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Don’t let Halloween scare you
October 17, 2019Halloween is part of a trilogy of feasts that Christians have for centuries celebrated. The feast itself comes before All Saints’ Day (known as All Hallows’ Day). So the root of Halloween is All Hallows’ Eve, meaning the evening before All Hallows’ Day.
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LaGrange’s police chief honored by St. Thomas More Society
October 17, 2019The St. Thomas More Society, an organization of Catholics working in the legal profession and judiciary, honored Chief Louis Dekmar of LaGrange with its St. Francis of Assisi Award Oct. 10.
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Two rural parishes combine resources to serve teens
October 17, 2019Youth Ministry in the Mountains serves teens in grades 6-12 in two northeast Georgia parish communities, offering the young people social activities and spiritual growth.
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Kindly lights in gloomy world: Pope declares five new saints
October 17, 2019Pope Francis formally declared five new saints for the Catholic Church Oct. 13 including St. John Henry Newman.
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Green teams answer pope’s call to ‘care for creation’
October 17, 2019In 2015, Pope Francis released his encyclical, “Laudato Si: On Care for Our Common Home.” Later that year, the Archdiocese of Atlanta released an action plan to help parishes, schools and families incorporate more sustainable practices.
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Cardinal Sarah: To oppose the pope is to be outside the church
October 9, 2019Guinean Cardinal Robert Sarah, prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments, said the people who portray him as an opponent of Pope Francis are being used by the devil to help divide the church.
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Ministry leader Pat Jones to speak at Magnificat
October 3, 2019Pat Jones, the leader of the ministry to the homebound at St. Pius X Church in Conyers, will be the speaker at the November Magnificat for women. It will be held on Saturday, Nov. 9, at Holy Cross Church in Atlanta.
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Senior Side: the caregiving crisis
October 3, 2019Just about every family will have an aging senior who will require some degree of in-home or institutional care, either by a family member or paid caregiver. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are 40.4 million unpaid caregivers in the U.S. providing care for family members aged 65 and older.
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A call to action: Use your gifts for Respect Life Month
October 3, 2019Local comedian Josh Harris is participating in Respect Life Month by using his unique gifts. Moved by compassion for pregnant moms without hope and for hundreds of babies who are aborted each week in Georgia, Harris has organized a night of clean stand-up comedy “Laughs for Life.”
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A Renaissance man in heaven
October 3, 2019My husband was a true Renaissance man. He was a great cook who enjoyed trying different cuisines and artfully created feasts from fresh ingredients, herbs and spices.