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Ten Reasons Why I Love Lent
March 31, 2011It may seem strange for someone to say they love a season of repentance, but, in fact, I look forward to Lent every year with great enthusiasm. In many ways, I see it as a time when the rubber really hits the road for Catholics, as we put aside excuses and really get serious about […]
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What I Have Seen And Heard
March 31, 2011Each year the rather restrained season of Lent is interrupted by two extremely festive events—the feasts of St. Patrick and St. Joseph—coming annually in rapid succession. On these two days, we tend to set aside our penitential feelings to praise God for sending these two wonderful men into the heart of the Church. Saints are […]
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Lo Que He Visto Y He Oído
March 31, 2011Cada año, la Cuaresma –época en que tratamos de ser más medidos- se ve interrumpida por dos acontecimientos muy festivos: las fiestas de San Patricio y de San José que vienen una atrás de la otra. En estos dos días tendemos a dejar de lado nuestros sentimientos de penitencia para dar gracias a Dios por […]
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Transcending Nationality
March 31, 2011The Georgia House of Representatives and Senate have passed separate versions of an immigration bill. These bills, like similar legislation proposed or adopted by other states, aim to curtail “illegal immigration” into the state, in the alleged absence of federal action in this regard. For a variety of reasons, the Catholic Church is not “on […]
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Bishop Gumbleton Sees Peace As Gospel Imperative
March 31, 2011Jesus requires people to make a stand for justice. Part history lesson and part theology discussion, Auxiliary Bishop Thomas Gumbleton of Detroit traced the Catholic Church’s stance against war during a Lenten retreat here. “War must belong to the terrible past. If there is such a thing as infallible teaching, this is it,” said Bishop […]
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Lenten Recipes
March 31, 2011Spinach and Mushroom Frittata Submitted by Mary Beth Smith, parishioner of Our Lady of LaSalette Church, Canton Ingredients: 1 10-ounce package frozen chopped spinach (thawed and squeezed thoroughly to remove liquid) 4 eggs 1 cup crumbled feta cheese ¾ cup Parmesan cheese ¾ cup chopped mushrooms ½ cup finely chopped scallions with some green tops ¼ […]
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Devoted Hapeville Deacon Richard Beckman Dies
March 31, 2011Deacon Richard F. Beckman, a retired deacon of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, died on Sunday, March 13, at the age of 84. He served his entire active diaconate for 17 years at St. John the Evangelist Church, where he was a charter member. A native of Ohio, Deacon Beckman was raised in Dayton, Ohio, where […]
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Father Tom Hoctor, Retired Psychiatric Chaplain, Dies
March 31, 2011Father Thomas D. Hoctor, a retired priest, teacher and chaplain who had retired to Alpharetta from New York, died March 22. Born Nov. 1, 1931, he was 80. For over five decades, Father Tom’s work included parish ministry at the St. Thomas the Apostle, St. James and St. Louis parishes in Rochester, N.Y. He also […]
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Notable
March 31, 2011Immaculate Heart of Mary School was awarded the title of “No Place for Hate” by the Anti-Defamation League. Holli Levinson, ADL’s education project director, presented the award to Tricia DeWitt, principal, and Angela Walsh, school counselor, during an assembly on March 24. “IHM School teaches that all people are created in the image and likeness […]
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‘Diary Of A Country Priest’ Remains Work Of Grace
March 31, 2011The innovative and influential French filmmaker Robert Bresson’s life (1901-1999) spanned nearly the entirety of the 20th century, the era in which the motion picture became arguably the most relevant art form of the modern age. Yet in his 98 years, Bresson worked in film for less than half his life and made only 13 […]