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St. Pius Hosts Jan. 31 Event For Catholic High Dads
January 8, 2004The football season was intense. St. Pius beat Marist for the first time in 21 years. Marist went on to win the state championship. Blessed Trinity beat Our Lady of Mercy during Mercy’s homecoming game. And throughout the fall, fathers of each team cheered on their children’s teams, the friendly rivalry sometimes growing as intense […]
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Youth Plan Events As Part Of MLK Celebration
January 8, 2004Published: January 8, 2004 ATLANTA—Catholic youth and young adults will hold a celebration Sunday, Jan. 18, to remember Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and help carry his dream of a just society to new generations. The celebration is part of a weekend of remembrance that begins Saturday, Jan. 17, with a 2 p.m. Mass at […]
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Pastor Surprised By Both Congregations At Party To Celebrate 15 Years Of Priesthood
January 8, 2004Parishioners of St. Anthony’s Church, Blue Ridge, and Good Samaritan Church, Ellijay, surprised their pastor, Father Chris Williamson, with a catered dinner party to mark the 15th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood. Approximately 100 parishioners from both groups gathered in St. Anthony’s parish hall to honor Father Williamson. Before dinner was served, Mrs. […]
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Full Compliance And Commendation Result From Gavin Group Audit Of Archdiocese Of Atlanta
January 8, 2004The Archdiocese of Atlanta is in full compliance, according to an audit by The Gavin Group, a national organization charged with evaluating the progress of Catholic dioceses across the nation in following the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People adopted by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in June 2002. In […]
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Banishing Envy Tops New Year’s Resolution List
January 1, 2004I am sitting in my husband’s chair near the fireplace with our fuzzy cat on my lap. She is purring blissfully, while I am sipping tea and trying to decide which of my moral failings to tackle in my resolutions for 2004. Surveying the seven deadly sins, I realize I have plenty of work to […]
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Natural Family Planning Offered In January
January 1, 2004The Natural Family Planning course using the Sympto-Thermal Method is being offered in January. Pre-registration is required. NFP is unique in that it enables its users to work with the body rather than against it. Fertility is viewed as a reality to live, not a problem to be solved. For more information about NFP, call […]
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A Ministry Of Presence In Iraq
January 1, 2004It is hard to get people’s attention at luncheon meetings. Usually they are more interested in talking to the person next to them or signaling the waiter for another cup of coffee. But a young Army officer recently reduced a well-fed crowd of Washington “swells” to silence when he got up to speak at the […]
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20,000 Catholic Teens Urged To Change The World
January 1, 2004Under the retractable roof of Reliant Stadium, home of the NFL Houston Texans, and beneath the beer and cell phone advertisements, a remarkable thing happened. Over 20,000 teens from across the country, including 60 teens from seven parishes in the Archdiocese of Atlanta, came together to praise God and celebrate their faith at the biennial […]
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Nigerian Catholic Community To Honor Blessed Tansi With Mass And Celebration On Jan. 11
January 1, 2004In honor of Blessed Cyprian Michael Iwene Tansi, the Nigerian Catholic Community of Atlanta will celebrate a Mass followed by a reception at St. Anthony of Padua Church on Sunday, Jan. 11, at 2 p.m. Blessed Tansi was born of humble parentage in Aguleri, Anambra State, Nigeria, in 1903. He grew up to become a […]
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At Christmas, Pope Leads Prayers For Peace
January 1, 2004Presiding over Christmas celebrations at the Vatican, Pope John Paul II pleaded against war and terrorism and urged the world to accept Jesus’ message of peace. At his annual midnight Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica early on Dec. 25, the pope lamented that “too much blood is still being shed” across the globe. In a […]