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As Hispanics approach majority in U.S. church, needs for ministry loom
May 15, 2014CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. (CNS)—Training of pastoral leaders and provision of most other resources for Hispanic ministry aren’t keeping up with the fast-approaching time when Hispanics will make up the majority of Catholics in the United States, according to a new report. “Hispanic Catholics have reached critical mass in the church,” said Hosffman Ospino, lead author […]
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Journalist and athlete, Sophie Gonzalez enlivens the Marist School community
May 15, 2014Marist School nominated senior Sophie Gonzalez to be recognized in The Georgia Bulletin, adding that with Sophie’s background, “her intelligence and initiative, and her concern for others make her a wonderful member of our community.” ATLANTA—Sophie Gonzalez walks the sidelines to interview coaches, players and parents, looking to add insight to Marist School sports. And […]
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Pinecrest senior Evan Montalbano overcomes personal tragedy, seeks God’s plan for his life
May 15, 2014In nominating Evan Montalbano as Pinecrest’s outstanding senior, the school said, “Have you ever met a young person that has such dramatic impact on your life that you are brought to tearful admiration for him or her, gain a renewed confidence in humanity and marvel at the resiliency of the human spirit? This is the […]
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Praying that our new college students ‘pack their faith’
May 15, 2014A local dad whom I have come to know exceedingly well told me that he just took his youngest child on a recent college visit trip. He’s performed this exercise before, but he acknowledged it has always been slightly different with every offspring. I am sure that parents everywhere are in the process of making […]
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Blessed Trinity’s Devon Krapcho finds strength to excel in the face of adversity
May 15, 2014In nominating senior Devon Krapcho for The Georgia Bulletin’s outstanding senior recognition, school principal Frank Moore noted that “In a time when young people are so self-involved, Devon never takes himself too seriously and is one of the most modest students I know.” ROSWELL—Devon Krapcho’s high school career has been marked by success in the […]
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On the road to Emmaus
May 15, 2014Buddhist monks practice a tradition that is called sand art, or sand mandelas. They will spend weeks making exquisitely beautiful designs from colored sand. When finished, they deconstruct the design. This is done out of an awareness of the impermanence of life. The sand is then blessed. Some of the sand is swept up and […]
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Observing the hands of Christ at work
May 15, 2014My husband has been the photographer at The Georgia Bulletin for many years. I rarely have the opportunity to witness him at work, so when he mentioned that he had a photo assignment at Oasis Católico Santa Rafaela in Athens, I suggested that I accompany him. I said, “Maybe I can carry your camera bag?” […]
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Dashing down a path in heaven
May 15, 2014“Run, Maddy, run!” reads the caption in my mother’s handwriting on the old black-and-white photo. Madeline, my mom’s best friend, is shown sprinting barefooted across the lawn wearing a skirted bathing suit. She looks to be in her 30s and is laughing mischievously at the camera. She was 10 years older than my mom and […]
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‘Boxers & Saints’: Faith and rebellion in China
May 15, 2014NEW YORK (CNS)—“Boxers & Saints” (First Second Books), a two-volume graphic novel written and drawn by Gene Luen Yang, is an example of comic art at its best. Author Yang is a practicing Catholic who teaches computer science at Bishop O’Dowd High School in Oakland, California. But “Boxers & Saints” is more than simple cartoon […]
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Spiritual delights await at the Spring Hill College Summer Institute
May 15, 2014Imagine that it might be possible to have a weekend, or two, within a stretch of 13 days where you could pray, attend Mass, have delicious meals and take, or listen in on, classes which would be a stimulant to your life as a Catholic? Imagine you could do all this as an auditor of […]