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Our Lady Of Charity To Be Honored Sept. 8
August 30, 2013The 400th anniversary of the feast of Our Lady of Charity of El Cobre, Cuba (Nuestra Señora de la Caridad del Cobreis) will be celebrated on Saturday, Sept. 8, at the Cathedral of Christ the King, Atlanta. The procession for the celebration is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m., and Mass begins at 7 p.m. […]
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OLA Offers Monthly Masses For Addiction
August 30, 2013Our Lady of the Assumption Church is beginning a new ministry for anyone who is impacted by any kind of addiction. On the second Saturday of each month, a Mass will be celebrated for those struggling with alcoholism, other drug addictions, eating disorders, nicotine addiction, gambling addiction, prescription addiction, sexual addiction or any other difficulty […]
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Nigerian Priest Is New Pastor Of Christ Our Hope
August 30, 2013Father John Paul Ezeonyido has answered Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory’s call in June to serve as pastor of Christ Our Hope Church, a position to which he is still adjusting. “I have always understood being a pastor as being a shepherd, helping to bring people closer to Christ,” said Father Ezeonyido. “And I understand that […] Full Story
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Gambian community connects through Sang Marie
August 30, 2013ATLANTA—Hundreds of Gambian believers crowded into the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Saturday, Aug. 17, to celebrate “Sang Marie.” Led by the 30-member choir, the immigrants sang and prayed in their native language as Bishop Robert P. Ellison, of the Diocese of Banjul in Gambia, was the homilist at the Mass, which gathered the local faith community of […]
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Western church leaders warn against intervention in Syria
August 30, 2013WASHINGTON (CNS)—As speculation mounted about Western air strikes on Syria, a committee of U.S. bishops called for a political solution, and Catholic leaders in Europe warned military intervention could lead to an escalation of hostilities. In a letter to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, the chairman of the bishops’ Committee on International Justice and […]
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New stewardship director here to use his ‘gifts and talents’
August 30, 2013ATLANTA—David R. “Dave” Spotanski started work at the Chancery on Monday, Aug. 26, as the director of stewardship for the Archdiocese of Atlanta. In his new role, his office will encourage and support the stewardship of time, talent and treasure for Catholics in north and middle Georgia, as well as assisting parishes, agencies and ministries […]
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Pope denounces ‘multiplication of massacres,’ atrocities in Syria
August 29, 2013VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Pope Francis called again for an end to the fighting in Syria, denouncing the “multiplication of massacres and atrocious acts,” including the suspected chemical weapons attack that left hundreds dead. As U.N. weapons inspectors received permission from the Syrian government Aug. 25 to visit the site of the alleged attack, Pope Francis said […]
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Beware of dragons at college!
August 29, 2013I’ll always remember the summer before I started college at the University of Florida. I was barely 17 and quite a homebody, very much like one of the shy little Hobbits living in the peaceful Shire in J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy. My version of the Shire featured a turquoise-blue Miami house […]
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In light of societal changes, a dream still unrealized
August 29, 2013Fifty years is a very long time—an entire generation according to some calculations. For our youngsters, 50 years may even define ancient history. I began considering what many of our children might be thinking regarding the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington that we are observing this week during which Dr. Martin Luther King, […]
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A la luz de los cambios sociales hay un sueño aún por realizar
August 29, 2013Cincuenta años es mucho tiempo, toda una generación según algunos cálculos. Para nuestros jóvenes, 50 años pueden incluso definir historia antigua. Comencé considerando lo que muchos de nuestros niños podrían estar pensando acerca del quincuagésimo aniversario de la Marcha de Washington que estamos conmemorando esta semana, durante la cual el Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., […]