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The gift of silent moments
September 16, 2021You have no doubt noticed that silence is in short supply these days. The options for adding sounds to our lives increase day by day. And rather than repel them, we grasp at them …
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Leszynski recipient of 9/11 Flag Memorial Scholarship
September 16, 2021Lauren Leszynski is the recipient of the 9/11 Flag Memorial Scholarship at Blessed Trinity High School. The scholarship goes to a student selected in recognition of patriotism, love of country and personal commitment to the campus flag installation.
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Atlanta priests join Catholic Extension trip to visit migrant workers
September 16, 2021Two priests from the Atlanta Archdiocese, along with others from various dioceses, joined Catholic Extension for a mission immersion program traveling to the Diocese of Yakima in Washington to visit with migrant workers.
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9/11 remembrance challenges Blessed Trinity students to lives of service
September 16, 2021Commemorating the 20 years since the September 11 terrorist attacks, retired Air Force serviceman Kevin Carpenter spoke Sept. 8 to the Blessed Trinity High School community about that tragic day, inspiring them to serve and to practice kindness.
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Catholics remember 9/11 and look toward the future
September 16, 2021The Sept. 20, 2001 issue of The Georgia Bulletin covered the local response to the tragic events of September 11. Some of the Catholics interviewed then shared their experiences of that day and how their lives have changed over the last 20 years.
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In Slovakia, Pope reminds young people that church is their home
September 15, 2021In a visit to Slovakia’s Roma community Sept. 14, Pope Francis emphasized to young people that the church is their home, saying “no one ought ever to feel out of place or set aside.”
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A journey toward Jesus, the friend
September 14, 2021As many do, I abandoned the practice of Christian faith in my adolescence. I was a precocious, bookish, science-minded child, and because my catechesis was interrupted, faith (as I understood it) quickly became unbelievable, then intolerable. I quietly slipped away.
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Memories of 9/11
September 12, 2021On Sept. 11, 2001, I was a student at St. Peter Claver Regional School in Decatur. I was in my morning math class, when an intercom announcement stated that parents would be picking up students throughout the day. One by one, I watched my fellow classmates leave class.
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Catholic leaders remember first responders, those who died on 9/11
September 11, 2021The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops recalled the heroic deeds of first responders and security forces during the Sept. 11 attacks around the country on the eve of the 20th anniversary.
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About religious exemptions in Atlanta
September 8, 2021Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer and the auxiliary bishops of Atlanta are vaccinated, and they strongly encourage others to get a COVID-19 vaccine unless there is a medical reason not to do so. In his instructions to priests, the archbishop has stated they should not sign letters requesting a general religious exemption from the vaccination.