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‘Great Music’ program to cap Cathedral anniversary
February 6, 2014ATLANTA—The Cathedral of Christ the King in Atlanta will conclude its 75th anniversary celebration with a special program of music on Saturday, Feb. 8, at 7:30 p.m. More than a concert, “Great Music for Great Cathedrals” uses music, narrations and the church’s magnificent interior to celebrate the role cathedral churches have played in the development […]
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Book review: Candid tale of parish’s conversion offers valuable insights for others
February 6, 2014The Church of the Nativity is located in northern Baltimore. “Rebuilt: The Story of a Catholic Parish” tells how the parish has been transformed from a typically lethargic suburban parish with weekly Mass attendance of 1,400 into an evangelical Catholic mega-church with weekly Mass attendance of more than 4,000. Written by Father Michael White, pastor, […]
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Father Austin remembered for tireless ministry in parishes, prisons
February 6, 2014ALPHARETTA—Father Austin Fogarty, a son of Ireland, first began his service to the people of the Archdiocese of Atlanta as assistant pastor of St. Thomas Aquinas in Alpharetta in 1981. A devoted prison chaplain, and pastor of St. Thomas Aquinas, Father Fogarty, called Father Austin by those he ministered to, died Jan. 15 at Emory […]
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Why we need babies at Mass
February 6, 2014When it comes to Mass, so many people have this perfect image of how it should be. They long for a powerful and poignant sermon, plus people in the pews who are reverent and reserved. But let’s get real here! In fact, there are plenty of sermons that can cure the worst case of insomnia, […]
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Strong pro-life message permeates ‘Gimme Shelter,’ based on real-life ministry
February 6, 2014Gimme Shelter (Roadside) NEW YORK (CNS)—Perhaps the best moment in the fact-based drama “Gimme Shelter” (Roadside) comes when its beleaguered, deeply sympathetic protagonist, played by Vanessa Hudgens, wonderingly recites a passage from the Book of Psalms that tells of God’s promises to those who trust in him. It’s a moving scene precisely because such faith-based […]
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Sisters and brothers in Christ
February 6, 2014We are all familiar with stories that tell of what the human heart can do in times of crisis. When life is threatened, the need to preserve it from loss overrides the many divisions that usually blind us to each other. A crisis throws us into an immediate and demanding stance that moves us to […]
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Three Pinecrest athletes cited by Tip-Off Club
February 6, 2014CUMMING—The Forsyth County Tip-Off Club recognizes outstanding achievement by players, teams and coaches in the county throughout the basketball season. It is made up of the six Georgia High School Association schools in the county: Lambert, South Forsyth, North Forsyth, Forsyth Central, West Forsyth and Pinecrest Academy. Ten boys and 10 girls in Forsyth County […]
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Remembering Father Austin Fogarty
February 6, 2014I actually cannot remember the first time we met, but the years have been long since his arrival to Death Row. Our deacon was Mr. Tom Silvestri, and at the time we had no priest to say Mass. Instead the bishop would come in a couple of times a year and at times we’d be […]
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Pope: Sacrifice key to reaping wealth of God’s love, fighting misery
February 6, 2014VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Courageously follow Jesus in seeking out the poor and sinners, and in making difficult sacrifices in order to help and heal others, Pope Francis said. Christians are called to confront the material, spiritual and moral destitution of “our brothers and sisters, to touch it, to make it our own and to take practical […]
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Youths must help world see God has plan for ‘each life,’ priest says
February 6, 2014WASHINGTON (CNS)—Braving near-record low temperatures and Arctic-type wind chills, thousands of young people from across the Archdiocese of Washington and the United States gathered in Washington for a rally and Mass prior to the annual Jan. 22 March for Life. “We can help the world understand that no one is an accident, all have a […]