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Bergman’s ‘The Seventh Seal’ ranks as masterpiece on the ‘mystery of death’
July 24, 2014“Evil,” Flannery O’Connor once wrote, “is not a problem to be solved, but a mystery to be endured.” The same might be said of death; in fact, O’Connor also wrote that preparing for death may actually be the Christian’s greatest creative act. We are all of us going to die; I know that, and you […]
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The girl who didn’t trust angels
July 24, 2014When one of the sisters in elementary school first told me I had a guardian angel, I was thrilled. In my mind’s eye I pictured a winged being in long flowing robes standing lovingly at my side. It never once crossed my mind to envision the angel as an invisible tattletale who was keeping tabs […]
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Symbolic languages
July 24, 2014I was thinking about symbols a few days ago. What got me going on them were several articles in the paper about the recent and stunning discoveries in the world of physics. I won’t even try here to get into the finer details of those discoveries. They are way over my head. One had to […]
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Advocates urge protection of migrant children crossing the border
July 24, 2014WASHINGTON (CNS)—Petitions and letters to members of Congress and the Obama administration are among the measures being pursued by advocates urging humane treatment of the Central American children who are trying to migrate to the United States. A petition delivered July 10 to members of Congress, President Barack Obama and Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson […]
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La Salette Father Michael Flanagan dies
July 24, 2014ATLANTA—Father Michael J. Flanagan, 82, a Missionary of Our Lady of La Salette, and first pastor of St. Clement Church, in Calhoun, died June 22, the feast of Corpus Christi, at St. Mary Home in West Hartford, Connecticut. Father Flanagan was the administrator of St. Clement beginning in 1981 and became the first pastor when […]
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Prisoner’s carving completes crucifix at St. Brendan Church
July 24, 2014CUMMING—For years, the parishioners of St. Brendan the Navigator Church in Cumming have attended Masses, joyous baptisms and weddings, and solemn funerals with the backdrop of a beautiful Celtic cross behind the altar. All the while they have hoped and prayed to be able to add the corpus of Jesus to the cross. During the […]
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Vatican astronomer saluted for his efforts by American Astronomical Society
July 18, 2014Here’s an update to story we ran in 2010. Catholic News Service reported earlier this week Jesuit Br. Guy Consolmagno, an astronomer at the Vatican Observatory, received the prestigious Carl Sagan Medal for “outstanding communication by an active planetary scientist.” The award is from the American Astronomical Society’s Division for Planetary Sciences. The whip-smart guy spoke […]
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New process announced for giving to GRACE Scholars program
July 18, 2014ATLANTA—GRACE Scholars introduced a new contribution form on July 15 when the organization began accepting pre-registrations for 2015. The form is available in online and paper versions. In prior years, donors were required to complete two forms. The two forms have combined into one form for 2015. The online form can be completed and submitted […]
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St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Hospital opens café
July 18, 2014You don’t need to be sick to eat at St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Hospital, in Greensboro. You just need to be hungry. The hospital announced that as of Thursday, July 17, the new eatery at the hospital is open for meals. Service at the Good Samaritan Café will include a hot and cold breakfast bar, […] Full Story
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Top honors for Emory Saint Joseph’s physician
July 17, 2014Dr. Thomas P. McGahan, an Emory Saint Joseph’s physician with Metro Atlanta Gastroenterology, was awarded the hospital’s E. Napier “Buck” Burson Physician Award of Distinction. He was honored recently at the 24th annual dinner and ceremony. The award is Emory Saint Joseph’s highest honor for physician service and is named for Burson, a respected internist, […]