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IMAGE: CNS photo/Michael Alexander, Georgia BulletinBy Andrew NelsonJACKSON,Ga. (CNS) -- As a kid, Richard McPhee played the clarinet. But when hisfirefighter father asked for "Amazing Grace" at his funeral with the skirl ofthe pipes, McPhee pledged to his father, he'd take care of it.Nowthe family does not take a trip without the bagpipes. From national parks andMount Vesuvius in Pompeii to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, the pipeshave made an appearance.Duringa recent morning at their parish church, St. Mary, Mother of God in Jackson,the boom of the drum and the pipes could be heard from the parking lot. It wasMissy McPhee swinging the mallets with a flourish, keeping the beat to Rich's pipesfor "Scotland the Brave."Thiswas a rare unscheduled morning for the McPhees, especially in March. The couplehas plenty of performances on and before St. Patrick's Day -- in Atlanta andoutside the city.TheMcPhees are members of the Atholl Highlanders Pipes and Drums USA. The band perfo...
By Rhina GuidosWASHINGTON (CNS) -- Jesuit Father Rutilio Grande has been credited withinspiring Blessed Oscar Romero, archbishop of San Salvador, El Salvador, toward a journey of defendingthe poor that led to his martyrdom in 1980. But now, Father Grande's life seemsto have inspired the current archbishop of San Salvador, who issued a pastoral letter remembering,praising and apologizing for the long-overdue recognition of Catholics,including U.S. church members, who suffered persecution and death during CentralAmerica's armed conflicts."In my capacity as pastor of this church, I have to acknowledge withhumility that we have committed many mistakes," Archbishop Jose LuisEscobar Alas said in the letter issued March12, the 40th anniversary of Father Grande's killing. "We have crossed the threshold of the thirdmillennium in the Salvadoran archdiocese without having pronounced a word ofrecognition for all the men and women who were victims of persecution, torture,repression" and who ult...
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump defiantly refused to back down Friday from his explosive claim that Barack Obama wiretapped his phones, and sidestepped any blame for the White House decision to highlight an unverified report that Britain helped carry out the alleged surveillance....
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis met on Friday with participants at an annual course on the internal forum, organised by the Apostolic Penitentiary.In his words to the group, the Pope spoke about the formation of good confessors, focusing on three characteristics which should guide their work.Listen to our report: Firstly, Pope Francis said, a good confessor is a true friend of Jesus, the Good Shepherd, and a person dedicated to prayer. A Ministry of Reconciliation "bound up in prayer", he said, is a credible reflection of God's mercy and will “avoid the harshness and misunderstandings” that are sometimes associated with the Sacrament. Prayer is the first guarantee for avoiding harsh attitudes, pointlessly judging the sinner and not the sin, he said.Pope Francis told participants that they cannot forgive through the Sacrament without the awareness of first having been forgiven themselves. He urged them to pray for humility and “the gift of a wounded hea...
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Friday evening presided over a penitential service in St. Peter's Basilica in anticipation of the ’24 Hours for the Lord’ initiative.During the service, the Holy Father celebrated the Sacrament of Reconciliation for seven penitents with confession and individual absolution.These included three men and four women, all of whom were lay people. A communique from the Holy See Press Office said the confessions lasted a total of around 50 minutes.The service took place one week before all churches around the world are asked to offer the sacrament of Confession, a request made by the Pontifical Council for the Promoting of the New Evangelization.The theme of the initiative this year comes from the Gospel according to Saint Matthew: ‘I desire Mercy’ (Mt 9:13).On Friday 24th March, the churches of Santa Maria in Trastevere and Le Stimmate di San Francesco will remain open from 8pm for Confession and Adoration of the Blessed Sacram...
