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King day of reflection to focus on his mentor Howard Thurman
January 7, 2016ATLANTA—Ignatius House Jesuit Retreat Center will have a day of reflection Monday, Jan. 18, offering an opportunity to ponder the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his spiritual mentor, Howard Thurman. The day of reflection will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the retreat center, located at 6700 Riverside […]
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Readers’ Choice: 2015 stories
January 7, 2016Another barometer of significant stories in 2015 is the number of visits readers made to The Georgia Bulletin website to view particular articles and columns. Four of the stories viewed most by readers online were also on the Editors’ Choice list. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory’s statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court decision on […]
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Editors’ Choice: 2015 stories
January 7, 2016In 2015 The Georgia Bulletin told the stories about the Catholic community in the 69 counties of the archdiocese in over two-dozen issues. Editors and reporters compiled the following list as the most impactful news events for the Atlanta Archdiocese last year: 1. Marking an episcopal anniversary: Archbishop Gregory reflects on his first decade in Atlanta […]
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King remembrance Mass to be celebrated Jan. 16 at Shrine
January 7, 2016ATLANTA—The Archdiocese of Atlanta and the Office of Intercultural and Ethnic Diversity will celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. from Jan. 14 to 17 with a young adult service event, Mass, and a Youth Celebration. The theme for this year’s celebration is “So We, Though Many, Are One Body in […]
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Number of refugees, displaced people at highest since World War II
January 7, 2016WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CNS)—The explosive global refugee crisis—likely the top debate-generating news story of 2015—seems destined to dominate domestic and foreign politics for years to come at a time when Pope Francis has been calling for a compassionate world response. Early in 2015, Pope Francis again called attention to the plight of mostly Libyan […]
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The ‘Waze’ of providence
January 7, 2016Just after I was named auxiliary bishop of Los Angeles, Archbishop José Gomez, my new boss, told me to get the Waze app for my iPhone. He explained that it was a splendid way to navigate the often impossible LA traffic. I followed his instructions and have indeed used the app on practically a daily […]
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Catholic school students get a jumpstart on the 2016 CRS Rice Bowl program
January 7, 2016SMYRNA—The Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Rice Bowl program will soon begin on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 10—and area Catholic school students will be ready. Justice and Peace Ministries, in partnership with CRS, held an early kickoff for the annual CRS Rice Bowl Lenten Faith Formation program with students and faculty from Catholic schools on Friday, Dec. […]
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A New Year
January 7, 2016I took a long walk in my hometown of Montclair, New Jersey. It was a route I had not walked in many years. Jimmy, my twin, and I used to walk that way home from the bus stop in high school. I was by myself and had my camera with me. A friend of mine […]
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Central figure in ‘Concussion’ portrayed as devout Catholic
January 7, 2016NEW YORK (CNS)—Neither the National Football League nor the Federal Bureau of Investigation comes off particularly well in the fact-based drama “Concussion” (Columbia). But the film’s central figure, the Nigerian-born coroner Dr. Bennet Omalu (Will Smith), certainly does. Given that Omalu’s generally admirable character is portrayed as being shaped, more than anything else, by his […]
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Entering the door of mercy through a sacrament
January 7, 2016One of the more popular themes in contemporary photographic art is door images in posters of Dublin, San Francisco, New Orleans, Jerusalem and many other locations—even “the doors” of Atlanta. The posters capture numerous pictures of doors in these famous places that manage to embody the culture and history of each city. Some doors can […]