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Momentum grows for metro Atlanta Catholic radio station following pledge drive
December 6, 2018ROSWELL—Listeners to Atlanta’s new Catholic radio station, AM 1160, the Quest, were taken on a “Journey through Atlanta Spirit Drive” on Oct. 23-25 as the station held its first on-air pledge drive. The drive was broadcast live from the station’s studio in Roswell. Guests, from local priests to ministry and apostolate leaders to a former […]
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Athens deacon and volunteers prepare refugee couples for sacrament of marriage
December 6, 2018ATHENS—On Oct. 13, the joy was visible on the faces of seven couples, the women clad in the colorful, traditional sarongs of their Karenni culture and the men in their native vests or in the coats and ties of their adopted American culture. Deacon Jim Gaudin of St. Joseph Church, Athens, had prepared seven couples, […]
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Advent is a time to wake up to miracles
December 6, 2018I was sitting at the dining room table, typing on my laptop and surrounded by stacks of books, when something caught my attention on the front porch. Looking up, I was startled to see a large hawk perched on the porch swing, just about five feet from where I was sitting. He didn’t seem to […]
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Holy Spirit Prep to host program on gender revolution
December 6, 2018ATLANTA—Mary Rice Hasson, the Kate O’Beirne Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, D.C., will speak about the Catholic response to the gender revolution on Monday, Dec. 10 at Holy Spirit Preparatory School. The program will be from 6:30-8 p.m. at the school, located at 4449 Northside Drive, NW, Atlanta. The gender […]
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Mary: An Advent woman for all people
December 6, 2018Our Blessed Mother is celebrated in a particular fashion during several different months of the calendar year. May invites us to crown her as our Queen and the Mother of the Church with many of our youngsters participating in May crowning ceremonies. October is the month of the holy Rosary and therefore we focus on […]
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Family, chaplain speak of Hawthorne Dominicans’ life-changing ‘oasis’
December 6, 2018ROSWELL—“A Bouquet of Loving Hearts” was the theme of the 62nd annual luncheon supporting Our Lady of Perpetual Help Home, held at St. Peter Chanel Church on Oct. 20. The luncheon honored the Hawthorne Dominican Sisters who established the Atlanta home where they provide free care to terminally ill cancer patients. An estimated 350 guests […]
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Familiar rivals cross paths in state cross country and volleyball competition
December 6, 2018ATLANTA—St. Pius X High School volleyball, under the leadership of head coach John Frederick, won its second state championship. The first championship came in 2013. St. Pius advanced to the state finals with a 3-0 semifinal win over Cartersville High School. In the championship match St. Pius prevailed over defending state champions Marist 3-1 ( […]
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Archbishop Gregory updates Catholics on fall bishops’ assembly, abuse crisis
December 6, 2018ATLANTA—Many parishioners in churches across the Atlanta Archdiocese have recently met together for prayer and to share their concerns in an open or town hall format regarding the abuse crisis. Questions from these sessions have been sent from parishes to Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, who has answered them in a series of articles. Previous installments […]
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Central Night Shelter, parish-supported programs serve metro’s homeless
December 6, 2018ATLANTA—When Cathal Doyle and Jessie Bashor walked down the steps of the red brick Shrine of the Immaculate Conception to Central Avenue as newlyweds in 2011 more than a dozen men from the Central Night Shelter greeted them to wish the bride and groom well. The Atlanta shelter and the men who stay there had […]
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Our Lady of the Assumption School completes campus expansion project
December 6, 2018ATLANTA—Students, teachers and parents are celebrating completion of an expansion and enhancement project at Our Lady of the Assumption School. The Atlanta school’s main entrance was moved to a more central location within a new building that serves as a focal point for the school. A new atrium shines with natural light and will serve […]