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Mass For Unborn, March For Life To Be Held Jan. 21
January 6, 2011Those who see abortion as the taking of a human life will observe in prayer and silence the 38th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decisions that legalized abortion in America, gathering for a Mass for the Unborn and a silent March for Life in downtown Atlanta. The events will be held on Friday, Jan. […]
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Vigil Honors Homeless Who Died In 2010
January 6, 2011The names of some 50 homeless men and women who died in 2010 were read aloud at the fifth annual National Homeless Persons Memorial Day Candlelight Vigil, held on Dec. 21 at the new Rawson Haverty campus of Saint Joseph’s Mercy Care at 424 Decatur St. The event was held in collaboration with the National […]
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Inspired Catholic Community Shares ‘Gift of Life’
January 6, 2011The season of giving took on a whole new meaning for Holy Cross Church when 190 of its members rolled up their sleeves and donated the gift of life—blood. On Saturday, Dec. 11, the parish hall was converted into a donation center, where some 60 parish volunteers and 30 American Red Cross workers from Athens, […]
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What I Have Seen And Heard for January 6, 2011
January 6, 2011Frequently, matters come to my attention through my unexpected contact with our folks that linger with me for a very long time. Recently one of those types of issues was presented to me in the form of a comment from a lady outside of our Cathedral, and it touched me deeply. She lamented the lack […]
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Frank Capra Films Endure, As He Found His Vocation
December 23, 2010If you haven’t already, you’ll watch it again this year, probably. There it will be on late night television, or on a cable marathon, or perhaps brought out again from its battered VHS clamshell box or DVD case. You’ll watch James Stewart as George Bailey contemplate suicide on Christmas Eve, and you’ll delight in seeing […]
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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, […]