November 11, 2021
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Communion statement aims to ‘retrieve and revive’ understanding
By CAROL ZIMMERMANN, Catholic News Service
Published November 18, 2021The U.S. bishops approved their statement on the Eucharist with 222 “yes” votes Nov. 17, the second of two days of public sessions during their Nov. 15-18 fall general assembly.
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Look from abundance, not scarcity, to see God’s love
By MARIA CRESSLER, Commentary
Published November 17, 2021I can still see my dad at the head of our family’s dinner table when we were young, thanking God not only for the food we were about to eat, but for the bounty of our lives.
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New sculpture reimagines Christian-Jewish relations
Published November 17, 2021
Marist School hosted a blessing and dedication of a new sculpture celebrating the journey of friendship between Catholics and Jews on Wednesday, Oct. 13, 56 years after the landmark Nostra Aetate declaration by Pope Paul VI.
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‘The humans never fail to deliver’
By LORRAINE V. MURRAY, Commentary
Published November 16, 2021In “The Screwtape Letters,” C.S. Lewis created two unforgettable characters, Screwtape and Wormwood, who were demons working together to win over a man’s soul.
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Holy Spirit closes cross-country season in Macon
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published November 12, 2021Holy Spirit Preparatory School in Atlanta competed in the Georgia Independent School Association (GISA) State Championship on Nov. 6.
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Marist’s fall choral concert makes a comeback
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published November 12, 2021Marist student singers performed in the Senior High Fall Choral Concert on Oct. 26. The concert tradition returned after two years of performances without an audience due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Deacon Donald W. Marchildon remembered
Published November 12, 2021
Deacon Donald Wood Marchildon of Athens died peacefully and surrounded by family on Oct. 25. He was 84 years old.
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A new church home for Dawsonville Catholics
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Editor
Published November 12, 2021Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv, consecrated a new church building for Christ the Redeemer Church in Dawsonville on the Feast of All Saints, Nov. 1.
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Sister Susan Arcaro’s decades-long ministry started with sharing meals
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published November 12, 2021Sister Susan Arcaro has spent nearly three decades in the Archdiocese of Atlanta helping others get to the core of faith by seeing how God stirs their souls. Sister Susan, 78, has been a member of the Cenacle Sisters for 60 years.
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Advent season a time for reflection, preparation
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published November 12, 2021The season of Advent, “a time of expected waiting,” marks a new liturgical year and includes the four Sundays and weekdays leading up to Christmas. This year, Advent begins on Sunday, Nov. 28.
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Toward unity through loving dialogue rather than debate
By BISHOP BERNARD E. SHLESINGER III, Commentary
Published November 11, 2021With the hope of fruitful dialogue in the upcoming synod of the Catholic Church, we may find ourselves more willing to enter a debate than dialogue. If we simply debate as in a competition, we may overlook the repercussion that this will have to unity.
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Cathedral of Christ the King hosts exact casting of Michelangelo’s Pietà
Published November 11, 2021
A life-size marble casting of Michelangelo’s ‘Pietà’ is on display at the Cathedral of Christ the King in Atlanta. The Carrara marble, exact casting of Pietà, is the 54th of only 100 authorized to be created and placed.
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St. Anna Church honors heroes who served
Published November 11, 2021
St. Anna Church’s Knights of Columbus Council 14425 paid tribute to service men and women for the fourth straight year with its Wall of Honor (WOH) at the Monroe parish.
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Veterans share love of faith and country
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published November 11, 2021During November—National Veterans and Military Families Month—Americans are encouraged to honor veterans and their family members. Learn about local Catholic veterans and how you can help those who served.
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Bishops’ focus on Communion crisis highlights bigger issue, theologians say
By CAROL ZIMMERMANN, Catholic News Service
Published November 10, 2021The bishops’ renewed attention to Communion highlights something bigger some theologians point out, saying the perceived crisis over a lack of understanding about the sacrament also indicates a lack of devotion and understanding of just what the church has to offer and what it means to be Catholic.
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Remembering Deacon Raymond Egan
Published November 10, 2021
Deacon Raymond F. Egan of Dunwoody died on Saturday, Nov. 6. He was 86 years old.