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Coping With Terrorism
July 21, 2005A chill shot through me when I awoke July 7 to hear that a series of bombs had exploded in London. As the morning wore on, I thought: “Now we have another anguish to cope with. How much more can we take?” At this moment of high anxiety, we need more than ever to keep […]
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God Gave Us ‘The Ultimate Wedding Gift’
July 21, 2005When I first met my husband Rick, I was attracted to him by his Patagonia fleece and hiking boots. I thought, “He must like the outdoors.” As I started to get to know him, I was more attracted to his amazing knowledge of our Catholic faith. I was a cradle Catholic with 12 years of […]
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Series Offers Speakers, Fellowship For Young Adults
July 21, 2005YAM, the archdiocesan Young Adult Ministry, is sponsoring Theology on Tap for single and married adults ages 18-40 on Wednesday nights in September at the Three Dollar Café, 3002 Peachtree Road, NW, in Buckhead. Gathering for dinner and drinks begins at 7 p.m., the program starts at 7:30 p.m., and a social immediately follows at […]
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Music Enriches Parish
July 21, 2005Sacred organ music has resounded throughout Sacred Heart Church for more than a century, beautifying the liturgy and uplifting the congregation in prayer. Today its beautiful pipe organ combines the historic and the modern. The parish’s first pipe organ was installed in 1901, replaced in 1920 and again in 1975 and 1980, after which the […]
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Building New Church Strengthens Fayetteville Catholics
July 21, 2005On the hot summer evening of June 14, Teresa Caldwell greeted people arriving at the multipurpose building of St. Gabriel’s Church for the groundbreaking Mass and ceremony for the new church of this south-side congregation, marking a new chapter in the history of this parish and the nearly two-centuries old town of Fayetteville. They came […]
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Request For Personal Pilgrimage Reflections
July 21, 2005An upcoming issue of The Georgia Bulletin will include photographs taken by staff photographer Michael Alexander during the recent Archbishop Wilton Gregory pallium pilgrimage to Italy. Those who went to Italy for the pilgrimage, including the groups sponsored by the archdiocese, by St. Joseph Church, Marietta, and by St. Theresa Church, Douglasville, are invited to […]
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Atlanta Will Host NCCW Convention Sept. 15-18
July 21, 2005Atlanta will serve as host for the biennial national convention for the National Council of Catholic Women (NCCW) Sept. 15-18, at the Hilton Atlanta. Approximately 1,500 attendees are expected to attend the four-day event. On Sept. 16, NCCW officers will present the biennial Distinguished Service Award, which is given to a woman “whose life and […]
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Rebecca Conaty Will Speak At August Magnificat
July 21, 2005The Atlanta chapter of the Magnificat ministry to Catholic women will hold a breakfast on Saturday, Aug. 13, at which Rebecca Conaty, a member of the Magnificat advisory board and Eastern regional representative, will be the speaker. Her story of God’s mercy and her conversion to his will, rather than her own, is one of […]
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What Is NFP?
July 21, 2005Natural Family Planning is an umbrella term for certain methods used to achieve and avoid pregnancies. These methods are based on observation of the naturally occurring signs and symptoms of the fertile and infertile phases of a woman’s menstrual cycle. NFP is not “Rhythm.” The Rhythm (or Calendar) method was developed in the 1930s. It […]
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Certified Couples Teach NFP In English, Spanish
July 21, 2005Teaching Natural Family Planning is a ministry in the Archdiocese of Atlanta. Like other ministries in the church, people are drawn to minister in the area where the Lord has moved their own hearts, and this is true of the 25 certified couples teaching NFP in the archdiocese. The sincere way these couples share their […]