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Pope warns religious against ‘crisis of quality’ in consecrated life
April 16, 2015VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Despite fewer vocations to consecrated life, those responsible for formation in religious institutes must know how to say no to unsuitable candidates, so as to avoid a “graver crisis of quality” down the road, said Pope Francis. During an audience with about 1,300 novice directors and other formation ministers at the Vatican April […]
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In destroyed Israeli village, exiled residents unite at the church
April 16, 2015IQRIT, Israel (CNS)—For the elders of Iqrit, their biggest regret in life is not having been able to raise their children together. On April 13, they congregated with the younger generations in the old Church of St. Mary for Easter Monday Mass in this destroyed Melkite village perched on a sloping hill in Western Galilee. […]
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After mudslide, faith groups form partnership to provide help, healing
April 16, 2015OSO, Wash. (CNS)—When a headline-making catastrophe strikes a community, it often rallies together, bringing together disparate people who previously had little more than geography in common. Such was the case in Oso and other towns in Washington’s North Fork Stillaguamish Valley, when a devastating mudslide in March 2014 obliterated a neighborhood and claimed the lives […]
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St. Stephen parishioner Dianne Aube will speak at May Magnificat
April 16, 2015ATLANTA—Dianne Aube, a parishioner of St. Stephen the Martyr Church, in Lilburn, will be speaking of her faith journey at the May Magnificat, a prayer breakfast open to all women. The Magnificat will be held on Saturday, May 9, from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Holy Cross Church in Atlanta, which is just off […]
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After Easter
April 16, 2015These days many, if not most, of the Mass readings tell of the post-resurrection experiences the disciples had of Jesus. Mary encounters him in the garden, near the tomb where his body was interred. He is seen by the disciples in various places—the upper room, the shore of the Sea of Galilee, the road to […]
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Interactive Photo: Sr. Helen Prejean talks to the Catholic Center at UGA
April 14, 2015Photo: Michael Alexander, Georgia Bulletin
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Humility is key to understanding Easter, sharing its joy, pope says
April 10, 2015VATICAN CITY (CNS)—To enter Christ’s empty tomb like the disciples and see that he has risen, Christians today also must “bend down,” Pope Francis said in his Easter message. “Love has triumphed over hatred. Life has conquered death. Light has dispelled the darkness,” he told tens of thousands of rain-drenched pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square […]
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Jesus’ final triumphant wardrobe change
April 8, 2015This year I wanted to be one of the first to witness that final wardrobe transformation Jesus undertakes in many Catholic churches within the Archdiocese of Atlanta and beyond. It all started back on Feb. 18, Ash Wednesday, when Jesus was draped or covered in purple. For the next 38 days that would be his […]
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Lakewood Heights bank repurposed as SVdP family support center
April 2, 2015ATLANTA—Setting down roots in a new neighborhood, the St. Vincent de Paul Society is initiating a novel approach to serve the community in southeast Atlanta. The new venture allows them to serve as a hub of community development, partnering with educational nonprofits and neighborhood associations, in addition to offering services to people in need. With […]
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Renewal of sacramental life, priestly ministry celebrated in Chrism Mass
April 2, 2015ATLANTA—Throughout the coming year in the Archdiocese of Atlanta, the oils blessed at the annual Chrism Mass will be used as a balm to help those in need of renewal and as signs of sacramental graces. During the March 31 Mass at the Cathedral of Christ the King, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory blessed the oils […]