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Behind-the-scenes tour of architectural landmark
October 29, 2015CONYERS—Visitors will see special areas of the Monastery of the Holy Spirit usually reserved for monks as they open its grounds for an architectural tour on Saturday, Nov. 14, from 2-5 p.m. Starting outside the Monastic Heritage Center, visitors will learn the history of the farmland and visit the historic barn where the monks lived […]
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St. Ann’s Disaster Relief Ministry responds to S.C.’s flood victims
October 29, 2015MARIETTA—It was a deluge of great proportions. At the beginning of October, some parts of South Carolina received one to two feet of rainfall—an amount on average that should occur once every 1,000 years. Officials in both Charleston and Columbia, South Carolina, reported that the flooding from this event was worse than Hurricane Hugo’s flooding […]
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Pope Francis and true mercy
October 29, 2015Having just returned from a week covering Pope Francis’ triumphant journey to the United States, I can confidently tell you that the news media are in love with the Vicar of Christ. Time and again, commentators, pundits, anchorpersons and editorialists opined that Pope Francis is the bomb. They approved, of course, of his gentle way […]
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“Nostra Aetate” and Sandy Koufax
October 29, 2015Lawrence Peter Berra—you know him better as Yogi—died a month ago. Berra was a devout Catholic, who also happened to be a brilliant baseball player and one of America’s most lovable wits. We pray for the repose of his soul, but this column is not about Yogi Berra. Nor is it about the hapless Chicago […]
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An imaginary conversation with my late husband on All Souls’ Day
October 29, 2015Me: What am I supposed to do, my love, now that you’re gone? I can’t bear being away from you! I’m so unhappy. Him: I wish I were still there with you, but it wasn’t my choice, you know that. God called me home that day—and I wish we could have gone together. I know […]
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The tragedy of Middle Eastern Christians
October 29, 2015I have been blessed over the years with the presence of many Middle Eastern Christian students. I asked one Iraqi Catholic boy years ago, “Where is your family from in Iraq?” He replied, “Baghdad, but originally we were from Mosul.” “Oh,” I said, “when did they move down from Mosul?” He said, “About 1,000 years […]
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Encouraging that joyful calling to the priesthood
October 29, 2015It’s a nearly universal parental mantra: “I want my child to be happy.” Parents everywhere worry about and pray constantly for the happiness of their children. And parents frequently worry about the vocational decisions that their children might make. Will they find future security and personal satisfaction? Will they be challenged and affirmed? Will they […]
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Burmese Catholics hold national conference in Atlanta
October 28, 2015NORCROSS—“Be Not Afraid” was the theme of the 2015 National Conference of Burmese-American Catholics at the North Atlanta Trade Center in Norcross Sept. 4-7. Deacon Peter B. Swan, of St. Philip Benizi Church, Jonesboro, and president of the NCBAC, estimates that 1,800 Burmese-American Catholics from across the United States attended the sixth annual event. Thirty […]
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Caught on camera by a preschool shutterbug
October 26, 2015Earlier this month I made a drive down to the new preschool at St. Mary Magdalene Church in Newnan. It’s been some time since I’ve been in a preschool setting; however, I found it to be like I remembered – a bright, colorful and welcoming environment. Upon arrival I met the preschool director Gina DeGennaro, […]
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Atlanta theater, music to highlight 50th jubilee of Jewish-Catholic dialogue
October 16, 2015ATLANTA—The American Jewish Committee’s Atlanta regional office and the Atlanta Archdiocese invite the public to celebrate 50 years of dialogue, friendship and reparation in Jewish-Catholic relations with an evening of art, music and faith on Wednesday, Oct. 28, at the Ferst Center at Georgia Tech. The jubilee celebration culminates a year of activities marking the […]