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Franciscans announce departure from Catholic Center at UGA
January 9, 2020he Franciscan Friars of Holy Name Province (HNP) are withdrawing from the Catholic Center at the University of Georgia, Athens. Ministerial responsibilities and administrative operations will be turned over to the Archdiocese of Atlanta this summer, ending more than 60 years of pastoral service by the friars.
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Catholic Foundation of North Georgia announces fall 2019 grant awards
January 9, 2020The Catholic Foundation of North Georgia issued grants totaling $120,800 for the 2019 fall competitive grant cycle. These grants support the Catholic community through a variety of causes within the Archdiocese of Atlanta. The foundation accepts grant applications and makes awards twice yearly.
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Guitars as guides: St. Pius X program shapes student musicians
January 9, 2020The award-winning guitar program of St. Pius X High School has been around for 20 years. Guitar instructor, Brion Kennedy, knows of only a handful of similar programs. His goal is to be a guide as students deepen their talents, giving them freedom to teach their peers and develop as musicians and leaders.
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About the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
January 9, 2020Once again the prayer of Jesus “that they be one” (Jn 17:21) is revisited, repeated and celebrated during the fourth week of January. The worldwide prayer time, the International Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, was developed by Father Paul Wattson, SA, in Garrison, New York, and first observed Jan. 18-25, 1908.
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Unlocking the door to our hearts
January 9, 2020Maybe it’s the darkness, the steady rainfall, the dreary skies, but January has always seemed like the longest two months of the year. Yes, two months, because it seems to drag on forever.
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Georgia-based Radio Inmaculada celebrates anniversary
December 26, 2019Radio Inmaculada celebrated 14 years on the air Dec. 8 with a dinner and concert in Douglasville. That day they officially launched Inmaculada TV, a digital platform that broadcasts Catholic content to Spanish-speaking Catholics around the world.
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Talking to God
December 26, 2019A great many of us go through the annual ritual of making New Year’s resolutions, most of which are abandoned and quickly forgotten. Have you ever stopped and asked yourself why you forget it?
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Connections to Christmases past
December 26, 2019There is an angel, a snowman, a small present, clothespin Santas. Hardly an explosion of blinking, glowing Christmas cheer, but this collection of simple wooden ornaments is both my connection to Christmas past and a measure of the passage of time.
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The Christmas the dog ate the ornaments
December 26, 2019Many people strive to create the perfect Christmas experience for the family. The tree must be a symmetrical shape and the ornaments placed upon the limbs in a pleasing pattern. Each present is wrapped with precision and tied with large satin bows.
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‘A Hidden Life’ paints portrait of Blessed Franz Jagerstatter
December 26, 2019In 2007, Franz Jagerstatter, a devoutly Catholic Austrian farmer martyred by the Nazis for his stance as a conscientious objector, was declared blessed.