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Hundreds attend St. Catherine of Siena’s Faith and Love conference
May 16, 2019More than 500 Catholics from as far as Colorado gathered on Saturday, March 31, at St. Catherine of Siena Church in Kennesaw. They filled the sanctuary for the “Faith and Love Conference: Understanding and Explaining the Church’s Teaching on Marriage and Human Sexuality.”
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Archdiocese of Atlanta, Diocese of Savannah welcome independent review of child abuse files
May 10, 2019A third-party review of any records of the Archdiocese of Atlanta regarding suspected child abuse will begin soon and is fully supported by Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, who first encouraged the independent study of files last fall.
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Georgia governor signs heartbeat bill restricting state abortions
May 7, 2019Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp signed legislation May 7 to ban abortions in the state once a fetal heartbeat is detected, which is around six weeks.
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Jo Ann Rademacher, of St. Monica Church, to speak at Magnificat
May 3, 2019The guest speaker at the June Magnificat meal will be Jo Ann Rademacher, a member of St. Monica Church, Duluth, with a life journey that has taken her from disbelief to confidence that God is walking with her every step of the way.
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Thomas Merton’s elegy for his brother
May 3, 2019I celebrated in April, as I always do, National Poetry Month, which has been observed in the United States since 1966. And following Lent and Holy Week, I’m celebrating the season of Easter. I’ve always found it appropriate that a commemoration of poetry falls within the same month in which we most often celebrate Easter […]
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The Senior Side: A tribute to Archbishop Gregory
May 2, 2019For the average Catholic, the sighting of a bishop is a special occurrence. Our archdiocese has slightly more than 100 parishes and missions, so Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory and our two auxiliary bishops are spread thin as they administer the sacraments and participate in major parish events. They never have enough time to visit parishes […]
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The mystery of love through a child’s eyes
May 2, 2019Someone had made my bed and it was a much neater job than my own efforts. This same person had tidied up the bathroom and provided me with fresh towels, plus a carafe of filtered water. I was spending the Easter weekend at Ladydale, the name of my friends’ home in South Carolina. They live […]
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Letting go of the stones
May 2, 2019“Let the one among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.” Jn 8:7 Around this time of the year, there will be graduation speeches all across the country. If this year is like last year, and the years before, many of the commencement addresses will urge the graduates […]
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AACCW honors dedicated youth, women at annual Recognition Day Mass
May 2, 2019Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory recognized women and youth for outstanding support of their parish communities during the Atlanta Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women (AACCW) Recognition Day Saturday, April 13. A Mass was celebrated at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
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Religious share stories, encouragement for World Day of Prayer for Vocations
May 2, 2019Sunday, May 12, will mark the 56th anniversary of the World Day of Prayer for Vocations, a day to pray for ordained ministries—priesthood and diaconate—and religious life in all forms.