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Healing after teen’s shooting ‘in Jesus’ hands,’ says parishioner
August 21, 2014FERGUSON, Mo. (CNS)—Against the backdrop of demonstrations and unrest, some of it violent, that has followed the Aug. 9 killing of an unarmed black teenager by police in Ferguson, members of a local Catholic parish did perhaps the only thing they could—they prayed. As police and protesters stood in an uneasy truce Aug. 11 close […]
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Atlanta Melkite Catholics celebrate the ordination of a new deacon
August 21, 2014ATLANTA—On the day he was to become a deacon, Elie Hanna was led by two deacons to circle the altar three times as he kissed its corners as a sign “his life revolves around the altar of God.” As the spiritual leader of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church in the United States presented him with […]
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Carrying Catholic faith into new areas, Holy Cross Church built strong lay community
August 21, 2014ATLANTA—The music ministry of Holy Cross Church in Atlanta is flourishing, with four choirs and an offshoot theater ministry that produces entertaining musicals for the entire community in support of outreach to the poor. That’s different from how the music program first started 50 years ago—with a donated keyboard that had fallen off the back […]
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Parishes add their voices to pastoral planning
August 21, 2014ATLANTA—As the summer winds down, the pastoral planning process in the Archdiocese of Atlanta continues apace with recommendations for the plan coming in from parishes large and small, metro and rural. The people in the local churches and missions have now had an opportunity to participate in this vital mission of building a five-year pastoral […]
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Real food
August 21, 2014I was in China many years ago. All those on the trip were priests—the idea was to get us to China, see the sights and then return to this country and organize tours. The tour package was a steal—the Chinese organizers were eager to have us visit their country. We were their guests and were […]
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Secret prayers whispered in the kitchen
August 21, 2014The kitchen is a world in itself. Here, soups simmer, steaks sizzle and bread bakes. Here, children shape cookie dough into animals and stars. Here, cakes rise and pies brown while a scrumptious scent fills the house. I recently spent an entire day in this world. It started early with a bowl of oatmeal as […]
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Advancing the work of justice and mercy around the world
August 21, 2014How very compressed our world has rapidly now become—not because it’s actually shrinking in quantifiable measurements, but each day, events and people impact one another in ways that would have been unthinkable only a few decades ago. Last week, Msgr. Hugh Marren brought one of his houseguests in to meet with me: Archbishop Emery Kabongo, […]
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Charity, forgiveness keys to Korean reunification, says pope
August 21, 2014SEOUL, South Korea (CNS)—Pope Francis told Korean Catholics that the reunification of their divided peninsula as well as the harmony of South Korean society depend on the practice of Gospel virtues, especially charity and forgiveness. During his Aug. 14-18 visit to South Korea, which was his first trip to Asia, the pope celebrated a Mass […]
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New car for seminarians thanks to St. Brigid Men
August 21, 2014Seminarians have golfers to thank for their Nissan Versa. The Men of St. Brigid in May held their annual golf tournament. The financial success of this fundraiser allows them to donate money to the Archdiocese of Atlanta Office of Vocations in the name of their late pastor, Msgr. Paul Reynolds. Money has been donated four […]
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Southpaw priest burns one over the plate
August 21, 2014Father Daniel Toof is a southpaw. The pastor at St. Anna Church, in Monroe, wearing a jersey with “Fr. Dan” across the back, pitched a strike at Lawrenceville’s Coolray Field on Friday, Aug. 8, at the Triple A matchup between the Norfolk Tides and the hometown Gwinnett Braves. St. Anna’s Knights of Columbus, sponsored the […]