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Hispanics feel the presence of God at the Eucharistic Congress
June 10, 2016COLLEGE PARK—It’s a beautiful Saturday morning. Blue skies and white clouds are the witnesses to this colorful event full of joy, worship and music. It is 8:30 a.m. June 4 and the crowd is getting ready to start the procession into the Georgia International Convention Center where, once again, Catholics in Georgia gather to celebrate […]
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English track speakers proffer revelations of God’s mercy
June 10, 2016COLLEGE PARK—The speakers for the English track at the 2016 Eucharistic Congress wove stories and insights of mercy as they encouraged the thousands in attendance to follow a path of trusting God and service. The roster included a journalist, who spoke about Pope Francis; a woman, who joined the church despite her deeply held atheism; […]
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Healing prayers flow from presence of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament
June 10, 2016COLLEGE PARK—A healing service flowed from the opening Mass of the Eucharistic Congress as a monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament was placed on the altar. “The Holy Spirit has already begun the work of healing he intends to accomplish,” said Father Tim Hepburn, leading the bilingual service with Father Jorge Carranza. Encouraging the faith of […]
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Gospel of mercy is countercultural, bishop says, but ‘God is with us’
June 10, 2016COLLEGE PARK—The opening Mass of the Eucharistic Congress took place this year on the solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and that was “providential,” said Bishop David P. Talley. “How better to fathom” the mercy of God—the theme of the congress—“than to look at the heart of Jesus, a heart filled with compassion.” Reflecting […]
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Theme of mercy is woven through messages of 2016 Eucharistic Congress
June 10, 2016COLLEGE PARK—In celebration of the Holy Year of Mercy and the gift of the Eucharist, tens of thousands of people attended the 2016 Eucharistic Congress of the Archdiocese of Atlanta June 3-4 at the Georgia International Convention Center. “Be merciful just as your Father is merciful,” from the Gospel of St. Luke, was the theme […]
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Being with large cross-section of Catholics, ‘I’ve gotten to see all the faces of God’
June 10, 2016COLLEGE PARK—In her black and white habit, Mother Mary Christina joyfully held a cardboard cutout of a sister that allowed girls to put their face where the sister’s would be. Much giggling ensued as young girls put their face through the cutout and their mothers took photos. Mother Mary Christina’s congregation, the Sisters of St. […]
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Father Klusman encourages mercy through eyes and hands of deaf
June 10, 2016COLLEGE PARK—“Mercy is God’s blood type!” exclaimed Father Christopher Klusman, the presenter in this year’s American Sign Language track at the Eucharistic Congress. His excitement was contagious as he explained and exemplified the meaning of God’s beautiful gift of mercy to the rapt group, as they met in a ballroom at the Georgia International Convention […]
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At REVIVE, young adults urged to engage their faith
June 10, 2016ATLANTA—Doug Tooke may be a member of Generation X, but he’s also the father of five daughters. And he’s counting on the new generation of Catholic young adults to show his girls what it means to live lives of faith. Tooke was the featured speaker at REVIVE, the young adult track of the 2016 Eucharistic […]
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Children in the Adore! track have questions for archbishop
June 10, 2016COLLEGE PARK—The Adore! track for children at the Eucharistic Congress meant it was time for 20 questions with Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory. More than 400 children, between the ages of 5 and 11, visited with Archbishop Gregory, learned about mercy through the stories of the Prodigal Son and the Good Samaritan, and enjoyed coloring and […]
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Visiting Vietnamese bishop finds community ‘full of faith in Jesus’
June 10, 2016COLLEGE PARK—With joyful song and clapping, the members of the Vietnamese community greeted Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory as he visited the group’s program Saturday afternoon June 4 at the Eucharistic Congress. Deacon Joseph Phu Nguyen of Our Lady of Vietnam Church in Riverdale said that 1,000 people attended the track featuring keynote speaker Bishop Joseph […]