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The Big Question: ‘What Do Women Want?’
July 22, 2010We were sitting out on the back deck listening to the chorus of cicadas and katydids when my husband brought up the age-old question, “What do women want in a guy?” He said that he had been bandying about ideas with some male friends. Something deep inside me prompted me to say “I know what […]
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Brother Victor Besche, Airman Turned Monk, Dies
July 22, 2010Brother Victor Charles Besche, 91, monk of the Cistercian (Trappist) Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Conyers, died in the monastery infirmary on Wednesday, July 7. His vocation to monastic life came after Brother Victor served with distinction in the Pacific Theater of World War II. Brother Victor was born May 22, 1919, in Baltimore, […]
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Longtime OLA Deacon Mike O’Brien Dies
July 22, 2010A longtime presence at Our Lady of the Assumption Church, Deacon Michael J. O’Brien died July 15. He was 77. Ordained in 1986, Deacon O’Brien served the parish community in many aspects of church life, from baptisms and weddings to adult enrichment programs. He worked as a volunteer for over eight years at the archdiocesan […]
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Father Zahuta Heard Call To Priesthood Through Others
July 22, 2010As the Mass of ordination ended at the Cathedral of Christ the King, hundreds of family members and friends rushed into Kenny Hall and began lining up to be blessed by the six new priests. For Father Thomas Zahuta, 49, it was an emotional moment, especially since the first person the priest blessed was his […]
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Lawyer Realized He Could Help People In A Spiritual Role
July 22, 2010Not that long ago Father Carlos Vargas was on track to becoming a successful lawyer. While working on a case of a man charged with murder, however, the young, faith-filled man realized he could help people in another, more spiritual way. Born in Florencia, Colombia, in 1977, Father Vargas grew up in a very religious […]
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Grandfather’s Example Bore Fruit In His Vocation
July 22, 2010When Father Michael Silloway was a young man, the epitome of the Catholic faith was his grandfather, a permanent deacon in the Diocese of Buffalo, N.Y. His grandfather’s life of service to the Church planted a seed that grew and recently blossomed as the new priest was ordained at the Cathedral of Christ the King. […]
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Ordination Came After Dire Escape As Refugee
July 22, 2010It’s been two weeks since Father Thang Pham was ordained and one of the changes he still is getting used to is people addressing him as “Father.” “I think it is very humbling,” he said. “It’s not something I did on my own. If I didn’t have the support of the people and my family, […]
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Youthful Idea Of Priesthood Persisted For Engineer
July 22, 2010Father Mario Lopez looks back fondly at his different pastoral experiences during seminary, but one is near to his heart. It was at the South Mountain Restoration Center, close to Mount St. Mary Seminary in Emmitsburg, Md. By visiting with the senior citizen residents, with their various illnesses and disabilities, he saw a vital ministry. […]
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Is There A Need?
July 22, 2010Fifty years ago this week, the Democratic National Convention, meeting in Los Angeles, nominated Sen. John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts for the office of President of the United States. For the second time in its history, the Democratic Party nominated a Catholic as its candidate for the chief magistracy of the republic. The first Catholic […]
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Priest Assignments
July 22, 2010Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following changes in priest assignments. At the recommendation of Legionary of Christ Father Scott Reilly, territorial director of the Legionaries of Christ, Archbishop Gregory has confirmed the assignment of Father John L. Connor, LC, as the new territorial director, effective July 15. For canonical status, Father Connor is […]