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Praying for the gift of seeing, loving as God does
December 19, 2013It is the season of Christmas, a time when lights, hymns, carols and perhaps a bit of snow help bring to mind that a Savior came into the world and changed forever the course of human history. Our histories are in him. He was born that we might someday live with him and each other […]
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Father Niel Jarreau, Jesuit retreat director, dies
December 19, 2013ATLANTA—Father J. Niel Jarreau, SJ, a longtime retreat director at Ignatius House Retreat Center, died on Dec. 10 in Opelousas, La. He was 87. Father Jarreau, who was known as Father Niel, had been a member of the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) for 70 years and a priest for 57 years. He served his […]
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Dreaming of a Miami Christmas
December 19, 2013The things I want for Christmas aren’t really things at all. Oh, sure, I’ll be happy to open the mysteriously wrapped gifts my husband places beneath the tree. I’ll look forward to the big package my sister always sends with a cluster of surprises tucked inside. But, really, if I could have one wish, it […]
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May this Christmas be a reason to continue making more memories
December 18, 2013Advent is a time that brings warm memories to our hearts and allows us to be grateful to God, while preparing for Christmas. This feeling of gratitude towards God is a powerful source that seeks to stretch and improve our relationship with him and lets us rejoice in the kindness of his love. Part of […]
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Que esta Navidad sea un motivo para seguir guardando más recuerdos
December 18, 2013El tiempo de Adviento, es un tiempo en el que preparándonos para la Navidad, traemos a la memoria recuerdos, recuerdos que alegran el corazón y nos permiten ser agradecidos con el Señor. Este agradecimiento es una fuerza que busca mejorar y crecer nuestra la relación con el Señor y nos permite ver con alegría las […]
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The Advent messages of John the Baptist
December 18, 2013John the Baptist is a dominant figure every Advent season. We find him repeatedly throughout most of these four weeks—on the banks of the River Jordan, in the desert, and according to last Sunday’s Gospel, in Herod’s jail. John is always meandering about during this season of joyful expectation because he is the prophet who […]
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El mensaje de Adviento de Juan Bautista
December 18, 2013Juan Bautista es una figura dominante en cada temporada de Adviento. Durante la mayoría de estas cuatro semanas lo encontramos presente repetidamente—en las orillas del río Jordán, en el desierto y de acuerdo con el Evangelio del último domingo, en la cárcel de Herodes. Juan siempre está presente durante esta época de grandes expectativas porque […]
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Christmas Eve Mass to be celebrated at historic Sharon church
December 13, 2013SHARON—Catholics and their friends from across Georgia are creating a Christmas Eve tradition in the state’s oldest parish, the Church of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the village of Sharon. Pilgrims will gather for carols at 4 p.m. on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, and Mass at 4:30 p.m. in the white clapboard […]
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Stick them and they will still come
December 11, 2013Last Saturday, Dec. 7, I stopped by the Bob Buechner Holy Cross Church Blood Drive. The first blood drive took place in 2010 after Holy Cross formed its Blood Donation Ministry. Buechner died in 1998 and was a longtime parishioner who cherished his family and his faith. With full disclosure I am an American Cross […]
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Talking about the people’s pope, Pope Francis
December 10, 2013Pope Francis stepped on to the centuries old balcony of St. Peter Basilica on March 13, 2013, offered a few words before asking people to pray for him. And then he bowed. The former cardinal-archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina, became the 266th successor to St. Peter. It was one of firsts: the first pope from Latin […]