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Acts of Apostles tells of people, events in Christianity’s early history
April 16, 2015WASHINGTON (CNS)—Jews from many nations, speaking a wide array of languages, were staying in Jerusalem at the time after Jesus’ death, resurrection and ascension when a powerful wind swept in upon a house where his apostles and some others, including his mother, were meeting. Hearing the wind and curious to know what was happening, these […]
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Term ‘genocide’ angers Turkey, while pope says memory leads to healing
April 16, 2015VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide, Pope Francis said atrocities from the past have to be recognized—not hidden or denied—for true reconciliation and healing to come to the world. However, Turkey’s top government officials criticized the pope’s use of the term “genocide”—citing a 2001 joint statement by St. John Paul II […]
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Holy Spirit’s role, growth of community, preaching among Acts themes
April 16, 2015WASHINGTON (CNS)—Here is a look at some of the themes and events described in the Acts of the Apostles: The Spirit’s coming: The Holy Spirit’s role in the early Christian mission is a theme in the Acts. Benedictine Father Dale Launderville, a Scripture scholar, says that Acts shows “remarkable growth in the church due to […]
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Acts of the Apostles is a guide for our Pastoral Plan
April 16, 2015“The community of believers was of one heart and mind.” These words from last Sunday’s first reading brought back a vivid memory from my earliest years as a priest. I began my ill-fated homily that Sunday on which this same reading was proclaimed with a suggestion that this idyllic passage was as much a prayer […]
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Jesus’ apostles and disciples, men and women among the figures in Acts
April 16, 2015WASHINGTON (CNS)—The Acts of the Apostles introduces readers to many people of ancient Christian times. There are Jesus’ apostles and disciples, men and women, catechists, members of the Jewish community and others. Let’s meet a few of them: Sts. Peter and Paul: These apostles stand as Acts’ central personalities. Peter’s role is more dominant in […]
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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. […] Full Story
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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 […] Full Story
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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 […]