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Speakers Set For Upcoming Theology On Tap
June 3, 2004Hundreds of young adults listen intently to a talk in the backroom of a bar as the sun sets on a muggy Atlanta summer night. Members of the audience enjoy a beer or eat quesadillas or wings as the speaker shares personal stories, tells jokes, offers insights, and, most importantly, shares faith experiences. On any […]
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Young Adults Raise Over $3,100 To Fight Cancer
June 3, 2004”Cancer has touched the lives of many over the years, and every day we hear of more cases of cancer among our families, friends and colleagues,” said Ann Blasick, young adult ministry (YAM) program coordinator whose mother passed away from cancer two years ago. On May 7, Blasick joined 17 other young adults from the […]
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Over 60 Parishes Offer Eucharistic Adoration Now
June 3, 2004A growing number of parishes and missions of the archdiocese have regularly scheduled times of eucharistic adoration. Ten have perpetual adoration chapels. Over 30 have weekly adoration times, and another 20 have a monthly time of adoration, usually on first Friday. The schedules as of May 31, 2004 are published here. WEEKLY ADORATION All Saints […]
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Ruling On Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Faces Appeal
June 3, 2004The June 1 decision by a federal judge in San Francisco declaring the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act unconstitutional “makes a mockery of the Constitution,” said the U.S. bishops’ chief pro-life spokeswoman. Cathy Cleaver Ruse, director of planning and information in the bishops’ Secretariat for Pro-Life Activities, said that by her decision U.S. District Judge Phyllis […]
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Australian Evangelist To Lead Healing Services
June 3, 2004Alan Ames, a visionary and evangelist from Australia, will be in the Atlanta area for the fourth year in a row for three separate speaking engagements and healing services June 23-25. Ames will speak at and lead a healing service on Wednesday, June 23, following a 7 p.m. Mass at St. Catherine of Siena Church, […]
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Young Adult Track To Be Held June 11 From 8-11 P.M.
June 3, 2004Young adults, single and married, from 19 to 40 years old, are invited to “REVIVE!” a young adult track that will be held at the Georgia International Convention Center in College Park on Friday evening, June 11 from 8-11 p.m. Speakers will include Jason Evert and Bishop Sam G. Jacobs. Jason Evert, 26, is a […]
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Worship, Teaching To Highlight Eucharistic Congress
June 3, 2004The 2004 Eucharistic Congress will be a reunion of the far-flung Catholic family of the archdiocese from Blue Ridge to Warm Springs and from Athens to Rome. Those whose native tongue is Tagalog or Vietnamese, Korean or Creole, will mingle with people with a Southern drawl or Hispanic accent. The June 12 event at the […]
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Six Saints Canonized By Pope On May 16
May 27, 2004Published: May 27, 2004 VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Pope John Paul II canonized six people during a May 16 Mass in St. Peter’s Square. Following are short profiles of the new saints. – St. Gianna Beretta Molla was born in Magenta, Italy, in 1922. While in high school and in medical school, she was involved with Catholic […]
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Decatur Student’s Poem Chosen For Peace Garden
May 27, 2004Carmen Drummer of St. Peter Claver Regional School in Decatur read her winning poem entitled “Human Rights” on May 7 at the 12th anniversary celebration of the Martin Luther King Jr. “I Have a Dream” World Peace Rose Garden. The garden is located at the MLK National Historic Site, the same neighborhood in which her […]
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‘Raising Helen’ Gives Positive View Of Faith Community
May 27, 2004“Raising Helen,” the new comedy from director Garry Marshall, manages to combine comedy and pathos to create a family-friendly film that illustrates some important value lessons. The title character of the film, Helen Harris, is living a carefree life in Manhattan, with a glamorous job at a modeling agency and an active social life. Her […]