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MLK poster, essay contest winners inspired by Scripture
January 20, 2023As part of the Martin Luther King Jr. celebration in the Archdiocese of Atlanta, the Office of Intercultural Ministries and Office of Catholic Schools coordinate an annual essay and art contest for students. The theme for this year’s contest was based on Romans 12:12 to be “joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.”
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Reflections on Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
January 20, 2023On Dec. 31, 2022, the eve of Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI returned to the Father’s house. Friendship with Christ was truly a summary of his whole life.
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Our Lady enters the room
January 20, 2023I’d been meeting up with my friend at the Mexican restaurant for at least a year. Each time I’d bring the workers flyers about our college’s free ESL and GED classes. Without fail, I’d get a polite yet entirely lukewarm response when distributing these flyers.
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Cathedral members celebrate mortgage burning
January 19, 2023The Cathedral of Christ the King recently celebrated paying off its construction loan on the Hyland Center, its multipurpose facility.
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Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI remembered in Atlanta
January 19, 2023Parishes across the Archdiocese of Atlanta held memorial Masses for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in early January after the death of the retired pontiff Dec. 31. Locals shared their memories of the late pope.
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Mass honors MLK as a ‘great servant of the Gospel’
January 19, 2023With the civil rights movement anthem “We Shall Overcome,” the Archdiocese of Atlanta celebrated its annual Mass honoring native son Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. On Jan. 14, a large crowd attended the Mass at the Passionist-run St. Paul of the Cross Church.
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‘God is with us’: A homebound experience of the Real Presence
January 18, 2023How am I living the beauty, power and sacredness of the Eucharist after I receive it? How am I sharing the Eucharist with those who, for whatever reason, cannot receive it? Reflecting on these questions brings to mind one of the most profound experiences I have had in receiving the Eucharist.
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That they all be one: Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
January 11, 2023The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is Jan. 18-25. The observance “invites all to respond to Our Master’s urgent plea for unity,” writes Father John Kieran.
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‘His memory still resonates with us’: Franciscan sister recalls MLK’s deathbed
January 11, 2023Almost everyone familiar with the life and death of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. knows the value that the civil rights leader put on living a long life. The phrase “longevity has its place” is now enshrined within his last speech, given the night before King’s murder in Memphis.
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Cardinal Pell dies at 81; he kept the faith even amid tribulation, pope says
January 11, 2023Pope Francis praised the late Australian Cardinal George Pell as a faithful servant of God and of the Catholic Church, who steadfastly followed the Lord even “in the hour of trial” when he was jailed for sexual abuse. His conviction was overturned by Australia’s highest court.