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Chopping, slicing, dicing—and praying
December 5, 2013Prayer can be so mysterious. After reading Flannery O’Connor’s recently published prayer journal, I was mystified by the fact that she plaintively wrote, “Would someone please teach me how to pray?” Keep in mind she wrote dozens of letters to friends instructing them in the details of the Catholic faith, and did so eloquently. She […]
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Repentance and Advent
December 5, 2013The church sets aside two periods every year when we are called to reflect on the meaning of repentance and to act on it. Both periods, Advent and Lent, urge us to take stock of our lives, find out what is missing, and to go about finding it. And such is the way we prepare […]
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Archdiocesan Pastoral Council: A marvel to witness
December 5, 2013Our Archdiocesan Pastoral Council is an assembly of approximately 25 men and women who represent the wide diversity of this local Church. They come from large urban parishes and small rural parishes; they are racially and ethnically diverse; some are native-born Georgians and others have come from other parts of our country and other nations. […]
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Consejo Pastoral Arquidiocesano: Algo digno de presenciar
December 5, 2013Nuestro Consejo Pastoral Arquidiocesano es una asamblea de aproximadamente 25 hombres y mujeres que representan la gran diversidad de esta Iglesia local. Se compone de cleros, religiosos y laicos que vienen tanto de grandes parroquias urbanas como de pequeñas parroquias rurales, y que son racial y étnicamente diversos; algunos de ellos son nativos de Georgia […]
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Bishop Thompson dies at age 90; recalled as ‘good friend, holy priest’
December 5, 2013CHARLESTON, S.C. (CNS)—Retired David B. Thompson, who headed the Diocese of Charleston from 1990-1999, died Nov. 24. He was 90. His funeral Mass was celebrated at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Charleston Dec. 4, followed by the rite of committal. A memorial service was planned for Dec. 18 at 6:30 p.m. in […]
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Classic films that don’t stumble in dramatizing saints
December 5, 2013NEW YORK (CNS)—“Life holds only one tragedy, ultimately: not to have been a saint.” So wrote the French man of letters Charles Peguy (1873-1914). Yet, while its attainment may be every human being’s vocation, sanctity can be a difficult quality to capture in the dramatic arts. Thus the stage and screen alike have seen a […]
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Best gift in life is encountering Christ, pope says at start of Advent
December 5, 2013VATICAN CITY (CNS)—The best present in life is encountering Jesus—an encounter that will last a lifetime, Pope Francis said. A Christian’s whole life “is an encounter with Jesus: in prayer, when we go to Mass, when we do good works, when we visit the sick, when we help the poor, when we think of others, […]
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Pope: To face death well, stay close to Jesus in needy
December 5, 2013VATICAN CITY (CNS)—The thought of death and losing a loved one is scary when there is no faith in Jesus guiding people to an everlasting life, Pope Francis said. “If we live united with Jesus, are faithful to him, we will be able to face with hope and serenity even the coming of death,” he […] Full Story
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The first Thanksgiving Proclamation: “all unite in rendering unto Him our sincere and humble thanks for His kind care”
November 27, 2013Thanksgiving Proclamation Issued by President George Washington, at the request of Congress, on October 3, 1789 By the President of the United States of America, a Proclamation. Whereas it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to […]
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A Pancake Feast Fit For A King
November 25, 2013My children can tell you that most Saturday mornings growing up in our home involved pancakes or waffles. I’m partial to both; however, I’d give a slight edge to pancakes. Well, for the 16th year the Men’s Club at the Cathedral of Christ the King, Atlanta, held its annual pancake breakfast in the gymnasium above […]