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Learning from the wisdom of our literary heroes
August 7, 2014In our current cyberspace world, libraries are now located on laptops and tablets. Print books are still available, but electronic versions are rapidly finding a large audience. We can currently find books online instantaneously and read them almost as quickly as they are made available. When I was a teenager attending the high school seminary […]
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Learning from the wisdom of our literary heroes
August 7, 2014In our current cyberspace world, libraries are now located on laptops and tablets. Print books are still available, but electronic versions are rapidly finding a large audience. We can currently find books online instantaneously and read them almost as quickly as they are made available. When I was a teenager attending the high school seminary […]
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We are Church
August 7, 2014“When we are dreaming alone it is only a dream. When we are dreaming with others, it is the beginning of reality.” Archbishop Hélder Câmara. When Jesus came to dwell among us, he conducted his ministry with a group of followers. As God incarnate, he could have just as easily healed the sick, fed the […]
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Blessed are the renters
August 7, 2014For years I cherished a sparkling dream of having a hideaway by the sea. I pictured my husband and myself watching the sun rise while we sipped coffee on our own private porch. I saw us savoring the sight of pelicans roosting nearby while we fried fish in our very own seaside kitchen. That dream […]
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Learning from the wisdom of our literary heroes
August 7, 2014In our current cyberspace world, libraries are now located on laptops and tablets. Print books are still available, but electronic versions are rapidly finding a large audience. We can currently find books online instantaneously and read them almost as quickly as they are made available. When I was a teenager attending the high school seminary […]
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Former Norcross pastor died in Florida
August 7, 2014ATLANTA—Father John Joseph Meehan, who at one time served as the pastor of St. Patrick Church in Norcross, died June 2 in Jacksonville, Florida. He was 76. Born in Dublin, Ireland, on July 9, 1937, he was the son of James and Kathleen (Gough) Meehan. According to a news article in the St. Augustine Catholic […]
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***UPDATE: Giving Glory To God Through Gardening
August 4, 2014Gloria Nelson, a dedicated gardener who attends St. Peter Chanel Church, and the inspiration for the initial gardening blog post in 2013, has sent me some garden photos once again. August is already upon us, so I’m calling on all the garden and flower lovers out there to send us some of your garden photos […]
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Pope calls for prayers as militants chase all Christians out of Mosul
July 24, 2014VATICAN CITY (CNS)—As the last Iraqi Christians in Mosul fled the city, Pope Francis urgently called for prayers, dialogue and peace. “Violence isn’t overcome with violence. Violence is conquered with peace,” the pope said before leading thousands of pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square in a moment of silent prayer July 20. “Our brothers and […]
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Jubilee year for St. Paul the Apostle, center of enduring faith for White County Catholics
July 24, 2014CLEVELAND—Father Frank Ruff never wanted to waste a visit to a store. Meeting folks in restaurants and drug stores for any excuse to chat was all in a day’s work for this priest. It was 1963 in rural White County. There were fewer Catholics here than fingers on his hands. “If I needed stuff, I […]
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Letting 50 percent of youth be jobless is a ‘defeat,’ Pope Francis says
July 24, 2014VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Job creation and respect for the environment were recurring themes as Pope Francis visited the southern Italian region of Molise July 5. “We cannot resign ourselves to losing a whole generation of young people who don’t have the strong dignity of work,” Pope Francis said during a meeting with the region’s young people […]