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Atlanta chancellor takes on national diaconate board role
May 26, 2016HOUSTON—The National Association of Diaconate Directors installed new officers and board members as part of its annual meeting on April 15 in Houston, Texas. Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, archbishop of the Galveston-Houston Archdiocese, conducted the installation ceremony. The 2016 NADD Convention carried the theme, “Deacon: Servant Leader in a Servant Church.” NADD members from the U.S. […] Full Story
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Mercy sister honored at outreach home she helped start
May 26, 2016ATLANTA—The weekend of May 14 and 15, Sister of Mercy Carolyn Oberkirch was welcomed back by the Interfaith Outreach Home community and the Our Lady of the Assumption Church community. Sister Carolyn arrived in 1974 to teach first grade at Our Lady of the Assumption School. After several years, Sister Carolyn switched her ministry to […]
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‘Peanuts’ animated by Guaraldi’s inspired jazz
May 26, 2016I used to scoff at the idea of preschool “graduation.” In my day, no such thing existed. In fact, if you even attended preschool, or playschool as it was usually called, you were summarily dismissed once you turned 5, and then packed off to kindergarten where your indoctrination into the rigidity of societal structures was […]
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The Lord hears the cry of the poor
May 26, 2016This is the sixth column in a 13-part series. When Father James Brockman, SJ, died in 1999, his funeral Mass was here in the Diocese of Little Rock. At the time, he had been serving as director for the Office of Hispanic Ministry. He had previously served in Central America and was considered an expert […]
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Father Anthony
May 26, 2016One of my jobs here is distributing the mail. It really isn’t a big deal. Not much mail comes in these days. There are catalogs, “junk” mail and a few handwritten cards and fewer letters. When I distributed the mail yesterday, there were several cards and packets of seeds in Father Anthony’s mail drawer. He […]
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The day I crossed tornadoes off my never, ever list
May 26, 2016Many people have a “bucket list” that often includes visiting exotic places and trying daredevil feats like sky-diving—but, frankly, you can count me out. Sure, there are things I’d like to do before I die—but they’re mostly repeats of what I’ve done before. I mean, really, is the ocean ever the same place it was, […]
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Thankful for the wonders of Catholic education
May 26, 2016Every parent and grandparent of a graduate should be fortunate enough to receive a letter like the one I received a couple of weeks ago. A young woman, who is an alumna from Our Lady of Mercy Catholic High School from several years past, wrote to me to tell me of her academic achievements over […]
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Vatican magazine gives attention to unheard women, official says
May 12, 2016VATICAN CITY (CNS)—A new Vatican magazine will give attention to women’s voices, something that often has been missing in the church despite women’s important role in announcing the Gospel, said Cardinal Pietro Parolin. “If we do not listen attentively to the voice of women in the great decisive moments in the life of the church, […]
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Theologians’ brief in HHS mandate case might lead to compromise ruling
May 12, 2016WASHINGTON (CNS)—Supreme Court cases, with their multiple friend-of-the-court briefs, leave extensive paper trails behind them and although these briefs might get lost in the shuffle, occasionally some stand out. In Zubik v. Burwell, the challenge to the Affordable Care Act’s contraception requirement, more than 30 briefs were filed by religious, political and health groups weighing […]
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Archbishop joins Chicago parish in efforts to promote neighborhood peace
May 12, 2016CHICAGO (CNS)—The city of Chicago’s Austin neighborhood leads a noteworthy list, but one its residents would rather not be on. “As of April 25, the Austin community—our community, our immediate community—led Chicago in 23 homicides and 101 people being shot. This is insane. This is wrong,” Father Tom Walsh, pastor of St. Martin de Porres […] Full Story