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Sweeping the devil away
July 4, 2013I’d be telling a huge lie if I said this has been a good summer so far. In fact, it could go down in history as one of the world’s worst. We have been battling an ongoing painful shoulder injury that my husband sustained about two months ago, which means he has only one arm […]
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Looking Back: July 1963–Pope Paul VI begins pontificate
July 4, 2013In the June 27, 1963, issue of The Georgia Bulletin, Pope Paul VI announced that he would continue the ecumenical Vatican Council begun by Pope John XXIII. In his first public address as pope, Paul VI also pledged that he would continue “with every effort” the work for Christian unity started by Pope John “for […]
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Senate immigration bill passes, moves to uncertain fate in House
July 4, 2013WASHINGTON (CNS)—The diverse coalition of faith, labor, business and civil rights activists who are trying to rework the nation’s immigration system celebrated the June 27 Senate passage of a massive reform bill. The bill moves to the House, where Speaker John Boehner has said he would not allow it on the floor unless a majority […]
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Religous Freedom 101: 3 lessons on the debate
July 4, 2013DENVER—Most of us have to admit we’re not able to recite passages from the U.S. Constitution verbatim or explain to someone else what’s at stake in the debate over religious liberty. We hear public figures disagreeing. We read that leaders in the Catholic Church have filed an unprecedented number of lawsuits to defend the right […]
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Merton Essays: A book that ‘will change minds’
July 4, 2013THE SELECTED ESSAYS OF THOMAS MERTON, edited by Patrick F. O’Connell, (Orbis Press, 2013), 493 pp. with index, appendix, and bibliography, $50. This excellent book, certainly the most valuable essays of Thomas Merton, will be read carefully, and not just by specialists. It is a valuable selection which also demonstrates that its seasoned editor has […]
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Passion for ballet inspires Woodward salutatorian
July 4, 2013ATLANTA—Mary Helen deGolian sported both ballet slippers and paddock boots through middle school and divided her time between dancing and horseback riding. But by eighth grade she decided to get serious about ballet, pirouetting across the stage through high school. Along the way, she stretched in faith, brought dance to the disadvantaged and excelled in […]
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Court overturns DOMA, sends Proposition 8 back to lower court
July 4, 2013WASHINGTON (CNS)—The federal Defense of Marriage Act, or DOMA, defining marriage as between one man and one woman, is unconstitutional under the Equal Protection Clause, the Supreme Court ruled June 26 in a 5-4 opinion. In a separate case, the court sent back to lower courts a challenge to California’s Proposition 8, the voter-approved initiative […]
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Georgia Bulletin wins six CPA awards
July 4, 2013ATLANTA–The Georgia Bulletin at the annual Catholic Press Association media conference earned six awards for excellence in 2012. The paper won a first place in sports journalism, a second place for Year of Faith coverage, three third-place awards and an honorable mention. The work was recognized at the annual gathering of Catholic journalists from the […]
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Bishops to study final HHS rule; attorney sees little change
July 4, 2013WASHINGTON (CNS)—The final rules issued June 28 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services implementing its mandate that employers provide coverage of contraceptives “will require more careful analysis,” New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan said in a statement. The cardinal, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said the 110-page ruling is […]
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Living one’s faith–The story of Dot and Louise
July 4, 2013In my travels around the Archdiocese of Atlanta I witness countless people living out their faith. Louise Robinson and Dorothy “Dot” Todd, both 85, have done it consistently for many, many years. Robinson was married for 61 years to her late spouse, Paul, and Todd was married for 57 years to her deceased husband, Robert. […]