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Atlanta joins Vatican’s Laudato Si’ action plan for global church
April 1, 2021Representatives from around the world will take part in the Vatican’s Laudato Si’ Action Plan working group, including Kat Doyle, director of Justice and Peace Ministries for the Archdiocese of Atlanta.
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Catechists honored as front line evangelizers
April 1, 2021In a March 15 virtual ceremony, the Office of Formation and Discipleship honored catechetical leaders from parishes throughout the Archdiocese of Atlanta for their years of service, dedication and accomplishments.
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Deacon Donald Kelsey, longtime airport chaplain, dies March 11
March 31, 2021Deacon Donald A. Kelsey, of Suwanee, died March 11. He was 88 years old. Deacon Kelsey served many years as an airport chaplain.
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Mourning shooting victims, Asian Catholics join others against violence
March 31, 2021Colorful flower bouquets carpeted the entryway of the Gold Spa. “Stop Asian Hate” signs were carried by some of the more than 100 mourners at the Atlanta spa, one location of a crime spree where a man shot to death eight people. Catholics joined others at a March 21 interfaith service outside the spa.
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The archbishop’s Holy Week statement on racism
March 31, 2021On March 31, Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., offered a statement on racism, pledging a personal commitment to model the change that must take place to eradicate the sin.
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Jesus takes on human suffering to draw even closer to people, pope says
March 29, 2021On Palm Sunday, Pope Francis asked that people begin Holy Week with a sense of amazement, by gazing upon Jesus on the cross, and saying to him, “Lord, how much you love me! How precious I am to you!”
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Holy Spirit Prep swimmers compete in state championship
March 22, 2021The varsity and middle school swim teams at Holy Spirit Preparatory School, Atlanta, competed in the Jan. 30 Georgia Independent School Association (GISA) State Swimming Championship. When all 36 events were over, the varsity boys and girls teams placed second and fourth overall, respectively.
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The Library Card episode in Richard Wright’s ‘Black Boy’
March 19, 2021I never imagined I would be denied the small joy of the public library, especially in March, which is National Reading Month. The great writer Richard Wright almost never had that joy at all. Growing up Black in the segregated Jim Crow South, the public library was closed to him.
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The never-ending love story
March 19, 2021I was a chubby child who dreaded Lent, since it seemed like just another diet. I dutifully gave up sweets, then would sneak into the kitchen and snag chocolate chip cookies that my mother had stashed in the freezer until Lent was over.
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Resilience Fund helping Cristo Rey to secure students’ dreams
March 19, 2021Last year was different from all other years. 2020 brought financial problems to many people, businesses and some schools including Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit High School. The school created a 12-month campaign, The Resilience Fund, to help secure students’ dreams.