December 12, 2024
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‘Mary’ an engaging and reverent production
By JOHN MULDERIG, OSV News
Published December 18, 2024The life of the Blessed Mother, from before her birth to the flight into Egypt, is recounted with varying levels of artistic adeptness in the uneven biography “Mary” (Netflix).
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God loves to surprise us
By LORRAINE V. MURRAY
Published December 16, 2024I’ve grown somewhat jaded over the years, thinking nothing wonderful would happen to me again. Then one day, a friend at church, who is the mother of five children, surprised me.
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A Jubilee of Hope
By ARCHBISHOP GREGORY J. HARTMAYER, OFM Conv.
Published December 16, 2024Jesus is the door to hope. He wants to enter into our hearts. And we must never forget that we are pilgrims on a journey.
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‘The Farm’ aims to be a spiritual destination
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published December 13, 2024Our Loving Mother’s Children, a center in Rockdale County known as “The Farm,” has hopes to become a destination for believers, from families and individuals to parish communities seeking a quiet place for renewal.
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St. Mary Church building project draws together community
By ANDREW NELSON acnelson@georgiabulletin.org
Published December 12, 2024After overcoming a series of false starts and unexpected hurdles, the community of St. Mary Church in Toccoa celebrated the dedication of new additions to its campus Dec. 8.
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#iGiveCatholic campaign raises more than $1 million in Atlanta
By NATALIA DURON
Published December 12, 2024This year’s #iGiveCatholic campaign raised nearly $1.1 million for Catholic schools, parishes and charities in the Archdiocese of Atlanta. More than 3,000 donors helped fund essential projects and needs for 102 organizations in the archdiocese.
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Catholics 4 Habitat’s 50th build provides a safe home for Cobb family
By NATALIA DURON, Staff Writer
Published December 12, 2024Northwest Metro Atlanta Habitat for Humanity and the Catholics 4 Habitat coalition celebrated the dedication of a new home for a local father and daughter. This is the coalition’s 50th sponsored build, marking a significant milestone for the group.
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New cardinals from 17 nations are called to build unity, pope says
By CINDY WOODEN, Catholic News Service
Published December 11, 2024Becoming a cardinal is an insistent call to put Jesus at the center of one’s life, to love the poor as he did and to strengthen the bonds of unity within the church, Pope Francis said as he created 21 new cardinals.