January 20, 2022
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The blessings of mourning
By FATHER RICHARD R. ANDRE, CSP, Catholic News Service
Published February 6, 2022Five million people across the world are dead from a pandemic. Millions more have suffered economic devastation. Social systems that seemed stable now feel precarious. This is a worldwide collective experience of sorrow, combined with billions of families experiencing a sharper, more personal grief. How do we cope with such loss?
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The widowed and remarriage
By BILL CLARKE, Commentary
Published January 29, 2022When a married person loses their spouse, there is a period of necessary grieving while adjusting to a new single lifestyle. The potential for loneliness and lack of companionship is very real.
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Counselor hopes consecration brings God into the midst of daily life
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published January 21, 2022Heather Triggs, guidance counselor at Holy Redeemer School, professed vows for a life consecrated to God last November. She recently restated her vows during a Mass of Thanksgiving in the Archdiocese of Atlanta so friends could witness the joy.
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A new name: focusing on evangelization
By ANDREW LICHTENWALNER
Published January 21, 2022Starting on the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul (Jan. 25), the archdiocesan Office of Formation & Discipleship will have a new name: the Office of Evangelization & Discipleship. What’s this about, and what’s in a name?
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The story of St. Paul and his invisible horse
By LORRAINE V. MURRAY
Published January 21, 2022So many little girls are enamored of horses, but my own experience with these beasts was doomed from the get-go.
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Generosity motivates Pinecrest Academy students to give
Published January 20, 2022
Pinecrest Academy again supported the St. Brendan the Navigator Church food pantry as a Christmas service project. The campus community gathered 13,318 canned food items.
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Holy Spirit inspires art, creativity for MLK celebration
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published January 20, 2022The annual Martin Luther King Jr. observance included a Mass and youth celebration to honor Dr. King’s work of nonviolence and racial equality. This year’s theme was taken from Galatians 5:25, “If we live in the Spirit, let us also follow the Spirit.”
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ACE fellows ‘on fire’ for teaching and the faith
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published January 20, 2022Six young adults are teaching in area schools as members of the Alliance for Catholic Education. Each lives off a modest stipend while earning a master’s degree from the University of Notre Dame.
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ECHO retreat on ‘Theology of the Body’ April 1-7
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published January 20, 2022High school youth and young adults are invited to learn more about “Theology of the Body” this spring at the ECHO retreat, scheduled for April 1-7 at Camp Covecrest in Tiger.
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Knowing the treasure of God’s word
By BISHOP JOEL M. KONZEN, S.M.
Published January 20, 2022While we will never completely know the mind of God, we give him thanks for revealing so much through his son and through the inspired writings of the entire Bible.
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Eighth grade students tie for winning MLK essays
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published January 20, 2022The Office of Intercultural Ministries for the Archdiocese of Atlanta hosted the annual poster and essay contests for Catholic school students to commemorate the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.