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The day I vowed to keep my mouth shut
July 23, 2015Our friends who live in a small town in north Florida invited us to a party celebrating their son’s graduation. A bunch of our relatives from other parts of Florida would also be attending, and we all decided to stay at the same nearby motel. The motel’s website boasted new carpets, freshly painted walls, ceiling […]
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Ant-Man humorous as tiny superhero, but ‘nonetheless great fun’
July 23, 2015NEW YORK (CNS)—Better think twice before squashing that insect invader at your summer picnic—it could be “Ant-Man” (Disney), the diminutive superhero of the Marvel Comics universe. Shrunk to bug size by means of a special suit, Ant-Man, a.k.a. Scott Lang (Paul Rudd), acquires super-human strength and a nifty ability to control his fellow invertebrates, who […]
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Jeremiah verse empowered Mary Boyert to speak tirelessly for life causes
July 23, 2015ATLANTA—After more than 15 years of serving as director of Respect Life for the Archdiocese of Atlanta, Mary Boyert will “look and see” what the next call to serve might be. Boyert retired July 1. Before taking the Respect Life Ministry’s helm in 1999, she worked for 21 years at Georgia Right to Life. Boyert’s […]
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At Bolivian prison, pope calls himself man ‘saved from his many sins’
July 23, 2015SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia (CNS)—Pope Francis visited one of Latin America’s most notorious prisons, calling himself “a man who was and is saved from his many sins.” “I couldn’t leave Bolivia without seeing you, without sharing the hope and faith given in the cross,” he told people at Palmasola prison in Santa Cruz. Speaking on the […]
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Jubilarian Father Richard Kieran planted Gospel, encouraged evangelizing faith
July 23, 2015ATLANTA—Father Richard Kieran, who marked 50 years in the priesthood June 20, enjoyed tending gardens as a young priest. A native of Ireland, Father Kieran also had a green thumb when it came to establishing new ministries now firmly rooted in the Archdiocese of Atlanta. In 1958, Atlanta’s then vocation director, Msgr. P.J. O’Connor, spoke […]
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Parishioners pack meals bound for West Africa in CRS collaborative
July 23, 2015ATLANTA—Area parishes are embracing a solidarity-building program that draws together Catholics here and people in need in West Africa. Helping Hands is a volunteer event founded on the mandate from Jesus in the Gospel of St. Matthew (Mt 25:35) and Catholic social teaching. It is a meal-packaging program for adults and children developed collaboratively by […]
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Anna Milam will speak at the Aug. 15 Magnificat for women
July 23, 2015ATLANTA—Anna Milam, a parishioner of St. Pius X Church, Conyers, will be speaking of her faith journey at the August Magnificat, a prayer breakfast open to all women. The Magnificat will be held on Saturday, Aug. 15, from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Holy Cross Church in Atlanta, which is just off the Chamblee-Tucker […]
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Women at leadership training urged to be listeners, be Christlike
July 23, 2015SMYRNA—The Atlanta Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women hosted its annual leadership program for women of the archdiocese at the Chancery June 20. Presenters for the daylong event were Ellen Bachman and Suzanne Erpenbach from the National Council of Catholic Women Leadership Training Development team. The LTD program is “a program by council women for council […]
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‘Catholic Drinkie’ blends faith and spirits in unique book on brews
July 23, 2015ATLANTA—In the summer heat, how about a Mary Magdalene Watermelon Wheat to take the edge off? Or perhaps a Pope Benedict in Retirement? These are home-brew recipes found in the book “The Catholic Drinkie’s Guide to Homebrewed Evangelism.” First-time author Sarah Vabulas—who goes by the moniker of Catholic Drinkie—mixed her passion for her faith with […]
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Court rules against Little Sisters’ plea to avoid way to bypass mandate
July 23, 2015DENVER (CNS)—The Little Sisters of the Poor and other religious entities are not substantially burdened by procedures set out by the federal government by which they can avoid a requirement to provide contraceptive coverage in health insurance, the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled July 14. In a lengthy opinion that considered arguments raised […]