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Book By Protestant Couple Extols NFP
May 5, 2005OPEN EMBRACE: A Protestant Couple Rethinks Contraception; by Sam and Bethany Torode; Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2002; 144 pp.; paperback ; $12. When Sam and Bethany Torode decided to marry, they talked about contraception with their married friends, who were largely evangelical Protestants. Although their friends saw nothing wrong with using contraceptives, something spurred […]
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Archbishop Celebrates Gift Of Scouting
May 5, 2005A bell choir processed up the aisle and Immaculate Heart of Mary Church became awash in khaki and olive green as Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory celebrated his first Archdiocesan Scout Mass in Atlanta. Held on the Solemnity of St. Joseph, March 19, the Mass brought together Scouts from throughout the archdiocese. Archbishop Gregory celebrated the […]
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Kennesaw Scouts Receive Catholic Emblems
May 5, 2005On March 6, at St. Catherine of Siena Church, 27 Cub Scouts and Junior Girl Scouts were awarded their Catholic religious emblems. The boys are from Cub Scout packs 422, 540, 733, 999 and 1916 in the Mountain Lake District. The girls are from Junior troops 20203, 20264 and 2149. These Scouts worked diligently for […]
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Annual Event Focuses On The Power Of Eucharist
May 5, 2005As the summer months begin, bringing opportunities for leisure and recreation to all those who revel in the beautiful days of the season, the Archdiocese of Atlanta will once again offer a different kind of opportunity for Catholics around Atlanta and the South—one focused on Catholic spirituality and the compelling importance of the Eucharist—at the […]
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Life Hands Out Many Losses: Keep The Faith!
April 28, 2005“IWOSSATOOF!” my goddaughter trumpeted into the phone. “What, honey?” I asked. “I LOST A TOOTH!” This was her very first tooth, and so my husband and I congratulated her warmly and asked for the usual details about the Tooth Fairy. Later, I reflected that losing teeth for little kids represents one glorious step on the […]
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What I Have Seen and Heard (April 28, 2005)
April 28, 2005The Catholic presence in North Georgia, like any other diocese, is more often than not found in parish settings, churches, schools and parish centers. Then there are the occasional monasteries, hospitals and convents that house some of the most important servant ministers of the Church. The Church is found in the administrative offices that coordinate […]
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Catholic Social Services Awarded Grant
April 28, 2005Catholic Social Services, Inc. recently received a grant of almost $94,000 as part of the 2004 Violence Against Women Act Grant Program (VAWA), and in a special ceremony held recently at the State Capitol, Gov. Sonny Perdue praised CSS as having a model domestic violence program in the State of Georgia. Catholic Social Services provides […]
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Georgian Honored By Role At Pope’s Mass
April 28, 2005When Georgia seminarian Justin Ferguson of the Pontifical North American College in Rome learned last Friday that he was selected to proclaim the word of God to some 350,000 gathered at St. Peter’s Square for the installation Mass of Pope Benedict XVI, he felt—to say the least—“very honored.” He could be seen walking around the […]
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In Homily, Pope Vows To Lead People To Christ
April 28, 2005In the first homily of his papacy, Pope Benedict XVI said his primary mission was to lead people out of the modern desert of empty values, alienation and injustice toward the light of Christ. Speaking April 24 to some 350,000 people who spilled out of St. Peter’s Square, the pope said he took seriously the […]
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New Pope Seen As Strong Successor To John Paul II
April 28, 2005Students at Holy Redeemer School in Alpharetta watched on television as Pope Benedict XVI emerged April 19 from behind curtains onto a balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, a real life history lesson, principal Mary Reiling said. “The children had the wonderful opportunity to watch the new pope come out and bless the people in St. […]