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Pray for peace, weep for world at war, Pope Francis implores
November 26, 2015VATICAN CITY (CNS)—“Jesus wept.” Pope Francis opened his morning homily with those words as he spoke about the wars and violence engulfing numerous parts of the world. The Gospel reading for Nov. 19 began, “As Jesus drew near Jerusalem, he saw the city and wept over it, saying, ‘If this day you only knew what […]
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Pope says Year of Mercy will be time to heal, to help, to forgive
November 26, 2015VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Mercy is what makes God perfect and all-powerful, Pope Francis said in his document officially proclaiming the 2015-2016 extraordinary Holy Year of Mercy. “If God limited himself to only justice, he would cease to be God, and would instead be like human beings who ask merely that the law be respected,” the pope […]
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Dragons, hummingbirds and mushrooms on a fall day
November 26, 2015My heavily wooded yard was resembling a jungle, since it had last been tended to months ago when my niece and her husband visited. I could call a lawn service, of course, but there’s a fine young fellow in the neighborhood who does yard work now and again. Going on the principles of “buy local” […]
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‘Bridge of Spies’ and the path to virtue
November 26, 2015My great mentor, Msgr. Robert Sokolowski, told a class of eager philosophy students many years ago that we should read Aristotle’s “Nichomachean Ethics” every year of our lives. As we grew older, he explained, new dimensions of the book would continually present themselves. I can’t say that I’ve followed Msgr. Sokolowski’s advice perfectly, but I […]
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‘Hunger Games’ series concludes with somber portrayal of war
November 26, 2015NEW YORK (CNS)—With “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2” (Lionsgate), one of the most successful cinema franchises of recent times reaches a surprisingly glum finale. Given that the series is founded on the idea of a dystopian society where young people are sacrificed in the gladiatorial tourneys of the title, perhaps the sober tone of […]
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‘Works of mercy are at the center of this Jubilee Year’
November 26, 2015In the coming weeks, doors will be opened in churches throughout the world as the Jubilee Year of Mercy begins. Pope Francis will ceremoniously open the “holy doors” of the four patriarchal basilicas in Rome (St. Peter’s, St. Paul Outside the Walls, St. Mary Major and St. John Lateran). We will open doors of seven […]
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A time to weep
November 26, 2015“It will do us well to ask the grace of tears for ourselves, for this world that does not recognize the path of peace, this world that lives for war, and cynically says not to make it. Let us pray for conversion of heart. Here before the door of this Jubilee of Mercy, let us […]
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‘Uncommon Grace,’ a documentary on life of beloved Catholic author, to debut
November 26, 2015On the 13th of September, 1960, Flannery O’Connor finished a scolding but good-natured letter to her dear friend William A. Sessions—she called him “Billy”—by saying simply, “We’ll look for you Thanksgiving Day, and bring ‘A.’ with you.” The letter appears in “The Habit of Being,” the collection of O’Connor correspondence edited by Sally Fitzgerald, and […]
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BT students inspired to set up home for refugee family
November 26, 2015ROSWELL—Blessed Trinity High School students weren’t satisfied collecting donations for a new refugee family. They wanted to decorate and make the new home for the family welcoming, theology teacher Toni Vilardi said. Students had studied the Old Testament, with its theme of sojourners and Catholic social teaching, and contacted Catholic Charities Atlanta to ask about […]
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Richard J. Reynolds III honored by Marist School
November 26, 2015ATLANTA—Marist School’s historian, Richard J. Reynolds III, was recognized as the 2014-2015 recipient of Marist School’s highest honor, the St. Peter Chanel Award. He was a member of the class of 1952. The award, named for the saint who sacrificed his life to his missionary work, is given in recognition of individuals whose selflessness, exceptional […]