November 2, 2023
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Georgia Attorney General warns of scams targeting faith-based communities
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Editor
Published November 7, 2023On Oct. 16, Attorney General Chris Carr warned Georgians of an imposter scam targeting faith-based communities. In the scams, fraudsters pose as religious leaders to try and trick parishioners and congregants into sending them money.
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Parish Milestone: Holy Family Church at 50 years
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published November 7, 2023The community at Holy Family Church celebrated its Golden Anniversary in early October, bringing together young and old, long timers and new members for a weekend of festivities.
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Full plates bring students together at KSU Catholic Center
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published November 3, 2023The Linus Lunch Bunch volunteers have delivered meals to Kennesaw State University Catholic Center students since the early 2000s, continuing a beloved tradition. The center, a 10-minute walk from the heart of the campus, has seen a surge of students visiting for fellowship, faith and home cooking.
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Secret prayers at the creek
By LORRAINE V. MURRAY, Commentary
Published November 3, 2023The wind chimes on the back porch have been driving me mad during the night, so I was determined to silence them. I found an old ladder in the basement and dragged it onto the porch, but as soon as I started climbing on it, I realized the legs were wobbly.
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Fulfilling faraway needs in the name of Christ
By BISHOP JOEL M. KONZEN, S.M.
Published November 3, 2023I have just returned from visiting a Catholic school in Ghana, West Africa, that is more than a school. It is also a health center where people from the surrounding area, as well as the students, can receive proper health care.
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St. Thomas More Society helps lawyers maintain spiritual values
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published November 2, 2023The history of the St. Thomas More Society in Atlanta goes back some three decades. In the early 2000s, the organization refocused its efforts to host a Red Mass, inviting colleagues from throughout the Atlanta area to come together to pray and honor role models in the legal profession.
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Synod synthesis shows agreement, divergences, including on ‘synodality’
By CINDY WOODEN, Catholic News Service
Published November 2, 2023A report summarizing discussions at the assembly of the Synod of Bishops said the church may need more welcoming pastoral approaches, especially to people who feel excluded, but also acknowledged fears of betraying traditional church teachings and practices.
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Taking care of creation
By BERNADETTE NARO , Special to the Bulletin
Published November 2, 2023I can vividly picture the scene in my first-grade classroom when I first learned about climate change. My teacher stood at the board explaining humans’ destructive impact on the earth and issuing a warning: unless we repaired our relationship with the planet there would be dangerous consequences.
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Father Eduardo Rodriguez, OCSO, remembered
Published October 26, 2023
Father Eduardo Rodriguez, OCSO, a monk at the Monastery of Our Lady of the Holy Spirit, died Oct. 24, at the monastery infirmary in the company of his brothers.