September 2, 2021
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A journey toward Jesus, the friend
By FATHER BILL NOE, SJ
Published September 14, 2021As many do, I abandoned the practice of Christian faith in my adolescence. I was a precocious, bookish, science-minded child, and because my catechesis was interrupted, faith (as I understood it) quickly became unbelievable, then intolerable. I quietly slipped away.
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Praying in the middle of nowheresville
By LORRAINE V. MURRAY, Commentary
Published September 5, 2021Most folks planning a trip are excited about the prospects. It’s an adventure! It will be fun! Then there are people like me, who ponder the possible disasters that could occur.
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Legion of Mary marks centennial of evangelizing, prayer
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published September 3, 2021As the Legion of Mary celebrates 100 years of ministry, Bishop Bernard E. Shlesinger III of Atlanta hopes the legion will continue to challenge the laity to step “out into the world of evangelization.”
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COVID-19 protocols are pro-life
By ARCHBISHOP HARTMAYER, OFM Conv.
Published September 3, 2021Just as we were beginning to think we were turning a corner in this horrible pandemic, which has claimed more than four million lives worldwide, we find the virus has mutated and continues to infect our homes, communities, schools and churches
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Prison ministry encourages serving those ‘inside the walls’
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published September 2, 2021Meet Father Kevin Peek, the new coordinator for Prison and Hospital Ministries. Learn about future plans for prison ministry and how to get involved.
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Free access to Southeast Catechist Conference extended
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published September 1, 2021Access to this year’s Southeast Catechist Conference has been extended to Sept. 15. Learn how to register for the online presentations and resources.
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Dioceses emerge from Hurricane Ida’s wrath as others prepare to help
By RHINA GUIDOS, Catholic News Service
Published August 31, 2021Catholic Charities in and around the areas of Louisiana and Mississippi affected by Hurricane Ida—one of the most powerful storms to hit the continental U.S. since Hurricane Katrina in 2005—are collecting donations as they prepare to help with the yet-unknown damage caused by the late August storm.
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Marist tops BT as football season gets underway
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published August 31, 2021After a stalemate in the first quarter, Marist School’s football team found its momentum against the Titans of Blessed Trinity High School in the second to claim victory Aug. 27.
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Marist School’s head football coach claims 400th win
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published August 30, 2021Coach Alan Chadwick, the longtime leader of the Marist War Eagles football team, achieved an extraordinary feat among high school coaches.
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Sister Carolyn Oberkirch, RSM, remembered
Published August 23, 2021
Sister M. Carolyn Oberkirch, RSM, died Aug. 19 at the Convent of Mercy in Mobile, Alabama. She taught at Our Lady of the Assumption School in Atlanta, where she continued on in pastoral care at Our Lady of the Assumption Church. She founded the Atlanta Interfaith Outreach Home for families in poverty.