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A tale of two sisters at the zoo
November 2, 2018It was a cool, breezy morning in Wichita, where I was visiting my sister for a few days. We decided to head to the zoo, figuring we could get some exercise while also viewing the array of birds and beasts. While we walked around the zoo, I thought of the times in our childhood when […]
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Blessed Trinity retired the baseball jersey of a former player
November 2, 2018ROSWELL—During halftime of Blessed Trinity High School’s Oct. 26 football game, Matt Skole, a member of the class of 2008, was joined on the field by his family; Brian Marks, school president; Cathy Lancaster, school principal; Andy Harlin, baseball coach; and athletic director Ricky Turner as his baseball jersey, #25, was retired. Skole, who played […]
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Last year’s state football finalists face off in a regular season rematch
November 2, 2018Ten months and 11 days after Blessed Trinity High School and Marist School, Atlanta, played for the Class AAAA state football championship on Marist’s field, the two teams squared off, Oct. 26, on Blessed Trinity’s field in a regular season contest. In a low-scoring, defensive battle, Blessed Trinity kicker Ethan Chauvin’s field goal early in […]
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‘Engage to Educate’ brings Catholic teachers to first statewide conference
November 2, 2018ROSWELL—As students in Georgia’s Catholic schools enjoyed days off in early October, their teachers headed back to the classroom for three days of learning. Engage to Educate, the first combined educational conference held for teachers from the Atlanta Archdiocese and Savannah Diocese, took place Oct. 3-5 at Blessed Trinity High School and Queen of Angels […]
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Saints in our history and in our midst
November 1, 2018After 35 years as a bishop, it is rare for me to hear something that I have not heard before when celebrating the sacrament of confirmation with our youth. I encountered something new when I confirmed a young man a couple of weeks ago at St. Gerard Majella Church in Fort Oglethorpe. He had chosen […]
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PATH to have fundraiser dinner Nov. 8
November 1, 2018ATLANTA—Post Abortion Treatment and Healing, PATH, will have its annual fundraising dinner on Thursday, Nov. 8 at Holy Spirit Church. This year’s guest speaker is Sheila Harper, president and founder of SaveOne Bible Study. The PATH Ministry became familiar with SaveOne in 2016 and began using that program for its weekly Bible studies, which are […] Full Story
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Atlanta’s Jewish and Catholic communities discuss finding unity in diversity
November 1, 2018ATLANTA—Days before a gunman attacked the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, more than 250 women and men of Christian and Jewish faiths focused on building unity in a divided society. The gathering on Thursday, Oct. 25, called Repairing the World, is the fourth annual event bringing together the two faith communities, organized by […]
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St. Clare of Assisi Church built with helping hands
November 1, 2018ACWORTH—Hundreds of smiling parishioners filled their new sanctuary at St. Clare of Assisi Church on a recent celebratory Sunday. With afternoon sunlight beaming through windows, choirs and instrumentalists led hymns in English and Spanish. Yet it was the beautiful silences that captured the joy and emotion of the dedication Mass Oct. 28. Bishop Joel M. […]
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Courage Apostolate member Daniel Mattson shares story at Georgia Tech
November 1, 2018ATLANTA—When asked by a student how to talk to a gay friend about the morality of homosexuality, author Daniel Mattson told an audience of students at the Georgia Tech Catholic Center, “Your job is to love him, as he is.” “You relate to him, one on one. That is really the way of the Gospel,” […]
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Father James Martin shares bridge-building message at Atlanta parishes
November 1, 2018DECATUR—When a gunman killed 49 people at Miami’s Pulse Nightclub in 2016, Jesuit Father James Martin was struck by the silence from some American bishops in expressing solidarity with the slain gay patrons, unlike their responses to other mass shootings. “It seemed to me, even in death, LGBT people were more or less invisible to […]