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Wilton Gregory Sr., Archbishop’s Father, Dies
December 23, 2010Wilton Daniel Gregory Sr., father of Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, died Dec. 8 after an extended hospital stay. He was 82. Archbishop Gregory will celebrate a memorial Mass for his father on Monday, Jan. 17, at 1 p.m. at the Cathedral of Christ the King, Atlanta. At the time of his death, Mr. Gregory was […] Full Story
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Prepare A Place To Receive The True Gift
December 23, 2010The angel said to the shepherds, “Do not be afraid; for behold, I proclaim to you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For today in the city of David a savior has been born for you who is Messiah and Lord.” One of my childhood traditions is to decorate […]
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Telling The Christmas Story
December 23, 2010This may be the first year in a long time that I have not written Christmas cards. It is not that I have lost interest. I am running out of time. We are busy here at the monastery, especially with the shipping of the Christmas gifts. There seems to be more to do this year, […]
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Settling A Score With Santa
December 23, 2010Dear Santa: I hope you remember me. I’m the one who used to write you from that little turquoise house in southwest Miami, asking for the exact same thing every year. Yes, it was a pony. Frankly, Santa, I don’t know why I asked for a pony. We certainly didn’t have room in our yard […]
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Caroling Still Brings Peace On Earth
December 23, 2010On a cold, clear, dark Friday night in December, our parents sent us out. With flashlights in our mittened hands and our feet securely stuffed into our red snow boots, we set out. My sister, brother and I crunched along through the frozen snow and ice for several blocks to Kenwood Elementary School in Columbus, […]
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Yes, Virginia, There Is A Spiritual Side To Santa Claus
December 23, 2010From time to time I have been accused by some of my friends, “You seem to see God revealing Himself in many different life situations.” Well, I must confess, often I do. It is a firm conviction of mine that God has planted deep in each of us a special seed, which sprouts into a […]
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Notable
December 23, 2010A cardboard city was built outside St Michael Church, Gainesville, recently as the parish’s Life Teen and Edge youth groups slept outside to better understand poverty and how to help those in the parish and community suffering economic hardship. More than 40 teenagers gave up their beds with overnight temperatures in the 30s for the […]
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Simpler, Peaceful Christmas Revealed In A Manger
December 23, 2010Those of us who are older can recall memories of Christmases past where there was less business, less noise, less complexity. Nostalgically, we long in vain for a return of that kind of Christmas. I can recall wonderful, peaceful memories of Christmas at home in Alabama with family and close friends, and at church. Memories […]
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Fund Created For Ursula Peterson Family
December 23, 2010A fund has been established at Catholic Charities Atlanta for the grandchildren of archdiocesan staff member Ursula Peterson, who died on Dec. 11. The three children, all under the age of 10, are being cared for by another grandmother following the deaths of their mother and grandmother. Ms. Peterson and her daughter, Dominiqué Martin, were […]
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What I Have Seen And Heard (December 23, 2010)
December 23, 2010The celebration of the Christmas Mystery is an annual opportunity for all of us to recall many cherished moments from our own personal pasts. We all have memories of Christmases that we knew from the past, especially the ones that we experienced when we were youngsters, and those memories always seem to be dominant in […]