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Author Maria Morera Johnson to speak at Magnificat
October 4, 2018ATLANTA—Maria Morera Johnson, who writes about holy women as feisty and inspiring role models for her and all those looking for heroines, will be the guest speaker at the November Magnificat meal for women. The Magnificat will be held Saturday, Nov. 10, at Holy Cross Church, Atlanta. All women are invited to attend. In addition […]
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St. Peter Church honors first responders with parish Blue Mass
October 4, 2018LAGRANGE—First responders from the LaGrange community gathered at St. Peter Church for the parish’s Blue Mass on Wednesday, Aug. 22. Father Tim Gadziala, pastor of St. Peter, celebrated the Mass with more than 40 honorees from the LaGrange Police and Fire Departments, Troup County Sheriff’s Office and the ambulance service attending. LaGrange Police Department Chief […]
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Father Redden, a senior priest of the Atlanta Archdiocese, dies
October 4, 2018ATLANTA—Father Michael J. Redden, a native of Ireland and a senior priest for the Archdiocese of Atlanta, died Sept. 25. He was 72. Born in Ballinasloe, County Galway, Ireland, on Dec. 9, 1945, he was the son of the late John and Alice (Healy) Redden and the oldest of three children. He was educated at […]
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Deacon Richard Searls dies July 24
October 4, 2018POWDER SPRINGS—Deacon Richard B. Searls, of Powder Springs, died July 24. He was 72. He was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, to Richard and Mary Jayne Searls on Nov. 26, 1945. He grew up in Kearny, New Jersey with two younger brothers and two younger sisters. He married Joann Cocozza on Nov. 7, 1970 […]
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Sister Michelle Carroll, RSM, educator and health administrator, dies Aug. 24
October 4, 2018SAVANNAH—Sister Mary Michelle Carroll, RSM, died in her sleep at Mercy Convent in Savannah on Aug. 24. She was 96 years old. Sister Carroll was raised in Haines City, Florida, a rural town with no Catholic Church. She was the eldest of three children of Phillip and Henrietta Carroll. She entered the Sisters of Mercy […]
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Two Catholic schools celebrate repeat Blue Ribbon awards
October 4, 2018ATLANTA—Two Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Atlanta were designated as 2018 National Blue Ribbon Schools. It was familiar territory for the communities of Holy Redeemer School and Christ the King School. Both schools received the national recognition in the past—it was the second Blue Ribbon honor for Holy Redeemer, Johns Creek, and the third […]
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Next Encuentro phase is action by parishes, dioceses on ideas, priorities
October 4, 2018WASHINGTON (CNS)— Fifth National Encuentro participants returned to their dioceses and parishes with many challenges and hopes. Among them, they were called to share their gifts and reach out across race and language barriers in their own parish and diocesan communities; at the same time, they also urged the rest of non-Hispanic Catholics to recognize […]
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Pilgrimage to honor Our Lady of Guadalupe set for March 2019
October 4, 2018ATLANTA—Msgr. Dan Stack, pastor of St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Alpharetta, will lead a five-day pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City March 1-5, 2019. The Georgia Bulletin is sponsoring this pilgrimage next spring. Reservations are now being accepted. Msgr. Stack, who is bilingual, invites pilgrims to join him in […]
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Cardinal delivers strong message on suffering of Christians worldwide
October 4, 2018ATLANTA—The clergy sex abuse crisis rocking the church and its resolution “must be placed at the top of the agenda of the church” said a Vatican leader during a visit to Emory University on Sept. 18. In his hourlong lecture at the university, Cardinal Kurt Koch, the president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian […]
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‘Repairing The World’ promotes Catholic, Jewish relations
October 4, 2018ATLANTA—The Archdiocese of Atlanta and American Jewish Committee (AJC) Atlanta Regional Office will host a community discussion, “Repairing the World: Finding Unity in Our Diversity.” The free program will be Thursday, Oct. 25, at Holy Spirit Church, 4465 Northside Drive, NW, Atlanta. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. A reception will be at 6 p.m., followed […]