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Hispanic Bishops: Eucharist Is Universal Language
July 3, 2008The auxiliary bishop of Ayacucho, Peru, who heads the Peruvian bishops’ conference committee on youth and young adults, spoke to the Spanish-speaking people at the 2008 Eucharistic Congress. Bishop Gabino Miranda Melgarejo spoke on the need to come to Mass prepared, in dress, in interior respect for God, and spiritually. His words were translated for […]
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Kid Track Lets Little Children Come To Jesus
July 3, 2008A surprising hush fell over the crowd of nearly 800 children as Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory processed into the Kid Track carrying the Eucharist in a beautifully ornate monstrance. The children, ages 5 to 11, remained silent as the monstrance was placed on the altar and as Archbishop Gregory addressed them directly. “My young friends, […]
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Dancing, Singing Teens Rock Congress With Faith
July 3, 2008On the weekend that the much-anticipated TV movie “Camp Rock” debuted, teens from across North Georgia attending the Teen Track at the Eucharistic Congress danced and sang at their own Camp Rock, only Catholic-style. “It’s like a rock concert, but they’re doing it for what they believe in. You can’t ask for anything more,” said […]
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Young Adults Inspired By Revive! As Congress Begins
July 3, 2008More than 800 gathered at Georgia International Congress Center Friday, June 20, to kick off the young adult track of the Eucharistic Congress with Revive!, a high-energy expression of faith for young adults. Revive! featured music, speakers and eucharistic adoration, in hopes of renewing young adults’ faith in what seems to be an increasingly faithless […]
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Deaf Catholics Taught About Benedict’s Encyclicals
July 3, 2008The encyclicals of Pope Benedict XVI were the inspiration for the talks given by Father Jeremy St. Martin to deaf participants at the 2008 Eucharistic Congress. The meaning of the word encyclical is a circular message, he said. “It was the custom of the early church for the pope to send a letter and for […]
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Event Draws Catholics Who Are Evangelizing Online
July 3, 2008PIt was a Catholic techie’s dream. Hundreds of proudly self-professed geeks came together for the first Catholic New Media Celebration June 22, the day after the annual Eucharistic Congress sponsored by the Atlanta Archdiocese. There was delight-filled interaction among those in the crowd as priests and lay people alike compared iPhones and iPods, podcasting equipment […]
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Couple Serves As New Media Missionaries
July 3, 2008As a young boy, Greg Willits instantly fell in love with the Apple II computer his father brought home in 1983. More than two decades later, Willits’ love for computers has developed into a passion that has changed the lives of people from all over the world. Willits and his wife, Jennifer, recently hosted the […]
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Catholic Bloggers Help Create Faith Conversations
July 3, 2008A panel of Catholic bloggers brought together several members of the Catholic community who post regularly on Web logs, or blogs—online journals that they share with the world through the Internet. Among the bloggers was moderator Lisa Hendey, who runs the site www.CatholicMom.com; Amy Welborn, who blogs at www.amywelborn.com; Jeff Miller, blogger at www.splendoroftruth.com; and […]
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Archbishop Gregory Will Speak At Magnificat Aug. 9
July 3, 2008Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory will be the speaker at the Aug. 9 breakfast hosted by the Magnificat ministry to Catholic women. The Saturday gathering from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. is held at Killian Hall, 908 Killian Hill Road, Lilburn. Magnificat is an international ministry to women begun in the Archdiocese of New Orleans with […]
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What I Have Seen And Heard (June 19, 2008)
June 19, 2008The end of June usually finds me with the bishops of the United States on many occasions. I was with a number of them during this academic year’s final meeting of the Catholic University of America board, of which I am a member. I was with a larger group of bishops at the recent installation […]