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Rwandan priest who survived genocide preaches forgiveness and mercy
March 3, 2016CHAMPION, Wis.— Since 1995, Father Ubald Rugirangoga has been preaching about forgiveness, mercy and reconciliation. The African priest speaks from the heart, having survived the 1994 genocide in his native Rwanda that killed some 800,000 people, including more than 80 members of his family. He will be visiting the Atlanta Archdiocese March 14-15 to celebrate […]
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Hiawassee layman leads mission trips to Uganda
March 3, 2016HIAWASSEE—The missionaries of To the Nations, founded by lay Franciscan Stephen Smith of Hiawassee, practice the corporal works of mercy while serving in Uganda. They shelter the homeless, clothe the naked, visit the sick and those in prison and give drink to the thirsty. In return they have received an immeasurable gift—a lesson on how […]
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Meals for Burkina Faso event at 2016 Eucharistic Congress
March 3, 2016COLLEGE PARK—A Starve Wars meal-packing event will take place Friday, June 3, at the site of the 2016 Eucharistic Congress, the Georgia International Convention Center in College Park. Starve Wars is a collaborative effort by the Office of Life, Dignity and Justice of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, Catholic Relief Services, Helping Hands and the people […] Full Story
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Vanquishing the dragons that stalk us during Lent
March 3, 2016A tiger sleeps over my front door, an alligator rests above the bedroom window—and in the living room a unicorn peers at me somewhat quizzically. These wooden, hand-painted creatures never say a word, but their company is a comforting reminder of childhood fairy tales in which anything was possible—including fire-breathing dragons that threatened to wreak […]
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Monastery move
March 3, 2016“Nothing induces concentration or inspires memory like an alien landscape or a foreign culture. It is simply not possible to lose yourself in an exotic place. Much more likely is an experience of intense nostalgia, a harking back to an earlier stage of your life, or seeing clearly a serious mistake.” Paul Theroux, “The Happy […]
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The memorable legacy of Gregory Peck
March 3, 2016The death of novelist Harper Lee two weeks ago represented far more than the passing of a fine writer. Lee’s death came at a peak in her long life, for over the last year the controversial publication of her lost manuscript, “Go Set a Watchman,” had sparked a renewed interest in her life and work. […]
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God’s mercy extends beyond forgiveness
March 3, 2016This is the third column in a 13-part series. There is a canticle, the Exsultet, which is sung near the beginning of the Easter Vigil Mass. It contains verses that seem to rejoice in sin, and in particular, original sin. There is irony in this on several levels, not least of which is that it […]
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Archdiocesan priest Father G. Philip Ryan shared the joyfulness of faith
March 3, 2016GREENSBORO—Father G. Philip Ryan left a career caring for people when he managed hotels to care for the community of Catholic believers in Georgia. He died on Wednesday, Feb. 17. He was 65. Father Ryan stepped down as pastor of Christ Our King and Savior Church in Greensboro in 2014 due to a medical condition […] Full Story
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Area Catholic athletes sign on to play college sports
March 3, 2016ATLANTA—This year’s National Signing Day took place on Wednesday, Feb. 3. Catholic seniors in public, private and Catholic high schools joined other athletes around the country by making it official when they signed binding national letters of intent to play sports at the college or university of their choice. The list below includes area Catholic […]
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Families, even tired ones, feed love into society, pope says
March 3, 2016SAN CRISTOBAL DE LAS CASAS, Mexico (CNS)—While in Mexico, Pope Francis warned against moves to diminish the importance of the family, peppering his talk Feb. 15 with anecdotes and off-the-cuff remarks that kept a packed soccer stadium cheering, laughing and applauding. Speaking under a scorching-hot sun as dozens were treated for heat stroke, the pope […]