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Speakers’ Stories Reveal Faith Grows Against All Odds
July 7, 2011A former Protestant pastor who felt haunted by the hidden God in the presence of the Eucharist. A tiny Iraqi nun whose Catholic faith life grew living among the homeless amidst the devastation of war, even though she wasn’t Catholic. A priest who encouraged others to seek freedom from life’s material attachments—and let grace flow through […] Full Story
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Priest Assignments
July 7, 2011Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following changes in priest assignments. At the recommendation of Father Augustine Tharappel, regional superior of the Missionaries of St. Francis de Sales, USA Region, Archbishop Gregory has confirmed the assignment of Father Joseph Pottemmel, MSFS, as bursar of the USA Region of the order, effective June 20. He […]
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Really, Truly, Substantially Present
July 7, 2011Last week, I gave an address at the annual Atlanta Eucharistic Congress, which is one of the most impressive gatherings in the American Catholic Church. Roughly 30,000 people came together, on the eve of the feast of Corpus Christ, to celebrate the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist. The Congress opened with a spectacular […]
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‘Oh, Lord, It’s Really You!’
July 7, 2011He was a Presbyterian student at a Christian seminary, and he was vehemently anti-Catholic. As he pored over Scripture, however, his prejudices started crumbling, one by one, and he and his wife were eventually received into the Catholic Church. Scott and Kimberly Hahn write about their conversion story, powerfully and unforgettably, in “Rome Sweet Home.” […]
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Teen Talk
July 7, 2011Kaylynn Badecka, St. Vincent de Paul Church, Dallas, Homeschooled “I think that after attending the Eucharistic Congress, I will try to do the best I can with every decision I make. As APeX said, you’re dragging everyone else down when you sin.” Shawn Horan. St. Theresa Church, Douglasville, Rising freshman at the University of Georgia, […]
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Magnificat Breakfast To Feature Bishop Zarama
July 7, 2011Bishop Luis R. Zarama, auxiliary bishop of the Atlanta Archdiocese, will be the speaker at the breakfast hosted by the Magnificat ministry to women on Saturday, Aug. 13, at Holy Cross Church in Atlanta. Bishop Zarama, who was ordained to the priesthood in 1993, was the beloved pastor of St. Mark Church in Clarkesville and […]
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Prison Ministry Collects Toiletries For Inmates
July 7, 2011Nearly 200 inmates at Central State Prison in Macon need basic toiletries and hygiene items, said Deacon Richard Tolcher, coordinator of the archdiocesan Prison and Jail Ministry. The Central State Prison chaplain contacted the prison ministry, requesting help with donations of shampoo, bar soap, deodorant, toothbrushes and toothpaste for a large number of inmates. Sidonie […] Full Story
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Visitation Monastery Re-Elects Superior
July 7, 2011Mother Mary Jane Frances Williams has been re-elected to serve another three years as the superior at the Visitation Monastery, home to a group of cloistered nuns belonging to the Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary. Mother Jane Frances was chosen as superior by her peers at the monastery, a position that is bestowed […]
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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 […] Full Story