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St. Pius X principal hopes to be a model for pursuit of dreams
August 6, 2021Dr. Edye Simpson starts the 2021-22 school year as principal of St. Pius X High School. During her 17 years at the school, she has learned how the goal of Catholic education is to build character alongside academic excellence and outstanding arts and sports programs.
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Fear and anxiety in Hitchcock’s universe
August 6, 2021As the country tries to resume to “normal” even as the Delta and other variants of the coronavirus threaten any full return to life as we once knew it, people are experiencing all manner of mental distress. In the workplace, in schools, even in the Olympics, people are depressed, anxious and stressed out.
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The Eucharist commits us to the poor
August 6, 2021Like the source of a river, the Eucharist is intended to inspire in us a dynamic, incarnational faith that flows and develops into a life lived for and with others.
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OLM principal sees gratitude among students during pandemic
August 6, 2021JoAnn McPherson begins the school year at Our Lady of Mercy High School as its leader after serving as interim principal last year. She’s been at the school since 2001, one year after it was founded. She’s worn two hats for many of those years as assistant principal and an English teacher.
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St. Pius X president strives to make education enjoyable
August 6, 2021John Favier was named the president of St. Pius X High School in Atlanta. Favier, who enjoys discussing nuances of Catholic thought and practice in the classroom, previously served as the school’s president in an interim capacity.
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Deacon Richard Delaine Downey remembered
August 5, 2021Deacon Richard Downey, who had served at St. Lawrence Church, Lawrenceville, died July 17. He was 83 years old.
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An invitation to prayerfully consider prison ministry
August 5, 2021“Shelter in place” has impacted the lives of all of us during the pandemic but has been more profoundly felt by those who live in facilities, such as hospitals, assisted living centers and prisons.
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Only Jesus reveals true Gospel, pope says at first audience after surgery
August 5, 2021The true Gospel has been revealed by Jesus Christ, not by individuals or founders of movements, Pope Francis said during his Aug. 4 weekly general audience–his first since undergoing surgery in July.
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Atlanta Catholic schools to open doors with new mask policy
August 5, 2021Nearing a new school year, Superintendent Hal Plummer stated in a letter to parents the system is revising one position of the pandemic response. Students and staff will not be required to wear coverings at all times. Schools instead will follow a hybrid model.
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Pandemic brings ‘strategic shift’ for parish faith formation
August 5, 2021Delayed sacraments, navigating virtual meetings and family engagement were some of the many challenges parish faith formation programs faced during the pandemic. Find out what faith formation leaders learned and how they’re planning for the new school year.