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Growth in extreme poverty seen to parallel history of 1996 welfare reform law
March 3, 2016LORAIN, Ohio (CNS)—Quinn Washington always considered herself a “worker bee.” A single mother of six, Washington, 32, worked long hours to provide for her kids, taking on overtime most weeks at Invacare, a global health equipment manufacturer in neighboring Elyria. When she gave birth to her now 4-year-old son, she kept maternity leave to a […]
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Catholic Foundation of North Georgia announces 2015 fall grant awards
March 3, 2016ATLANTA—According to Nancy Coveny, executive director, The Catholic Foundation of North Georgia issued 36 grants totaling $85,500 for the 2015 fall grant cycle. These grants will support the Catholic community through a variety of causes within the Archdiocese of Atlanta. The Catholic Foundation attracts, professionally manages, and invests gifts to support the current and long-term […]
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Rwandan priest who survived genocide preaches forgiveness and mercy
March 3, 2016CHAMPION, Wis.— Since 1995, Father Ubald Rugirangoga has been preaching about forgiveness, mercy and reconciliation. The African priest speaks from the heart, having survived the 1994 genocide in his native Rwanda that killed some 800,000 people, including more than 80 members of his family. He will be visiting the Atlanta Archdiocese March 14-15 to celebrate […]
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Hiawassee layman leads mission trips to Uganda
March 3, 2016HIAWASSEE—The missionaries of To the Nations, founded by lay Franciscan Stephen Smith of Hiawassee, practice the corporal works of mercy while serving in Uganda. They shelter the homeless, clothe the naked, visit the sick and those in prison and give drink to the thirsty. In return they have received an immeasurable gift—a lesson on how […]
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Meals for Burkina Faso event at 2016 Eucharistic Congress
March 3, 2016COLLEGE PARK—A Starve Wars meal-packing event will take place Friday, June 3, at the site of the 2016 Eucharistic Congress, the Georgia International Convention Center in College Park. Starve Wars is a collaborative effort by the Office of Life, Dignity and Justice of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, Catholic Relief Services, Helping Hands and the people […]
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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 […]