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Rebuilding Hope helps seminarians experience missionary life in Puerto Rico
August 21, 2019Atlanta seminarians traveled for three weeks to Puerto Rico to get a taste of missionary life, in addition to doing works of mercy. The men visited the sick and homebound, worked in a food pantry and repaired homes in the communities of Mayaguez and San Juan.
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Father James S. Behrens, OCSO, Trappist monk and author, dies August 15
August 16, 2019Father James Stephen Behrens, OCSO, a monk at the Monastery of Our Lady of the Holy Spirit died on Thursday, Aug. 15. He was 71 years old. A monk of 25 years and a priest of 45 years, he served as a priest of the Archdiocese of Newark before entering the monastery.
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Bishop Konzen responds to phishing email scam
August 14, 2019Bishop Joel M. Konzen, SM, diocesan administrator, has released a statement on an Aug. 13 phishing email scam.
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Young adults voice concerns in short survey
August 9, 2019Young adults, ages 18-39, are invited to complete a survey about their concerns as Catholics.
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Spirituality of silence is a journey toward God, priest says
August 8, 2019Silence is an important part of Christian spirituality and mental wellbeing, but scarce in a busy, noisy, world.
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‘Twenty Poems to Pray’ connects art and belief
August 8, 2019For me poetry and prayer are almost inseparable. In fact, the liturgy and rote prayers of Catholicism are important reasons why I was drawn to the Catholic Church over half my life ago.
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Advanced Placement versus dual credit in Catholic high schools
August 8, 2019During the month of July, the U.S. College Board released its AP (Advanced Placement) Score Reports. Our Catholic high school administrators and teachers are busy reviewing these examination results as one measure of academic success.
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It’s back-to-school time for Catholic school students
August 8, 2019The Georgia Bulletin was present for the first day of school, Aug. 5, at St. John Neumann Regional School in Lilburn, and stopped in at a teacher meet and greet the same day at Holy Redeemer. In archdiocesan and independent Catholic schools, enrollment for all schools this year is estimated to be around 11,300 students.
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‘Belong’ theme of Steubenville Atlanta conference
August 8, 2019Teens from Atlanta and surrounding areas gathered July 12-14 for the annual Steubenville Atlanta conference at the Infinite Energy Center in Duluth. The Franciscan University of Steubenville, in partnership with Life Teen, hosts six conferences every summer for high school students.
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Catholic Foundation of North Georgia announces spring grant awards
August 8, 2019The Catholic Foundation of North Georgia issued 62 grants totaling $160,700 for the spring 2019 competitive grant cycle. The grants support both the Catholic and greater community through a variety of causes within the Archdiocese of Atlanta.