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Pope Francis and true mercy
October 29, 2015Having just returned from a week covering Pope Francis’ triumphant journey to the United States, I can confidently tell you that the news media are in love with the Vicar of Christ. Time and again, commentators, pundits, anchorpersons and editorialists opined that Pope Francis is the bomb. They approved, of course, of his gentle way […]
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“Nostra Aetate” and Sandy Koufax
October 29, 2015Lawrence Peter Berra—you know him better as Yogi—died a month ago. Berra was a devout Catholic, who also happened to be a brilliant baseball player and one of America’s most lovable wits. We pray for the repose of his soul, but this column is not about Yogi Berra. Nor is it about the hapless Chicago […]
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An imaginary conversation with my late husband on All Souls’ Day
October 29, 2015Me: What am I supposed to do, my love, now that you’re gone? I can’t bear being away from you! I’m so unhappy. Him: I wish I were still there with you, but it wasn’t my choice, you know that. God called me home that day—and I wish we could have gone together. I know […]
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The tragedy of Middle Eastern Christians
October 29, 2015I have been blessed over the years with the presence of many Middle Eastern Christian students. I asked one Iraqi Catholic boy years ago, “Where is your family from in Iraq?” He replied, “Baghdad, but originally we were from Mosul.” “Oh,” I said, “when did they move down from Mosul?” He said, “About 1,000 years […]
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Encouraging that joyful calling to the priesthood
October 29, 2015It’s a nearly universal parental mantra: “I want my child to be happy.” Parents everywhere worry about and pray constantly for the happiness of their children. And parents frequently worry about the vocational decisions that their children might make. Will they find future security and personal satisfaction? Will they be challenged and affirmed? Will they […]
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Burmese Catholics hold national conference in Atlanta
October 28, 2015NORCROSS—“Be Not Afraid” was the theme of the 2015 National Conference of Burmese-American Catholics at the North Atlanta Trade Center in Norcross Sept. 4-7. Deacon Peter B. Swan, of St. Philip Benizi Church, Jonesboro, and president of the NCBAC, estimates that 1,800 Burmese-American Catholics from across the United States attended the sixth annual event. Thirty […] Full Story
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Caught on camera by a preschool shutterbug
October 26, 2015Earlier this month I made a drive down to the new preschool at St. Mary Magdalene Church in Newnan. It’s been some time since I’ve been in a preschool setting; however, I found it to be like I remembered – a bright, colorful and welcoming environment. Upon arrival I met the preschool director Gina DeGennaro, […]
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Atlanta theater, music to highlight 50th jubilee of Jewish-Catholic dialogue
October 16, 2015ATLANTA—The American Jewish Committee’s Atlanta regional office and the Atlanta Archdiocese invite the public to celebrate 50 years of dialogue, friendship and reparation in Jewish-Catholic relations with an evening of art, music and faith on Wednesday, Oct. 28, at the Ferst Center at Georgia Tech. The jubilee celebration culminates a year of activities marking the […]
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Panelists say fewer births, marriages point to global demographic shift
October 16, 2015PHILADELPHIA (CNS)—Experts speaking at a World Meeting of Families session Sept. 24 in Philadelphia told delegates that fertility rates around the world are dropping, and a global demographic shift is taking place. In one of only four sessions at the international meeting to offer English speakers the opportunity to test out the simultaneous interpretation services […]
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Newly renamed St. Mary’s Hospital blessed
October 16, 2015LAVONIA—Asking for God’s blessings upon St. Mary’s Sacred Heart Hospital, its physicians and its staff, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory led more than 170 people in a blessing ceremony on Wednesday, Sept. 30, in a giant tent set up on the hospital’s front lawn. “May all the members of this community know that when they come […] Full Story