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Prisoners Find ‘Something Bigger Than Themselves’
November 10, 2005LeThicia Davis, a counselor who coordinates the Faith and Character-Based Dormitory at Hays State Prison, is already seeing positive signs of change among prisoners from the state’s pilot initiative. She recalled one inmate, who had severe behavioral problems and had been in and out of prison since the age of 17, who was transformed through […]
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North Georgians Help Christians In Holy Land
November 10, 2005The vocation of Father Peter Vasko, OFM, crystallized when he saw the fivefold cross of Jerusalem. “It was like an ax slicing me in two.” While on retreat some 25 years ago at the Monastery of Our Lady of the Holy Spirit in Conyers the successful businessman was seeking the next step in his life. […]
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Women And Christ Make ‘Mighty Great Combination’
November 10, 2005The 49th annual convention of the Atlanta Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women (AACCW) was held at St. Joseph Church on Saturday, Oct. 1. The convention, dedicated to Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, was a one-day event as the AACCW had also hosted the national convention of the National Council of Catholic Women in Atlanta in September. […]
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CCHD Awards Grants To Local Parishes, Programs
November 10, 2005The Catholic Campaign for Human Development in the Archdiocese of Atlanta recently awarded grants totaling $120,000 to seven parishes and several community programs. The grants were presented at an awards ceremony held Oct. 18. CCHD receives its funds from individual Catholics who donate to a nationwide church collection each year. This year, during the weekend […]
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Volunteer Raises Money To Help Feed The Hungry
November 10, 2005Participating in a 5K walk for charity may be tough for some people, but not for Emiliana (Emmy) Barnes of Doraville. Barnes, who is retired and a member of Holy Cross Church, Atlanta, has walked four years in a row now at the annual Hunger Walk/Run in Atlanta. This year, she raised $1,983 for her […]
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Notre Dame Academy Commemorates Saints Day
November 10, 2005The fastest way to learn about the saints may be to walk in the shoes of one. That is the lesson many Notre Dame Academy students realized on All Saints Day when they represented their chosen saint. The students in the Pre-K through eighth grade Catholic school dressed the part for a special morning Mass […]
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CTK Students Giving Hair For A Cause
November 10, 2005Three students at Christ the King School—Elizabeth Quirk, Brady Gwynn and Samantha Allen —are growing their hair long in order to donate their tresses to the Locks of Love organization. Locks of Love is a nonprofit organization that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children 18 years and younger suffering from long-term medical hair loss. Most […]
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Apple Annie Marks 25th
November 10, 2005Over 135 of the Southeast’s finest artisans and crafters will come together at the Catholic Church of St. Ann on Dec. 2 and 3 for the 25th anniversary of the Apple Annie Crafts and Arts Show. The Women’s Guild at St. Ann’s presents Apple Annie, now one of the largest nonprofit shows in the Southeast. […]
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Two Inmates Find Faith’s Freedom Inside Prison
November 10, 2005Hays State Prison inmate Michael Roberts is at peace for the first time in his life as he and fellow inmate Matthew Cahill took important steps on their journeys of conversion to the Catholic faith and to follow Jesus Christ. Archbishop-emeritus John F. Donoghue, wearing red and gold vestments and miter, baptized and confirmed Roberts […]
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Youth Make Many Sacrifices To Attend NCYC
November 3, 2005ATLANTA—“Lean into it.” There were a number of inspiring sound bites from the 2005 National Catholic Youth Conference held in Atlanta from Oct. 27-29, but one that resonated repeatedly with those gathered was this phrase passed on by charismatic speaker and performer Steve Angrisano, who served as the event’s emcee. Angrisano recalled his experience attending […]