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IHM Student Ariel Kim chosen Young Scholar
December 22, 2011ATLANTA–Ariel Kim has got a combination of academic smarts, musical talent and concern for others. She is as comfortable playing oboe in the school band as on a camping trip with the Girl Scouts or helping students tackle a math problem. “She finds a way to make everyone see what’s special about them as people,” […]
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Christmas Movie Tradition Evokes The Sacred
December 22, 2011Christmas Day, according to both conventional wisdom and actual box office receipts at some of the nation’s busiest movie theatres, is the biggest day of the year for Hollywood films. For many people, and not just those who practice religions other than Christianity, going to the movies is as much a part of family Christmas […]
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Priest Assignment
December 22, 2011Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has confirmed the recommendation of Very Reverend Mark A. Lewis, SJ, provincial superior of the Jesuits of the New Orleans Province, and assigned Father Jose Emilio Fetzer as retreat director at Ignatius House Jesuit Retreat Center, Atlanta. The assignment was effective Oct. 15.
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A Manger Moose – And Other Christmas Confessions
December 22, 2011I have a confession to make: Our crèche lacks the essential figures of the Madonna, St. Joseph and the Baby Jesus. In fact, the little stable—which my husband made from scraps of wood years ago—has only one figure, and it is a bedraggled, cast-off tree ornament, namely a moose. And, yes, I realize the whole […]
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Celebremos La Buena Nueva
December 22, 2011Saludo de Navidad. Desde finales de Octubre ya los almacenes empezaban a presentar sus mercancías para la temporada de Navidad, y a mediados de noviembre se escuchaban ya los anuncios en la televisión. Desde temprano estamos bombardeados por anuncian que nos invitan a gastar, prometiéndonos unas Felices Navidades. Se enfoca el mundo en un afán […]
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Let Us Celebrate The Good News
December 22, 2011Christmas Greetings. In late October, stores began putting out their Christmas merchandise, and by mid-November Christmas commercials could be heard. Beginning early on in the season, we are bombarded with commercials that invite us to spend our money with promises of a Merry Christmas. The world focuses on consumption and consumerism in hopes that all […]
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Where Do I Find You? Be Alert To God’s Presence
December 22, 2011While Advent is a time to anticipate the Second Coming of Christ, the words that constantly spring up in my heart when this wonderful Church season rolls around each year are: “Stay awake! Be on guard! Be watchful!” I find my antennae at full mast! The founder of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Father John […]
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Journeying With Jesus, Longing For Peace
December 22, 2011Advent is this great season of leaning into the future with hope in the heart and a deep longing for a world of peace, compassion and justice. How can we not be on Jesus’ journey bent on turning swords into plowshares and spears into pruning hooks? At every turn in the road, adversarial personalities and events sought […]
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Learning Again How To Wait With Mary
December 22, 2011Waiting is something I do not do very well. I’m always aware of that, but Advent brings “waiting” to my mind in a very special way. What were Mary’s thoughts as she waited? She knew all too well that the baby she carried was, oh, so special. He was the one people throughout the ages […]
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Notable
December 22, 2011The St. Brigid Church Under-10 boys soccer team, the Red Fury, won the Catholic Metro Soccer League (CMSL) championship. The Red Fury defeated a skilled St. Jude team 5-4. According to coach Miguel Villar, the first four St. Brigid goals were scored by Charlie Fleming. The game was tied 4-4 late in the second half when Nickolas […]