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Gazans, aid workers wait to see if truce will be renewed
August 21, 2014AMMAN, Jordan (CNS)—Humanitarians and the people of the Gaza Strip are apprehensive about whether there will be a renewal of the truce between Israel and the militant Hamas, said a U.S. Catholic aid official. “There’s a lot of hope that the airstrikes and rockets will not start again after Tuesday midnight because of such a […]
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Actor serves wounded veterans, finds faith after 9/11
August 21, 2014ORLANDO, Fla. (CNS)—His knowing smile and everyman disposition are instantly recognizable. Those qualities were not lost on some 2,000 Knights of Columbus, their families and church leaders who were delighted by a surprise encounter with actor Gary Sinise during the organization’s Aug. 5-7 convention. He spoke about his love for wounded veterans and a new […]
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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 […] Full Story
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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 […]