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An urgent call to ‘speak tenderly’
December 11, 2014“Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her service is at an end, her guilt is expiated; indeed, she has received from the hand of the Lord double for all her sins.” We all listened to those words from the prophet Isaiah last Sunday, and their meaning must have been exceptionally poignant in […]
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Support Catholic religious in their mission, ministries, pope says
December 11, 2014VATICAN CITY (CNS)—During the Year of Consecrated Life, all Catholics are called to thank God for the gifts members of religious orders have given the church and the world, to join them in prayer and find practical ways to support them and their ministries, Pope Francis said. “Let them know the affection and the warmth […]
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The consecrated cloistered religious life
December 11, 2014When high school kids come here to visit, there is a common theme that undergirds some of the questions they ask. The questions seek some understanding as to why we are set apart from normal life, rarely venturing beyond the cloister, refraining from many sources of the mass media, following the same routine day after […]
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The great biscotti test
December 11, 2014For most folks Christmas evokes a spicy scent emanating from a freshly cut tree. But in my family the season of Advent also had its own alluring aroma, which came from hazelnut biscotti. The recipe my mother used—crumpled and creased with butter stains on the edges—came from her grandmother in Salerno, Italy. Early in Advent […]
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Pope calls European Parliament to rejuvenate ‘grandmother’ Europe
December 11, 2014STRASBOURG, France (CNS)—The 77-year-old grandson of European immigrants to Argentina, Pope Francis urged the European Parliament to value the continent’s faiths and recuperate a sense of responsibility for the common good to rejuvenate Europe’s social, political and economic life. “In many quarters we encounter a general impression of weariness and aging, of a Europe which […]
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Church launches Year for Consecrated Life
December 11, 2014VATICAN CITY (CNS)—The first Sunday of Advent, Nov. 30, marking the start of the new liturgical year, inaugurated the Year for Consecrated Life. The yearlong observance is dedicated to renewing hope in religious life and instilling it more profoundly with a prophetic witness of the Gospel. A number of international meetings have been planned in […]
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Bishop: Like Christ, walk with those suffering from HIV/AIDS
December 11, 2014JONESBORO—With glowing candles in hand, families of loved ones lost to AIDS and volunteers of parish ministries sang “Amazing Grace” at the 2014 World AIDS Day Mass Dec. 3 at St. Philip Benizi Church. The annual Mass commemorates those living with HIV/AIDS, those who have lost their lives, and their caretakers. Prudy and Jim Martino […]
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Lilburn students honor grandparents
December 11, 2014LILBURN—Grandparents, students and teachers joined with Bishop David P. Talley at their Grandparents Day Mass on Friday, Nov. 21, at St. John Neumann Regional School. On the memorial of the Presentation of Mary, Bishop Talley highlighted how grandparents pass on the faith to the young. After Mass, Bishop Talley joined grandparents as students entertained them […]
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Music artist awards $7,500 for mission trips
December 11, 2014MARIETTA—Music artist Pip will award 14 young people $7,500 in mission scholarships so they can serve others, in this country and globally. Youth in Mission is a nonprofit begun by Pip, a recording artist and president of the charity. Pip (Phillip Arnold) is from Marietta, attended Life Teen at St. Joseph Church, and is an […]
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Doctoral candidate presents malaria research
December 11, 2014ATLANTA—More than half the world’s population is at risk of malaria and Morgan (Miller) Milton, who graduated from St. Jude the Apostle School in 2001, is working to identify drugs to combat this deadly disease. After receiving a bachelor’s and master’s of science at the Georgia Institute of Technology, she enrolled in the biochemistry doctoral […]