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Msgr. Donovan Marks 60th Anniversary Of Ordination
July 22, 2004When Tony Totis and his family emigrated from Italy to Georgia in 1951, Msgr. Walter Donovan was just a young priest with a big heart. He was there to greet the family when they arrived and he brought them to Athens, where he was serving as pastor of St. Joseph’s Church. They were strangers in […]
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Archbishop Urges Faithful Citizenship
July 22, 2004Dear Friends in Christ, In the next few months, all of us, as citizens of the United States, will be called upon to vote for our political leaders in national, state and local elections. The Administrative Committee of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops recently issued a statement on the importance of bringing values […]
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Sue Stubbs To Head Office Of Child & Youth Protection
July 22, 2004Mary Susan Stubbs believes that counseling is her calling, and her enthusiasm for helping people and her varied job experiences have been an invaluable preparation for her new position with the Archdiocese of Atlanta. Archbishop John F. Donoghue recently named Stubbs, a parishioner at St. Benedict Church, Duluth, as the new director of the Office […]
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Faith-Based Project Aims To Fight Inmate Recidivism
July 22, 2004Ecumenism is in action at the maximum security Hays State Prison in Trion, where 68 Catholic, Protestant, Muslim and men of every other faith represented there have eagerly moved into a new “faith/character dorm,” a pilot program just launched there and in five other correctional institutions across Georgia. The Hays program is expected to start […]
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Volunteers Help Inmates Create Catholic Community
July 22, 2004It was after Joseph Barnes committed his life to Jesus while living six and a half years on death row and studying his childhood Bible that doors started opening. He had his death sentence commuted and received life in prison—and hope in Christ and his Hays State Prison Roman Catholic Community. Barnes, who has five […]
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Slavery In The 21st Century
July 15, 2004Believe it or not, slavery is alive in the 21st century! Today slavery commonly is referred to as “human trafficking.” But regardless of its name— “slavery” or “trafficking”—this modern version is every bit as evil as the slavery of the past. UNICEF, the U.N. Children’s Fund, estimates that 1.2 million children are victims of human […]
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21 Brownies Receive Family Of God Medals
July 15, 2004Twenty-one students from Holy Spirit Preparatory School Brownie Scout Troop 21359 have been awarded Family of God Medals. Msgr. Edward J. Dillon, pastor of Holy Spirit Church, presented the medals in a ceremony at the school. The girls completed work on the Family of God Medals during four months of activities. Participating in the activities […]
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St. George Village Retirement Complex Breaks Ground
July 15, 2004Charter members of St. George Village were the guests of honor June 9 as the ground was broken for the retirement community where they’re eager to begin living. To be built alongside St. Peter Chanel Church, on a campus that includes Queen of Angels Elementary School and Blessed Trinity High School, it is the first […]
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Covenant House Head Sees Atlanta Branch At Work
July 15, 2004As part of her inaugural tour of the 21 branches of Covenant House, its new national president Sister Patricia A. Cruise recently visited the Atlanta site, which is raising funds to build a 40-bed crisis shelter. Since opening in August 2000, Covenant House Georgia has served about 3,000 youth and is the youngest branch of […]
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GED Class Can Be Her Doorway To A Better Life
July 15, 2004Three days before her high school graduation Jessica Walden learned that she had failed the graduation test for the third time and wouldn’t be getting her diploma. “I had retaken the test two times. I didn’t give up. I just didn’t want to take the test again,” said Walden. Now 20 years old, and after […]