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Structures Have Washed Away, But Hope Remains
August 24, 2006Father Michael Tracey knows intimately that the emotional recovery process for Hurricane Katrina victims involves “the three Ts” of talking, tears and time. For him, it also includes writing. His creative tool for healing from the muddy Gulf water deluge that has affected his church, rectory, favorite books and life has been to record his […]
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Atlantans Live Their Faith By Rebuilding Ravaged Area
August 24, 2006When a tornado roared through his Dunwoody neighborhood in 1998, Dan Wilkens lost 24 trees in his yard. The support he received from friends and strangers in his efforts to put his home back together touched him and had a lasting effect on him. So when Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast region last August, […]
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New Orleans Archdiocese Increases Outreach To Hispanic Laborers
August 24, 2006At 6:15 a.m. Hispanic men gather in clusters and sit curbside chatting and eating tacos con huevos y frijoles being sold from the back of a sedan. Honduran native Wilfredo Quevara steps aside to describe the problems that he and other day laborers face getting paid for their construction work to help rebuild New Orleans. […] Full Story
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Famed Marching Band Returns With ‘Sweet Relief’
August 24, 2006It’s a sweltering hot Louisiana day in late July. The sun is beating down upon the heads of the 70 or so teenage boys standing on the asphalt across the street from their school. Their faces are set in determination, though beads of sweat trace lines down their foreheads and cheeks. As their instructors yell […] Full Story
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As Waters Receded, God’s Lessons Began To Flow
August 24, 2006Tanya Taylor is no stranger to publicity. In her modest home just blocks from the beach, she leafs through a pile of magazines—Time, Newsweek, People—and local and national newspapers. There is a common denominator among the publications—each bears among its pages a photo of Taylor’s terrified family as they were rescued from the roof of […]
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Efforts To Rebuild Start With Helping Of Soul Food
August 24, 2006Joron Smith shields his eyes from the glare of the sun and looks out onto an empty lot. The lot will soon be the site of his first home and with it, the culmination of the hopes, dreams and dedication of a humble man and his family. “You’re looking at a person who basically came […]
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Life goes on for close-knit parish
August 24, 2006Nearly a year after Hurricane Katrina left its heavy footprint on New Orleans, residents are finding a new sense of normalcy. Some are rebuilding while others have found new homes. But through it all, they have turned to their faith and their parish families for support. At St. Maria Goretti Parish in the heavily damaged […] Full Story
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Women To Celebrate Jubilee At AACCW Convention
August 24, 2006As the culmination of its 50th anniversary celebration, the Atlanta Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women (AACCW) will host its annual convention at the Wyndham Peachtree City Conference Center on Sept. 8-10. This convention, as in the past, is a time for women from all over the archdiocese to come together to pray, celebrate and enjoy […]
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A Year After Hurricanes, Dioceses Still Recovering
August 24, 2006Southern dioceses from Texas to Alabama are still reeling from the swath of destruction left by last year’s hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The Archdiocese of New Orleans and the Diocese of Biloxi, Miss., both hit hard by Hurricane Katrina Aug. 29, have taken steps toward recovery, but full-scale restoration is still a long way off […]
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Reflecting On Heaven In A Swimming Pool
August 17, 2006As I trudged to the pool, the asphalt seemed to tremble in the blistering summer heat. Even the birds sounded weary. But, moments later, as I sank into the blue expanse of chilled water, the hot day became bearable and my spirits lifted. “Ah, this is heaven!” I murmured. Some folks, I know, picture heaven […]