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Number of refugees, displaced people at highest since World War II
January 7, 2016WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CNS)—The explosive global refugee crisis—likely the top debate-generating news story of 2015—seems destined to dominate domestic and foreign politics for years to come at a time when Pope Francis has been calling for a compassionate world response. Early in 2015, Pope Francis again called attention to the plight of mostly Libyan […]
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The ‘Waze’ of providence
January 7, 2016Just after I was named auxiliary bishop of Los Angeles, Archbishop José Gomez, my new boss, told me to get the Waze app for my iPhone. He explained that it was a splendid way to navigate the often impossible LA traffic. I followed his instructions and have indeed used the app on practically a daily […]
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Catholic school students get a jumpstart on the 2016 CRS Rice Bowl program
January 7, 2016SMYRNA—The Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Rice Bowl program will soon begin on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 10—and area Catholic school students will be ready. Justice and Peace Ministries, in partnership with CRS, held an early kickoff for the annual CRS Rice Bowl Lenten Faith Formation program with students and faculty from Catholic schools on Friday, Dec. […]
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A New Year
January 7, 2016I took a long walk in my hometown of Montclair, New Jersey. It was a route I had not walked in many years. Jimmy, my twin, and I used to walk that way home from the bus stop in high school. I was by myself and had my camera with me. A friend of mine […]
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Central figure in ‘Concussion’ portrayed as devout Catholic
January 7, 2016NEW YORK (CNS)—Neither the National Football League nor the Federal Bureau of Investigation comes off particularly well in the fact-based drama “Concussion” (Columbia). But the film’s central figure, the Nigerian-born coroner Dr. Bennet Omalu (Will Smith), certainly does. Given that Omalu’s generally admirable character is portrayed as being shaped, more than anything else, by his […]
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Entering the door of mercy through a sacrament
January 7, 2016One of the more popular themes in contemporary photographic art is door images in posters of Dublin, San Francisco, New Orleans, Jerusalem and many other locations—even “the doors” of Atlanta. The posters capture numerous pictures of doors in these famous places that manage to embody the culture and history of each city. Some doors can […]
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A reflection on the virtues of Mary
January 7, 2016Mary, our Blessed Mother, can be called the Quiet Woman of Scripture. Mary speaks only a few times in the sacred pages. But through these texts we can enter the mind and spirituality of Mary, our mother and model. St. Luke states that Mary, the quiet one, retained a record of all God’s doings, by […]
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The bridge between heaven and earth
January 7, 2016Many people assume that a few months after a sudden death, the family is feeling better. After all, the initial shock is wearing off, and the family is surely growing accustomed to the empty place at the table, the absence of a certain laugh, the lack of a special hug. In fact, though, grief just […]
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Archbishop’s Annual Appeal begins for 2016; Commitment Weekend will be Jan. 30-31
January 7, 2016ATLANTA—The Archbishop’s Annual Appeal, the unified appeal conducted annually in the parishes and missions of the Atlanta Archdiocese, kicked off Jan. 1 and will run throughout the year. The donations made by individuals to the Archbishop’s Appeal provide funding for many of the essential programs, ministries and services of the Catholic Church in north and […]
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Death penalty opponents address ‘indefensible’ moral, economic, human toll
January 1, 2016ATLANTA—A day after the state of Georgia executed its fifth death row inmate of 2015, activists and death penalty opponents gathered at a summit. The interfaith event, hosted in the shadow of the state Capitol at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, brought together some 200 people Dec. 10 to hear from the daughter of […]