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Xavier Society an ‘invaluable’ resource for blind, visually impaired Catholics
November 3, 2021The Xavier Society for the Blind began its ministry for the visually impaired in 1900 and provides resources and materials for Catholics in Atlanta and worldwide.
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Why Halloween is festive and fun
November 2, 2021This year, I checked off participating in Trunk or Treat from my bucket list. I first heard of this while working at Corpus Christi Church in Stone Mountain, but was unable to attend. This year, I wanted to intentionally try something different, and Trunk or Treat was the perfect choice.
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Tombs of fallen soldiers are cry for peace, pope says on All Souls’ feast
November 2, 2021Pope Francis celebrated Mass on the feast of All Souls, Nov. 2, at the French Military Cemetery in Rome, calling their graves “a message of peace.”
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You never quite breathe the same once they’re gone
October 29, 2021As All Souls’ Day approaches, many people weep over the list of their beloved dead. How long that list grows as we become older! And for me, how utterly strange that my husband’s name is there.
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An invitation to explore Catholic schools
October 29, 2021We are at the time of the calendar year when parents begin to think about school choices for their children for the coming school year, and the open house season is beginning.
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Vatican extends traditional All Souls’ Day indulgences
October 29, 2021With the COVID-19 pandemic still underway and with restrictions on gatherings still in place in some countries, the Vatican has again extended the period of time when people can earn a plenary indulgence for visiting a cemetery and praying for the souls of the faithful in purgatory.
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Purification Heritage Center expands in east Georgia
October 29, 2021The Purification Heritage Center, a quiet space for visitors to immerse themselves in Catholic history, welcomes guests as its expansion continues. The center is located some 100 miles east of Atlanta.
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Mary’s Seven Sorrows: A journey from death to life in Taliaferro County
October 29, 2021Betsy Orr, president of the Purification Heritage Center in Sharon, shares her story of new life after pain.
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Synod and eucharistic renewal: A time for courage, hope and prayer
October 28, 2021When the fathers of the Second Vatican Council sought to renew the liturgy, their chief concern was to encourage the full, active and conscious participation of all the faithful in the liturgy, knowing that the Eucharist is the source and summit of the church’s life and mission
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‘Move out from of our comfort zone’ says archbishop on synod
October 28, 2021The Archdiocese of Atlanta celebrated the opening of the next Synod of Bishops with Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., calling for believers to listen and learn from each other to revitalize the church.