April 18, 2024
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The crossroads that changed our lives forever
By LORRAINE V. MURRAY, Commentary
Published April 19, 2024My parents rarely argued, but when they did, it was about money. My mother had grown up in a middle-class family with parents who could afford to send her and her siblings to college. But she married a man who had left school in sixth grade to support his family after his father died.
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Praying the Liturgy of the Hours
By BISHOP JOEL M. KONZEN, S.M.
Published April 19, 2024Jesus, in many instances in the Gospels, instructs his listeners to pray. So, whenever we stop what we are doing to pray or begin our day or end our day with prayer, we are following his earnest directive.
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St. Joan of Arc Field House changes the game for student athletes
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published April 18, 2024The new St. Joan of Arc Field House at St. Pius X High School is the final project of the $14.2 million Ring the Bells Capital Campaign at the Atlanta high school.
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St. Philip Benizi pastor appointed Charlotte’s fifth bishop
By CATHOLIC NEWS HERALD STAFF
Published April 9, 2024Pope Francis has appointed Father Michael T. Martin, OFM Conv., as bishop of the Diocese of Charlotte. The announcement was made the morning of April 9. Father Martin is pastor of St. Philip Benizi Church in Jonesboro in the Archdiocese of Atlanta.
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St. Jude principal Patty Childs named school superintendent
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Editor
Published April 4, 2024Bishop Joel M. Konzen announced April 4 that Patty Childs, current principal of St. Jude the Apostle School, has been named Superintendent of Catholic Schools. Childs will begin her new role on July 1.