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Catholic Charities Atlanta Celebrates 60 Years At Gala
April 25, 2013ATLANTA—Recognizing six decades of service to individuals and families in North Georgia, supporters, friends and staff members of Catholic Charities Atlanta gathered for the organization’s annual gala on Thursday, April 18. Serving as the charity’s largest fundraiser, this year the gala put special focus on the 60-year anniversary of CCA, recounting its history and looking […]
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What real saints do
April 25, 2013Events from this past Easter Sunday managed to place me into a direct personal relationship with two Catholic saints—well, in truth, I was put into immediate connection with two local relatives of two saints—and since then I have not been able to stop thinking about the coincidence of those two separate Easter encounters. St. Marianne […]
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Lo Que He Visto Y He Oido
April 25, 2013Los eventos ocurridos este pasado Domingo de Resurrección lograron colocarme en relación directa con dos santos católicos, bueno, en realidad, estuve en contacto inmediato con dos de los parientes locales de estos dos santos y desde entonces no he podido dejar de pensar en la coincidencia de estos dos encuentros pascuales aislados. La monja franciscana, […]
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Celebrating New Life In Our Parishes
April 25, 2013I was reading the Atlanta newspaper the other day and realized a section has been missing for a long time. You will still find death notices, but there are no birth announcements as in days of old. I’m not sure why this section has vanished, but surely as Catholics we can do better to celebrate the […]
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Atlanta’s Marists celebrate 150 years of U.S. ministry
April 25, 2013ATLANTA—While Marist priests and brothers today may not travel to mission communities in the U.S. via horse and carriage or by hopping on the train, the focus of their apostolate has remained very much the same as when they first arrived from France 150 years ago. Their presence took root in Georgia in 1897 and […]
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Beyond Medical Help, Physician Gave Spiritual Help
April 25, 2013BOSTON (CNS)—Though events at the 2013 Boston Marathon included mayhem and the need for swift action, the father of a heroic runner slowed down to reflect in prayer at a Catholic shrine the next day. After experiencing firsthand the events as two bombs exploded April 15 at the finish line, Dr. Joseph Stavas, 58, stopped […]
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Build ‘Civilization Of Love’ In Response To Bombings, Cardinal Urges
April 25, 2013BOSTON (CNS)—Even though “the culture of death looms large” today, the light of Christ the Good Shepherd “can expel the darkness and illuminate for us a path that leads to life, to a civilization of solidarity and love,” said Boston Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley. “I hope that the events of this past week have taught […]
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Jesus, The Poor Remembered At Annual Pilgrimage
April 11, 2013ATLANTA—Scores of believers walked the city streets on Good Friday, recalling the final hours of Jesus before his crucifixion. The 33rd annual Good Friday Pilgrimage began at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception and ended hours later overlooking the tomb of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. at the King Center reflection pool. Archbishop Wilton D. […]
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Honoring the women and work of the AACCW
April 11, 2013One of the local customs that I have come to treasure since moving to Atlanta is that ladies here still do often choose to wear hats—and they seem to delight in that tradition! Springtime is often hat time for many of our Atlanta ladies. Obviously ladies elsewhere also do wear hats, but there is an […]
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Lo Que He Visto Y He Oido
April 11, 2013¡Una de las costumbres locales que he llegado a apreciar desde mi llegada a Atlanta, es que con frecuencia, las señoras aquí, todavía suelen usar sombreros y parecen disfrutar de esta tradición! La primavera es una temporada de sombreros para muchas de nuestras señoras en Atlanta. Obviamente, las señoras en otros lugares también utilizan sombreros, […]