year for a pope is already full with meetings, liturgies and foreign trips. But then add the extraordinary Jubilee Year, which will run until Nov. […]
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Bible study on Romans to begin in January
January 1, 2016ATLANTA—Starting Jan. 21, Keri Allen will be presenting a study series on St. Paul’s Letter to the Romans, entitled “His Saving Grace!” This life application Bible study will be held at Holy Spirit Church, in St. Mary’s Chapel, on Thursdays from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., and will continue through March 17. Holy Spirit is […]
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Challenge to Christ-like love comes on morning after Paris attacks
January 1, 2016DECATUR—A long-planned prayer breakfast focused on the theme of God’s love had even more significance and import when it was held Saturday, Nov. 14, at Sts. Peter and Paul Church. When the Knights of Peter Claver Ladies Auxiliary, Court 313, opened their annual prayer breakfast, Father Bryan Small, pastor of Sts. Peter and Paul Church, […]
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The spirit of Christmas embodied in a tree
January 1, 2016I’ve had the delightful opportunity to visit a number of our parishes during these last few Sundays of Advent and discovered there a common practice. They all had an active “giving tree” project currently in high gear. The popular practice is widespread to have a giving tree (or grab bag or wish list) available for […]
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Grace, nature and what Advent is finally about
January 1, 2016The readings for the third Sunday of Advent put me in mind of one of the most significant themes in Catholic theology, namely, the play between nature and grace. St. Luke tells us that people came to John the Baptist, asking what they should do to reform their lives. John responds with good and very […]
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“God’s Grandeur”: Gerard Manley Hopkins’ poetic ‘promise of new beginnings’
January 1, 2016Our Nicholas, who just turned 5, is forever trying to figure out how things work. This means that he is also forever breaking things. Over the course of this Advent season, he has managed to destroy 17 lights, three preschool Christmas art projects and at least one variation of an Advent calendar. He and his […]
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Pope recognizes miracle needed to declare Mother Teresa a saint
January 1, 2016VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Pope Francis has approved a miracle attributed to the intercession of Blessed Teresa of Kolkata, thus paving the way for her canonization. Pope Francis signed the decree for Blessed Teresa’s cause and advanced three other sainthood causes Dec. 17, the Vatican announced. Although the date for the canonization ceremony will be officially announced […]
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Marist Father McGoldrick, former pastor at OLA, dies
January 1, 2016PHILADELPHIA—Marist Father James McGoldrick, who served at St. Joseph Church, Marietta, and Our Lady of the Assumption Church, Atlanta, during his years of ministry, died Sunday, Dec. 20, at Jefferson Hospital in Philadelphia. His family, brother priests and friends were at his side. Father Paul Frechette, provincial of the Marists in the U.S., held a […]