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The invitation that is Easter
April 2, 2015Normally we think of an invitation in a limited number of ways. There are wedding invitations, party invitations and gala dinner invitations. These come almost always printed on expensive stationery and are enclosed with RSVP’s. Such invitations are sent out to announce a highly significant event in the life of the sender, an event of […]
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A child’s-eye view of Easter
April 2, 2015“How does my hair look?,” my mother asked anxiously as she peered into the mirror. On that Easter morning long ago, she wanted her hair to be perfect, but in Miami the weather had already turned hot, the humidity was rising—and hairstyles were doomed to fizzle. I ran a comb through my own limp locks […]
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Mother, daughter killed in crash recalled for devotion to faith, family
April 2, 2015ARLINGTON, Va. (CNS)—A mother and daughter from Virginia who perished in the French Alps plane crash were remembered by fellow Catholic parishioners as “wonderful people” who were active members of Sacred Heart Church in Manassas. Yvonne Selke and her daughter, Emily, were two of the three Americans killed in the March 24 crash of an […]
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Sister Helen Prejean: Lethal injection is ‘experimentation’ on death row inmates
April 2, 2015ATHENS—The country’s preferred method of executing prisoners relies on increasingly hard-to-find key drugs. To make up the shortfall, state executioners turn to compounding pharmacies to acquire new combinations of the lethal drugs. In a talk at the Catholic Center at the University of Georgia, Congregation of St. Joseph Sister Helen Prejean called these drug cocktails […]
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Richard III, Catholic king of England, reburied at Leicester Cathedral
April 2, 2015MANCHESTER, England (CNS)—One of England’s last Catholic kings was reburied three years after his skeleton was discovered in a coffin beneath a parking lot. King Richard III—the last monarch of the Plantagenet dynasty and the last English king to die in battle—was originally buried by Franciscan friars in Leicester, a city in the Midlands, after […]
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Papal ecology: Protecting all God’s creatures, respecting God’s plan
April 2, 2015VATICAN CITY (CNS)—The Catholic Church supports the efforts of scientists to study the causes and effects of climate change and insists governments and businesses must get serious about specific commitments for protecting the environment. But Pope Francis, like his predecessors, does not pretend to have a technical solution to the problem. However, he does feel […]
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Blood of Naples’ patron liquefies during pope’s visit to cathedral
April 2, 2015VATICAN CITY (CNS)—At the end of Pope Francis’ spontaneity-filled meeting with priests, seminarians and religious in the cathedral of Naples, the vial of dried blood of the city’s patron saint appeared to miraculously liquefy. After Pope Francis blessed the congregation with the reliquary holding the vial, Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe of Naples announced, “As a sign […]
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GraceWay Links
April 1, 2015Local Catholic Resources In the Archdiocese of Atlanta, parishes with support ministries include All Saints Church in Dunwoody and St. Brigid Church in Johns Creek. Contact information for All Saints’ ministry is available online at www.allsaints.us under the “Outreach” tab. For details on St. Brigid’s ministry, go to www.saintbrigid.org to locate the program under “Helping […]
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Imitate Jesus’ humility and service, pope says at Palm Sunday Mass
April 1, 2015VATICAN CITY (CNS)—From modern-day martyrs to those who quietly care for the sick or elderly, Pope Francis remembered all those who “sacrifice themselves daily,” following Jesus in serving others and giving witness to the Gospel. In overcoming the daily temptations of power and pride, the pope said at Palm Sunday Mass, Christians can look to […]
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The important question about capital punishment
April 1, 2015The state of Georgia has recently agreed to postpone the execution of a woman on death row because of concerns regarding the quality and therefore the effectiveness of the drugs that are used in the lethal procedure. I consider this hiatus, no matter how brief it might be, a blessing because it provides another opportunity […]