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Pinecrest Students Become Traveling Missionaries
March 25, 2004Twenty-one members of the ninth-grade class of Pinecrest Academy, Cumming, went to Washington, D.C., on Jan. 21-26 to participate in the March for Life and Youth for the Third Millennium (YTM) missionary work, and to visit sights in Washington. The trip was an opportunity for the Pinecrest class to grow in their faith while having […]
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Parish Lenten Novena Shows Many Faces Of Hope
March 25, 2004“Hope is hearing the melody of the future. Faith is dancing to it today.” These words, which encircled an image of a candle that was surrounded by a crown of thorns, were the theme of St. Michael the Archangel Church’s nine-day Novena of Hope held March 1-9. The novena featured nine different programs, each dedicated […]
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St. Patrick’s Day Mass Brings Out Atlanta’s Irish
March 25, 2004The Cathedral of Christ the King was awash in green and the festive atmosphere peppered with the sounds of lilting Irish brogues as Irish Catholics from across the archdiocese gathered to celebrate the feast day of their patron saint. Sponsored by the Hibernian Benevolent Society of Atlanta, the annual St. Patrick’s Day Mass was celebrated […]
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Father Thomas O’Reilly: Atlanta’s Irish Cornerstone
March 18, 2004Patriotism, remembrance, faith and community: these are the ideals by which Father Thomas O’Reilly is defined. But they are not only the measure of the man who saved Atlanta’s churches from Gen. Sherman’s torch. They are also the elements that have guided Atlanta as a city and its Irish residents as a group for generations. […]
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Live Your Life For Christ
March 18, 2004Movies played a big role in the story of my vocation. When I was younger, my family and I went to see some film about Jesus on the big screen. It’s funny how I don’t remember too many details about the film, including the name! But something remained clear in my mind and my heart, […]
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Family Prays, Waits To Adopt Children From Haiti
March 18, 2004As they follow the news closely on how the civil unrest is resolved in Haiti, Melissa and Jack Madden pray and anxiously await the safe arrival of the two children they are adopting from the impoverished Caribbean island nation. But the waiting time is now unknown, as their agency One World Adoptions in Buford has […]
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Deacons By The Numbers: How Odd Similarities Even Out Life For New Deacons
March 18, 2004Just as the sports photojournalist goes from season to season covering different sporting events, my job as a photographer for the archdiocesan newspaper is to cover the seasonal events of the church. February is usually the season for permanent diaconate ordinations, and the numbers behind the 2004 ordinations reflect a group of men, each of […]
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Black History Month Celebrated At IHM School
March 18, 2004Immaculate Heart of Mary School celebrated Black History Month in February with a mixture of educational, cultural and spiritual activities including hosting an African-American panel discussion on career choices. On Feb. 20 four panelists provided an overview of their careers and experiences for grades 4-8. Speakers were Dr. E. Nigel Harris, dean and senior vice […]
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Alliance Production ‘Plays’ With Issues Of Faith
March 18, 2004It was July 1968 and actor Tom Key recalls driving cross-country in a pickup truck and standing at sunset on an Oregon beach by a glowing bonfire where he had a vision of Christ. Suddenly all his Scripture study and vacation Bible school made sense as he realized that the crucifixion and resurrection aren’t kick-off […]
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I Have a Religious Vocation – Kelly Whittier
March 18, 2004Kelly Whittier was just 10 years old when she heard the quiet whisper of God calling her to a religious vocation for the first time. With her father stationed in Europe with the U.S. Army, Kelly’s family would often travel, and it was in Assisi, Italy, home of St. Francis and St. Clare, that Kelly […]