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World record-holder swimmer still says ‘a prayer—or two—before any race’
August 18, 2016WASHINGTON (CNS)—Four years ago, at age 15, swimmer Katie Ledecky won Olympic gold in the women’s 800-meter freestyle. Since then Ledecky, who attended Catholic schools in Bethesda, Maryland, has become the world record holder in the 400-, 800- and 1500-meter freestyles, and the American record holder in the 500-, 1000- and 1650-yard freestyles. In the […]
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St. Bernadette Church’s first Knights of Columbus council is bilingual
August 18, 2016CEDARTOWN—The 75-year-old St. Bernadette Church in Cedartown has its first Knights of Columbus council after a June initiation ceremony welcoming 21 new Knights. The St. Bernadette Council will elect officers in mid-August and then receive its council number. Father Timothy Gallagher became pastor of St. Bernadette four years ago. Although long familiar with the organization […]
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Women religious at assembly urged to face crisis with contemplation
August 18, 2016ATLANTA—Some 800 members of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious gathered in Atlanta for their annual assembly Aug. 9-12. With the theme of “Embracing the Mystery: Living Transformation,” the sisters considered where God is moving in today’s world as they face smaller and graying communities. “The whole assembly is about listening to the movements of […]
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Gymnast keeps rosary—a gift from her mom—close when she competes
August 18, 2016RIO DE JANEIRO (CNS)—U.S. Olympic gymnast and gold medalist Simone Biles says when she travels, she sometimes takes with her a statue of St. Sebastian, the patron saint of athletes, and she also carries a rosary her mother gave her. Biles, who won four gold medals and a bronze medal at the Olympics, made those […] Full Story
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Evening for Life event to provide needed support for Pregnancy Aid Clinic
August 18, 2016ATLANTA—The Pregnancy Aid Clinic, the only counseling and pregnancy support agency in Georgia that promotes the sanctity of human life as recognized in the teachings of the Catholic Church, invites the community to the Sept. 18 Evening for Life banquet at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta. Located in Hapeville, Roswell and mobile clinics in the […]
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Mercy, poor at center of Blessed Teresa’s canonization events
August 18, 2016VATICAN CITY (CNS)—The poor, the suffering and those who minister to them will be at the center of celebrations leading up to the canonization of Blessed Teresa of Kolkata at the Vatican. The main event—the canonization Mass—will begin at 10:30 a.m. Sept. 4, the Vatican announced Aug. 5. A “family feast” for the poor, a […]
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Conyers’ Brother Elias pens contemplative marvel
August 18, 2016Life is hard. “Well, now, Dr. King,” you must be thinking; “how profound! You mean to tell me that in all your years of experience you have at last discovered that life is difficult?” Yet it is true. Life is hard. If I were to share with you all the many minor crises and complexities […]
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Eighth abbot formally blessed to lead Holy Spirit monastery in Conyers
August 18, 2016CONYERS—On the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Aug. 15, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory conferred the abbatial blessing on Dom Augustine Myslinski, OCSO, the eighth abbot of the Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Conyers. Joining the 34 monks of the community for the Mass and rite of blessing at the abbey […]
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Forgive others and find peace, pope says during visit to Assisi
August 18, 2016ASSISI, Italy (CNS)—Celebrating how God’s mercy has been experienced for 800 years in a tiny stone church in Assisi, Pope Francis said people need to experience God’s forgiveness and start learning how to forgive others. “Too many people are caught up in resentment and harbor hatred because they are incapable of forgiving. They ruin their […] Full Story
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For pope, Mother Teresa is model of mercy at work, fueled by prayer
August 18, 2016VATICAN CITY (CNS)—When Pope Francis canonizes Blessed Teresa of Kolkata Sept. 4, he won’t simply be fulfilling a special duty of his office, he will be honoring a woman he has called “a symbol, an icon for our age.” When talking about the intersection of prayer, mercy, concrete acts of charity and peacemaking, Mother Teresa […]