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Joy and suffering at the kids’ table
October 17, 2019In my childhood, every big family event had a long table with a pretty lace cloth and nice china arrayed upon it. There were delicate wine glasses and usually a cluster of freshly picked flowers as a centerpiece.
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Thomas Merton and the doors of Corpus Christi Church
October 17, 2019I took a pilgrimage of sorts last month. My birthday fell on a Monday when my family and I were in New York City for our fall visit. I wanted to go to Columbia University, and I wanted to go to Corpus Christi Church, both places integral to the life and pilgrimage of Thomas Merton.
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Local parish celebrates contributions of African American Catholics
October 17, 2019In honor of National Black Catholic History Month, St. Paul of the Cross Church will special events and Masses throughout November.
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Parish, school fall festivals celebrate the season
October 17, 2019Parishes and schools in the Atlanta Archdiocese host fall festival celebrations throughout the season.
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Being eco-friendly with style
October 17, 2019Sustainability does require us to make changes to some of our habits, but that does not mean it cannot be fun! Here are a few simple and stylish ways to be more eco-friendly.
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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.