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Daffodils to bloom at OLA in Holocaust remembrance
February 5, 2016ATLANTA—Fifth-grade students at Our Lady of the Assumption School planted a daffodil garden as part of the Daffodil Project. The goal of the Daffodil Project is to build a living Holocaust memorial by planting 1.5 million daffodils around the world to commemorate the 1.5 million children murdered during the Holocaust. The daffodil flower represents the […]
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Christ the King School devotes week to service projects
February 5, 2016ATLANTA—Catholic schools place a strong emphasis on service, which is why Christ the King School in Atlanta celebrated the annual Catholic Schools Week with a week’s worth of service initiatives. The week kicked off with Military Monday, in which students assembled care packages for deployed Navy Seals. The students also participated in Souper Bowl Tuesday, […]
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Winners of the Archdiocesan Spelling Bee
February 5, 2016SMYRNA—The following students were honored at the 2016 Archdiocesan Spelling Bee, held Tuesday, Feb. 2, at the Chancery, Smyrna. The bee is held each year as one of the annual events for Catholic Schools Week. Organizers said the bee is held to promote the love of spelling, language and grammar. Third place: Julian Ogbonna, eighth […]
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Absolution for the sin of abortion
February 5, 2016A few weeks ago, one of our priests asked me to dedicate one of my columns to the Holy Father’s concession to all priests during this Jubilee Year of Mercy granting them the authorization to absolve those who humbly confess the sin of having obtained or participated in the procurement of an abortion. This priest […]
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The rising sun
February 5, 2016There are people who awake early every morning to watch the rising of the sun. I am one of them. I have sat on a boardwalk bench on the Belmar, New Jersey, beach to see the sun make its slow journey, a daily voyage that brings the light of day. And I have found a […]
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Jesus proclaims a year of God’s favor
February 5, 2016This is the first column in a 13-part series. Pope Francis has proclaimed a Holy Year of Mercy that began in Advent and extends through November 2016. This coincides with the new liturgical year that features the Gospel of Luke in our Sunday readings. God is always merciful, but this is a year to contemplate […]
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‘The Revenant’ and the search for a higher justice
February 5, 2016Alejandro Iñárritu’s film “The Revenant” is one of the most talked about movies, and for good reason. The opening 20 minutes, which feature a frighteningly realistic Indian attack and a horrifically vivid mauling by a grizzly bear, are absolutely compelling viewing. And the remainder of the film is so involving that this viewer at least […]
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Don’t be afraid to show concern, fight poverty, pope tells global leaders
February 5, 2016VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Don’t be afraid of acting fairly and compassionately toward the poor, Pope Francis said in a written message to global business leaders attending the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. And do not let the sweeping innovations in robotics, science and technology “lead to the destruction of the human person—to be replaced by […]
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‘Lord, help me simplify my life’
February 5, 2016When I was a child I shared a room with my sister—and all our games, stuffed animals and clothes fit into one modestly sized closet. Later, when I went away to college, everything I needed was stashed in the trunk of my parents’ car. Little by little I branched out, first to an apartment off […]
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St. Anthony of Padua parishioner played in Super Bowl I
February 4, 2016This weekend Super Bowl 50 takes place in Santa Clara, Calif., between the Carolina Panthers and the Denver Broncos. In today’s blog post we’re running a story written in 2001 about St. Anthony of Padua parishioner Sol Brannan. He’s a retired professional football player who played with the Kansas City Chiefs in the very first […]