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Outstanding Youth of the Year 2014
March 20, 2014This is the list of all the youth chosen by their parish or mission as the 2014 Youth of the Year. Kameron Adair, St. Oliver Plunkett Church, Snellville; Joan Adebowale, Christ Our Hope Church, Lithonia; Eric Anderson, St. Peter the Rock Church, The Rock; Elizabeth Andry, Good Shepherd Church, Cumming; Christian Aranda, St. John Vianney […]
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St. Pius X girls successfully defend basketball title
March 20, 2014MACON—The girls basketball team at St. Pius X High School, Atlanta, earned its second consecutive Class AAA state championship after defeating Buford High School 48-45 at the Macon Coliseum March 8. St. Pius had to come from behind after being outscored in the first quarter 15-3. They climbed back into the game in the second […]
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Inertia on immigration law bring pressure for fixes
March 20, 2014WASHINGTON (CNS)—As frustration grows over the lack of progress on immigration reform and protests about the high number of deportations become more widespread and dramatic, President Barack Obama March 13 and 14 told activists he would consider ways to ease the effects of strict enforcement. The announcement came as immigrants facing deportation have been waging […]
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Sixties cartoon characters get new life in ‘Mr. Peabody & Sherman’
March 20, 2014NEW YORK (CNS)—Baby boomers old enough to recall an animated moose named Bullwinkle and his flying-squirrel sidekick, Rocky, will also likely remember the titular characters of “Mr. Peabody & Sherman” (Fox). That’s because, in their original incarnation, the latter duo figured in a series of short cartoons that were shown as part of the TV […]
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The heart of Barrett’s ‘The Lilies of the Field’
March 20, 2014Jesus knew how to tell a story. Jesus also knew that the best stories were short, and more importantly, simple. Yet he knew that his parables imparted profound wisdom, truth and beauty condensed in a manner that neither sermon nor treatise could ever as effectively convey. You don’t forget the Parable of the Good Samaritan. […]
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Millennials want to bring faith openly into their workplaces
March 20, 2014I probably should have realized that I was entering a new environment when I arrived and was soon greeted by a participant who enthusiastically told me about the new Christ the King app and then immediately downloaded it for me on my iPhone. The world of young adults, many of whom are often referred to […]
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Reflections on prayer, penance—and pretzels
March 20, 2014I am standing in Publix staring at the bags of pretzels. It’s easy to envision myself sitting at my desk munching on these snacks. After all, don’t I usually give up sweets for Lent—and turn to pretzels as a rather poor substitute? It seems I’m hardly alone, since pretzels are a traditional Lenten food dating […]
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Response to ‘On Eagle’s Wings’ over the years humbling for composer
March 11, 2014HONOLULU (CNS)—Father Jan Michael Joncas has composed more than 300 liturgical songs, but his name is widely known for the one that tops a list of favorites: “On Eagle’s Wings.” The hymn by Father Joncas, 62, a priest of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, was named by hundreds of voters as their No. […]
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Catholic scholars part of Emory program on human rights
March 11, 2014ATLANTA—A March 26 lecture program on “Christianity and Human Rights” will launch a five-year series of lectures on Christian scholarship sponsored by the Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University and the McDonald Agape Foundation. The Alonzo L. McDonald Distinguished Lectures on Christian Scholarship will run through 2018. “Christianity and Human […]
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Guidance on Lent from the USCCB
March 11, 2014WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) provided the following questions and answers about Lent and Lenten practices. Q. Why do we say that there are 40 days of Lent? When you count all the days from Ash Wednesday through Holy Saturday, there are 46. A. It might be more accurate to say that […]