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Bread Of Life, Invitation To Eternal Life
July 3, 2008This is the homily given by Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory to open the 2008 Eucharistic Congress. The wonderful aroma is always tempting! It usually fills the house with such smells that your nose rejoices just to breathe in the fragrance. There is nothing like the aroma of fresh bread when it’s baking. As a youngster, […]
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Opening Mass Stirs Faith In Jesus’ Healing Presence
July 3, 2008Since 2005 the Eucharistic Congress has opened on Friday night with a healing Mass and an extended time for the sick, the frail, those wounded in any way, to receive prayer. For the first time in 2008 the clergy and laity who were praying for those in need of healing came from within the Atlanta […] Full Story
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Speakers Challenge Catholics To Take Action
July 3, 2008Presenters at this year’s Eucharistic Congress by turns challenged, instructed and inspired the scores of people gathered in the main hall at the Georgia International Convention Center to listen and learn during the general track. The roster of speakers drew people of all ages and backgrounds, some stopping in to listen to one or two […] Full Story
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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 […] Full Story
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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, […] Full Story
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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 […] Full Story
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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 […] Full Story
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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 […] Full Story
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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 […]