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Marist School’s first lay president centers year around students, teachers
November 16, 2023Masses, sporting events and enthusiastic assemblies have filled the calendar of J.D. Childs, the new president of Marist School. “Teachers and students are the most important folks at Marist School,” said Childs. “So my hope for my first year as president surrounds them.” He is the first lay president of Marist in the school’s 122-year history.
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Pope prays for ‘just peace’ in Middle East and Ukraine
November 8, 2023As the wars, violence and deaths continue in Ukraine and in the Holy Land, Pope Francis again urged people to pray for peace. “Let us think about and pray for populations suffering from war,” he said Nov. 8 at the end of his weekly general audience.
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Georgia Attorney General warns of scams targeting faith-based communities
November 7, 2023On Oct. 16, Attorney General Chris Carr warned Georgians of an imposter scam targeting faith-based communities. In the scams, fraudsters pose as religious leaders to try and trick parishioners and congregants into sending them money.
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Parish Milestone: Holy Family Church at 50 years
November 7, 2023The community at Holy Family Church celebrated its Golden Anniversary in early October, bringing together young and old, long timers and new members for a weekend of festivities.
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Full plates bring students together at KSU Catholic Center
November 3, 2023The Linus Lunch Bunch volunteers have delivered meals to Kennesaw State University Catholic Center students since the early 2000s, continuing a beloved tradition. The center, a 10-minute walk from the heart of the campus, has seen a surge of students visiting for fellowship, faith and home cooking.
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Secret prayers at the creek
November 3, 2023The wind chimes on the back porch have been driving me mad during the night, so I was determined to silence them. I found an old ladder in the basement and dragged it onto the porch, but as soon as I started climbing on it, I realized the legs were wobbly.
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Fulfilling faraway needs in the name of Christ
November 3, 2023I have just returned from visiting a Catholic school in Ghana, West Africa, that is more than a school. It is also a health center where people from the surrounding area, as well as the students, can receive proper health care.
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St. Thomas More Society helps lawyers maintain spiritual values
November 2, 2023The history of the St. Thomas More Society in Atlanta goes back some three decades. In the early 2000s, the organization refocused its efforts to host a Red Mass, inviting colleagues from throughout the Atlanta area to come together to pray and honor role models in the legal profession.
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All Souls’ Day: Pope Francis remembers lives lost to war
November 2, 2023On the feast of All Souls, Pope Francis celebrated Mass at the Rome War Cemetery, saying that remembrance is part of hope.
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Synod synthesis shows agreement, divergences, including on ‘synodality’
November 2, 2023A report summarizing discussions at the assembly of the Synod of Bishops said the church may need more welcoming pastoral approaches, especially to people who feel excluded, but also acknowledged fears of betraying traditional church teachings and practices.