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Peace advocates give talks on resolving conflict, establishing unity
October 16, 2014CARROLLTON—These days we hear a lot about peace. But how do we implement peace each day, in each interaction with other people? The National Association for Peace/Anti-Violence Education, NAPE, aims to change how people think about civility and unity through education. On Sept. 19, 20 and 21, NAPE held its 17th annual conference at the […]
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‘The Church must welcome all of her sons and daughters’
October 16, 2014It took a while before our calendars could all sync, but finally the meeting took place about six weeks ago. From my point of view, it was well worth the wait. I had a superb encounter with about 10 simply wonderful folks who came from five or six of our parishes. They are members of […]
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Capsule reviews: “Gone Girl”; “The Judge”; “The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them”
October 16, 2014NEW YORK (CNS)—The following are capsule reviews of movies recently reviewed by Catholic News Service. “Gone Girl” (Fox) A jaundiced view of marriage permeates this abrasive drama in which an apparently happy suburban couple’s dark secrets are revealed after the wife (Rosamund Pike) mysteriously disappears and all clues seem to suggest that her husband (Ben […]
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New run/walk to benefit Special Olympics
October 16, 2014ROSWELL—The Knights of Columbus of St. Peter Chanel Church in Roswell, Council 13217, will have a 5K chip-timed run/walk event on Saturday, Nov. 22. The inaugural 5K will raise funds for Special Olympics Georgia and the Knights of Columbus charities. The event, to be held on the campus of Blessed Trinity High School and St. […]
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Lyke House marks a decade and a half of ministry to AUC students
October 16, 2014This weekend, Oct. 17-19, Lyke House, the Catholic Center at Atlanta University Center, marks the 15th anniversary of its dedication. Students, alumni, benefactors and a whole host of people in the community who assist in cultivating and shaping the mission of Lyke House will be there to celebrate the occasion. This has been a banner […]
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Fresh look at the parable of the talents
October 2, 2014The attendance at our daily Mass at Mundelein Seminary on Labor Day weekend was sparse. Many of the students had gone home while others were on a special tour of Chicago churches. The celebrant and preacher for the Sunday Mass was Father Robert Schoenstene, our veteran Old Testament professor. Father Schoenstene offered the best interpretation […]
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Syrian refugees’ reactions mixed to airstrikes against Islamic State
October 2, 2014AMMAN, Jordan (CNS)—Ask Syrian refugees sheltering in neighboring Jordan about the advent of U.S.-led strikes against Islamic State militants in their homeland, and the reactions will be mixed. Some welcome the surprise military intervention, saying it could lead to ending the nearly 4-year-old war in Syria and diminish the power of Islamic State fighters and […]
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‘Sacrilege’ to kill in God’s name, pope says in interfaith Albania
October 2, 2014TIRANA, Albania (CNS)—Killing in the name of God is sacrilege, and religious leaders must denounce the use of faith to justify violence and oppression, Pope Francis said during a one-day visit to Albania. In a world “where an authentic religious spirit is being perverted and where religious differences are being distorted and exploited,” Albania is […]
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Refugee finds ‘nation I can be proud of’
October 2, 2014ATLANTA—For more than 20 years, Pasupati Regmi had no country to call home. That changed Aug. 29 when the Bhutan native’s dream of becoming an American citizen was realized. He took his oath of allegiance, along with 162 others, at the Atlanta office of the U.S. Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services. Regmi, who works […]
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Rita McInerney, Georgia Bulletin retired staff member, dies at 92
October 2, 2014ATLANTA—Rita McInerney, former staff writer and associate editor of The Georgia Bulletin, died Thursday, Sept. 4, at St. Joseph Villa, near Philadelphia. She was 92. Miss McInerney, whose given name was Mary Rita, was a pioneer as a woman in newspaper work in Pennsylvania for many years before she moved to Atlanta, to be near […]