October 17, 2019
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Catholic Foundation holds networking event for professional advisors
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published October 18, 2019The Catholic Foundation of North Georgia held its first-ever luncheon Sept. 26 for professional advisors to promote collaboration and legacy giving among their Catholic clients.
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Georgia justice, disability rights advocate named St. Thomas More Award recipients
Published October 18, 2019
ATLANTA—Judges, lawyers, law students and other legal professionals attended he St. Thomas More Society’s annual Red Mass Oct. 10 at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
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Joy and suffering at the kids’ table
By LORRAINE V. MURRAY, Commentary
Published October 17, 2019In my childhood, every big family event had a long table with a pretty lace cloth and nice china arrayed upon it. There were delicate wine glasses and usually a cluster of freshly picked flowers as a centerpiece.
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Thomas Merton and the doors of Corpus Christi Church
By DAVID A. KING , Ph.D
Published October 17, 2019I took a pilgrimage of sorts last month. My birthday fell on a Monday when my family and I were in New York City for our fall visit. I wanted to go to Columbia University, and I wanted to go to Corpus Christi Church, both places integral to the life and pilgrimage of Thomas Merton.
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Local parish celebrates contributions of African American Catholics
Published October 17, 2019
In honor of National Black Catholic History Month, St. Paul of the Cross Church will special events and Masses throughout November.
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Parish, school fall festivals celebrate the season
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published October 17, 2019Parishes and schools in the Atlanta Archdiocese host fall festival celebrations throughout the season.
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Don’t let Halloween scare you
By GREG ERLANDSON, Commentary
Published October 17, 2019Halloween is part of a trilogy of feasts that Christians have for centuries celebrated. The feast itself comes before All Saints’ Day (known as All Hallows’ Day). So the root of Halloween is All Hallows’ Eve, meaning the evening before All Hallows’ Day.
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LaGrange’s police chief honored by St. Thomas More Society
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published October 17, 2019The St. Thomas More Society, an organization of Catholics working in the legal profession and judiciary, honored Chief Louis Dekmar of LaGrange with its St. Francis of Assisi Award Oct. 10.
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Two rural parishes combine resources to serve teens
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published October 17, 2019Youth Ministry in the Mountains serves teens in grades 6-12 in two northeast Georgia parish communities, offering the young people social activities and spiritual growth.
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Kindly lights in gloomy world: Pope declares five new saints
By CINDY WOODEN, Catholic News Service
Published October 17, 2019Pope Francis formally declared five new saints for the Catholic Church Oct. 13 including St. John Henry Newman.
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Green teams answer pope’s call to ‘care for creation’
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published October 17, 2019In 2015, Pope Francis released his encyclical, “Laudato Si: On Care for Our Common Home.” Later that year, the Archdiocese of Atlanta released an action plan to help parishes, schools and families incorporate more sustainable practices.