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Vocations Director Tapped For Rome Post
July 7, 2011Father Luke Ballman is returning to Rome and to his alma mater where he studied to be a priest. This time he’ll be a working at the Pontifical North American College, which is home to nearly 240 seminarians from dioceses across the United States. “They will teach me a lot about my priesthood,” he said. […]
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‘Jesus Thinks You Are Terrific,’ Archbishop Tells Kids
July 7, 2011Never have 610 children been so quiet. Prepped by their catechists, they knelt or sat in complete silence as the bells chimed and the archbishop entered the room holding the monstrance aloft with the Blessed Sacrament. After he placed the monstrance on an altar at the front, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory told the children, “You […]
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ASL Attendees Urged To Participate, Actively, In Liturgy
July 7, 2011“The word ‘liturgy’ means ‘work of the people,’” Father Tom Coyte explained. And liturgy is what the American Sign Language (ASL) track of the 2011 Eucharistic Congress was all about. Throughout his presentation, Father Coyte encouraged the deaf and hearing attendees to participate fully in liturgy. “The goal of liturgy is to experience God,” he […]
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Vendors Reflect Faith, Theme Of Congress
July 7, 2011Nabil Rishmawi traveled more than 700 miles to be with the Catholic faithful of the archdiocese for the 2011 Eucharistic Congress. The products he sold at the event have traveled an even greater distance. Rishmawi occupied a table in the vendor area of the congress, as he has done for the past 10 years, selling […]
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Radio Hosts Share Congress With The World
July 7, 2011When one of the most influential people in the U.S. Catholic Church was speaking to Jennifer and Greg Willits through mouthfuls of popcorn, it was obvious this was more than just an everyday experience. Soon after his keynote remarks to the June 25 Eucharistic Congress congregation, New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan sat down with the […]
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What I Have Seen And Heard
July 7, 2011The following homily was delivered by Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory at the closing Mass, on the vigil of the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ, at the 2011 Eucharistic Congress. Salmonella, E-coli, and botulism are among the many worrisome words and health threats that have become all too familiar for most of us. […]
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Lo Que He Visto Y He Oído
July 7, 2011La siguiente homilía fue presentada por el arzobispo Wilton D. Gregory en la misa de vigilia, en la Solemnidad del Santísimo Cuerpo y Sangre de Cristo, en el Congreso Eucarístico 2011. Salmonella, E-coli y botulismo son algunas de las amenazas a la salud, que tenemos muy presentes en nuestras vidas. Muchos se preocupan porque la […]
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Seeing Beyond Appearances Begins At Mass, Bishop Says
July 7, 2011Smiles of familiarity, of appreciation, of hope and understanding—all kinds erupted on faces of congress-goers Friday evening, June 24, during the opening Mass and healing service for the 16th annual Eucharistic Congress entitled “The Harvest Is Abundant.” Rightly so, for when people see beyond the appearance of simple bread to embrace the mystery of love […]
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Congress Sparks Faith In U.S., Archbishop Dolan Says
July 7, 2011The Atlanta Eucharistic Congress draws 25,000 to 30,000 people together in the radiance of this miracle that Vatican II called the source and summit of the Catholic faith. The two-day event of processions, teachings, prayer, liturgy and community rejoicing around the Eucharist is such a witness that it has renewed faith in other parts of […]
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Revive! @ Eucharistic Congress 2011
June 27, 2011Here’s the remarks by Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory at the Revive! celebration on the first evening of Eucharistic Celebration 2011.