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The Agony And The Ecstasy Of Coffee Hour
February 24, 2005I am in charge of setting up coffee hour after the liturgy at our church this Sunday. In a moment of wild generosity, I volunteered about six months ago and was astonished when I realized the date was upon me. Providing goodies for coffee hour might seem like a simple task for most people, but […]
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What I Have Seen and Heard (February 24, 2005)
February 24, 2005Welcome! Bienvenidos! In little more than a month since becoming the new Archbishop of Atlanta, I have heard those words hundreds of times. I do, in fact, feel the warmth of your welcome and the strong and important support of your prayers and best wishes. I am quickly becoming acclimated to my new home and […]
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Human Trafficking Takes Advantage Of Tsunami
February 24, 2005A form of modern-day slavery, human trafficking occurs when unscrupulous individuals prey on those who are poor and infrequently unemployed, lacking access to social safety nets, predominantly women and children in certain countries. Trafficking “feeds” the sex slave market, which is a worldwide billion-dollar business. Sexual predators believe they can go overseas and engage in […]
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Torture Survivor Makes Justice Her Life’s Work
February 24, 2005From the darkness of a clandestine prison cell in Guatemala where she experienced torture, rape and other horrors, Ursuline Sister Dianna Ortiz has struggled for the past 15 years to reclaim herself, her faith and her life. Finally overcoming her torturers’ sneer—“no one will care; no one will believe you”—she helped to found in 1998 […]
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CSS’ Commitment To Quality Service Recognized
February 24, 2005Catholic Social Services, Inc., the outreach ministry of the Atlanta Archdiocese, has reason to celebrate. Its recent accreditation by the Council on Accreditation, an international, independent organization of social service providers, backs up CSS’ commitment to the high quality care of its clients. “I tell people it’s like earning the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval, […]
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Looking Out For The One
February 24, 2005In town as a special guest of the second annual Black History Month Mass and Celebration at Sacred Heart Church, Father George Clements was invited by Father Edward Branch and Lyke House, the Catholic Center at Atlanta University, to address an interfaith group of college students and adults in the Manley Student Center atrium on […]
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Audit Finds Compliance With Abuse Policies
February 24, 2005An independent audit released Feb. 18 in Washington reported that 96 percent of the 195 U.S. dioceses and Eastern-rite eparchies were implementing every applicable article of the U.S. bishops’ policies to prevent clergy sex abuse of minors as of Dec. 31. Despite the almost-total compliance, “continued external oversight and evaluation (are) essential” since compliance “may […]
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Nobel Laureate Continues Her Struggle In Guatemala
February 24, 2005Nobel Peace Prize winner Rigoberta Menchú Tum said in Atlanta that she continues her struggle for human rights because her conscience impels her and because she hopes her children and grandchildren will reject the violence and genocide that has flayed her native land of Guatemala. Speaking through a translator at a forum on human rights […]
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Athens Parish Establishes Trailer Park Mission
February 24, 2005In an unheated trailer, in a remote section of Pinewoods Estates South, Father Dayro Rico spoke recently with the workers of the St. Joseph’s Church Charities Office about the center he has established for the religious life of members of the Hispanic community, who inhabit most of the 225 trailers in this park. A lovely […]
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Smyrna Parish Focuses On Spirit In Lent
February 24, 2005St. Thomas the Apostle Church will host a Lenten mission entitled “Breathe in the Spirit,” March 7-9, with sessions at 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. each day. The mission will be led by Father Andrea Patenaude, a musician, composer, singer and recording artist. Known for his graceful tenor voice and charismatic concerts worldwide, Father Patenaude […]