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Reminders of God’s love
September 21, 2017“How can I forget you when there is always something there to remind me? Always something there to remind me. I was born to love you and I will never be free. You’ll always be a part of me.” Those words are from the 1967 song, “Always Something There to Remind Me,” sung by Dionne […]
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Frozen chicken, instant coffee and other memories of Irma
September 21, 2017Sept. 11, 2:58 p.m. Tropical Storm Irma is stomping her way through my neighborhood in Decatur. The electricity is flickering on and off, sirens are screaming in the distance and the lumbering trees surrounding my house are swaying precipitously. Irma has been downgraded from hurricane status following her tirade in Florida, but she’s still packing […]
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The Senior Side: Life after retirement
September 21, 2017“Retirement planning is so focused on money that people don’t realize they need to plan for the more personal areas of life that are crucial to creating a happy, healthy, and connected retirement.” Robert Laura How are you adjusting to “life after retirement”? The initial few months and years of retirement can be either a […]
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Blue Mass honors generosity, heroism of first responders
September 21, 2017ATLANTA—As Georgians prepared for the arrival of Tropical Storm Irma, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory celebrated the annual Blue Mass Sept. 8 at the Cathedral of Christ the King to pray for those who help others in emergencies. Before the Mass began at the Peachtree Road cathedral, the Atlanta Fire Rescue Department raised an American flag […]
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Parish builds warm community with Brookhaven police officers
September 21, 2017BROOKHAVEN—The Adopt-A-Cop ministry of Our Lady of the Assumption Church, launched in late February, is helping parishioners forge relationships with officers of the Brookhaven Police Department. The ministry has grown by leaps and bounds as 144 parish families have adopted 54 employees of the department, which has 65 sworn police officers. Anne Stephens, parish communications […]
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Pinecrest Academy inaugurates new Athletics Hall of Fame with four inductees
September 21, 2017CUMMING—Three former students and a coach became the first inductees into Pinecrest Academy’s new Athletics Hall of Fame Sept. 16. The initial inductees include two sisters, 2007 graduate Leanne Cassandra and 2008 graduate Christi Cassandra; 2008 graduate Michael Metz, now an Archdiocese of Atlanta transitional deacon; and the school’s first varsity head football and baseball […]
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At Deo Gratias Mass, the Catholic Foundation marks 25 years of giving
September 21, 2017ATLANTA—“How shall I make a return to the Lord for all the good he has done for me?” This passage from the Book of Psalms appears in the brochure of the Catholic Foundation of North Georgia, challenging Catholics in the Archdiocese of Atlanta to ponder the tangible ways in which they can give back to […]
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Weekend woes for Blessed Trinity softball
September 21, 2017ROSWELL–Blessed Trinity High School’s softball team faced two opponents at home, Sept. 16, that are pretty challenging competitors on the road: Woodstock’s River Ridge High School and Marietta’s Pope High School. In the second inning of the first game against River Ridge, Blessed Trinity scored the first run on an RBI double by junior third […]
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Mercy has back-to-back volleyball victories
September 21, 2017FAYETTEVILLE—In the first of two volleyball matches Sept. 14, Our Lady of Mercy High School defeated Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit High 2-0 (25-8, 25-9) in the first match ever held between the two teams. Junior Tamia Hall led Mercy with five kills and one block. Senior Vanessa Smith had three kills and eight aces. Senior […]
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Archbishop celebrates Mass of thanksgiving at St. Peter the Rock
September 21, 2017THOMASTON—Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory visited St. Peter the Rock Church in Thomaston Aug. 13 to celebrate a thanksgiving Mass and confirmations. On behalf of the parish, Father Liem Nguyen, pastor, welcomed Archbishop Gregory and guests at the beginning of Mass. Father Nguyen thanked the archbishop for his love, care and support of the parish. He […]