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Remembering Deacon Edward Santa
August 8, 2022Deacon Edward “Ed” Santa died July 15. He was 85 years old, and served at Transfiguration Church.
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A desiderata for new college students
August 8, 2022I am convinced that Southern students and educators will spend less time in Purgatory than perhaps any other breed of either pupil or academic. Anyone who has to go back to school in August endures penitential suffering.
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Be vigilant to God’s presence in life, pope says
August 8, 2022Christians should not only face life’s challenges without fear but also not be overcome by the temptation to remain idle to the Lord’s presence in those moments, Pope Francis said at the Aug. 7 Angelus address.
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New school leaders for 2022-23 school year
August 8, 2022Meet the new leaders of four Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Atlanta and read about their hopes for the coming school year.
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Knights of Columbus honor Georgia family with international award
August 5, 2022The Sewell family–Robert and Tracey Sewell and their eight children–of Douglasville were named the International Family of the Year by the Knights of Columbus at the 140th annual Supreme Convention of the Catholic fraternal men’s organization.
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The impact of inner-city Catholic school closures
August 5, 2022In all of the dioceses where I have served—Atlanta, Austin, Washington, D.C., Cleveland, Lafayette in Louisiana, and New Orleans—I have seen the closure of some Catholic schools in the center of the city or near the center. I am aware of the same phenomenon having taken place in many other dioceses.
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Waiting at the ocean’s edge
August 5, 2022It was a sweltering day in July, seven years ago, when my husband, Jef, and I packed our rental car and headed down to Ponce Inlet, Florida, for a family gathering by the seashore.
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How to help the Monastery of the Holy Spirit fund drive
August 5, 2022The Abbey Church of the Monastery of the Holy Spirit is undergoing needed renovation and restoration. A fund drive has a goal of $3.4 million with $800,000 raised so far.
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Monastery reopens renovated Abbey Church
August 5, 2022After more than two years of closure, the Monastery of the Holy Spirit community of Cistercian monks is reopening the Abbey Church to the public for prayer and Mass. When visitors enter, they will find the soaring beauty of the white-arched church, shining with restoration and renovation.
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Vin Scully, legendary Dodgers announcer and lifelong Catholic, dies at 94
August 4, 2022Legendary broadcaster Vin Scully, best known for his 67 seasons calling games for the Los Angeles Dodgers, died at his home in the Hidden Hills section of Los Angeles Aug. 2. He was 94.