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God’s Call Led To Monastery, Then Priesthood
May 12, 2011Light streaming from the stained glass windows in the Gothic abbey church of Holy Spirit Monastery made stone in the stark church glow blue. Friends, colleagues and family filled the wooden stalls used by the Trappist monks during their early morning prayers, as the community of close to 40 monks in black and white habits […]
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Augustine’s Ordination Day
May 12, 2011I wonder how many times in the span of a given day do we wish things could be different, say, more to our liking. From the state of the weather, to not getting the winning lottery tickets, to those sighs when we realize we are heading in the wrong direction. I would bet that such […]
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For Pope John Paul II, Spiritual Journey Marked Path To Beatification
May 12, 2011As church officials keep emphasizing, Pope John Paul II has been beatified not for his performance as pope, but for how he lived the Christian virtues of faith, hope and love. When the Vatican’s sainthood experts interviewed witnesses about the Polish pontiff, the focus of their investigation was on holiness, not achievement. What emerged was […]
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Windows Transform Room Into St. Dominic Chapel
May 12, 2011The large ground floor room could serve as a nice conference room, with its picture windows looking out on trees, shrubs and greenery. But instead, David Frei transforms the room with the makings of a chapel as he installs five stained glass windows. It is his favorite part of the job, he says. Manufacturing windows […]
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Catholic Charities Atlanta Aids Tornado Victims
May 12, 2011In the aftermath of tornadoes that swept across Georgia April 27, Catholic Charities Atlanta is offering aid to victims of the storms. Ethel Higgins, disaster response coordinator for Catholic Charities Atlanta, said the organization is currently involved with setting up disaster recovery centers in Spalding County, south of Atlanta, where they have been working with […]
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New Orleans Priest, Father Tony Ricard, To Lead Smyrna Mission
May 12, 2011Father R. Tony Ricard, pastor of Our Lady Star of the Sea Parish in New Orleans, will lead the annual parish mission at St. Thomas the Apostle Church in Smyrna. The mission will be held nightly from Monday, May 16, through Wednesday, May 18, from 7 to 9 p.m. The theme of the three-day parish […]
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Archdiocese Honors Seven Priests At Jubilee Mass
May 12, 2011Priests of the Archdiocese of Atlanta were to join Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory on Wednesday, May 11, in celebrating the annual Jubilee Mass, honoring those priests who will reach significant milestones in their ministry this year. Four priests officially celebrate 25 years of ordination in 2011, and three priests will be honored for 50 years […]
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New Immigration Law ‘Dividing Us,’ Bishop Zarama Says
May 12, 2011Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal signed the Illegal Immigration Reform and Enforcement Act of 2011 into law May 13. Legal challenges to the new law are expected and might delay implementation, but it is scheduled otherwise to take effect July 1. The Catholic bishops of Georgia were among those who opposed its passage. Archbishop Wilton D. […]
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Blessed Pope John Paul II
May 12, 2011Pope John Paul II was a true believer, a courageous voice of truth and a man whose witness to the faith grew more eloquent as his ability to speak declined, Pope Benedict XVI and others who worked closely with the late pope said at events for his beatification. “John Paul II is blessed because of […]
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Ordination at Holy Spirit Monastery
May 2, 2011I had the good fortune to spend some time at the Holy Spirit Monastery recently. The assignment was to write about the ordination of a monk. CONYERS – With prayers and ancient rituals, the monks at Holy Spirit Monastery and friends celebrated the ordination of Brother Augustine Myslinski to the priesthood.Friends and colleagues crowded the […]