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Star Gazing: A Son Reminisces
January 1, 2009When we were young, you took me and Jimmy to the planetarium in New York City. It was our birthday, and it was to be a good day for we also went to the Museum of Natural History and had lunch in the cafeteria. I remember the taste of the lemonade. We went by subway […]
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What I Have Seen and Heard (January 1, 2009)
January 1, 2009As we look back on 2008 in preparation for 2009, most of us participate in an annual ritual, which is the human tendency to attempt to rank the events that the year held in store for each one of us. What were the highlights and the disappointments of the past year and what are our […]
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Prayer For The Holy Innocents
January 1, 2009In the sparkle of the Christmas and New Year season, it is easy to overlook a day that reminds us of something many might prefer to forget. Even during the joyous time when the Christ Child was born, darkness descended upon the world as Herod unleashed a blood bath on little boys under the age […]
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At Hearing, 1,000 Oppose Waste Transfer Station
January 1, 2009Father Francis Tuan Tran, administrator of the Holy Vietnamese Martyrs Church, stood in solidarity with nearly 1,000 of his parishioners Dec. 16, hoping numbers would help prevent approval of a new waste transfer station next to the mission. The priest addressed the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners at a public hearing, pleading with board members […] Full Story
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What I Have Seen and Heard (December 11, 2008)
December 22, 2008“It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.” The famous opening line from Charles Dickens’ “A Tale of Two Cities” summarized two different stories that I heard within a 24-hour period last week. Two Catholic gentlemen told me about two individual football games that had occurred on two separate occasions, and […]
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Lo Que He Visto Y He Oído (18 Deciembre 2008)
December 18, 2008El entusiasmo de esta hermosa época del año lo podemos percibir ahora mientras nos preparamos para celebrar el Misterio de la Navidad, la libre opción de Dios Todopoderoso de hacerse uno entre nosotros: nacer Niño de una Madre Virgen. Dios nos podría haber redimido de infinitas maneras; sin embargo optó por incorporar la historia humana […]
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The Christmas Band
December 18, 2008A hush fell over the large crowd gathered for the annual parish Christmas concert. The concert was held in the school auditorium of the St. Thomas More parochial school in Fairfield, N.J., where I was assigned as a parish priest many years ago. Like any orchestra, the sounds of instruments being tuned could be heard […]
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Advent Attitude Check: Have I Lost My Joy?
December 11, 2008It’s a simple question, but it can drive me to distraction. “Are you ready for Christmas?” Even if the big day is merely hours away, the answer for me usually is a big fat no. If being ready means trimming the tree, baking cookies, hanging stockings, stringing lights, wrapping gifts and sending cards, and doing […]
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Marist advances to championship game in dome
December 11, 2008Marist School did what any Coach Alan Chadwick football team does most seasons and that’s play the game to the end. Marist was in a dogfight all night Dec. 5 with Rome High School and it took a touchdown run by senior wide receiver Kevin Allman on the final play of the game to propel […]
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Mass Helps Those With AIDS And Those Who Minister
December 11, 2008The Sunday evening service at Holy Cross Church included this reading from the prophet Isaiah: “Comfort, give comfort to my people, says your God.” Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory led the worship at the crowded church as Catholics gathered on Dec. 7 to mark the Archdiocesan Mass for a World Living With AIDS, an annual commemoration […]