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Youth in Mission presents 35 mission scholarships
February 9, 2017MARIETTA—The charity Youth in Mission granted $17,050 in scholarships in December to 35 local youth struggling to fund their 2017 mission trips. The scholarship presentation took place Dec. 17 at St. Joseph Church. Families, mission representatives, Youth in Mission officers and board members, major supporters, Life Teen representatives and Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory were in […]
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Georgia bishops extend St. Patrick’s Day dispensation from abstinence
February 9, 2017ATLANTA—Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory and Bishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., of the Diocese of Savannah, have issued the following decree on regulations for Lent, which begins Wednesday, March 1: The Fridays in Lent are days of abstinence. Abstinence obligates one to abstain from all meats and meat products. It applies to all Catholics who […]
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The value of a Catholic school education
February 9, 2017Why do families make the commitment to send their children to a Catholic school? What makes our Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Atlanta so attractive to many families? Is it worth considering sending my children to a Catholic school? As the superintendent of schools for the Archdiocese of Atlanta, I am frequently asked these […]
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The ‘little way’ on Valentine’s Day
February 9, 2017You can hardly walk into the grocery store these days without being bombarded by boxes of chocolates, clusters of flowers and oversized teddy bears. Yes, Valentine’s Day is approaching—and despite the frilly cards proclaiming undying love, many couples will attest that relationships aren’t always a bed of roses. In fact, they may contain the occasional […]
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The Senior Side: A look into the future of retirement
February 9, 2017When we hear the word “renaissance,” we tend to think about the Renaissance period of the 14th century in Europe, which transitioned the world from medieval times to the threshold of contemporary times. The Renaissance ushered in three centuries of cultural renewal, change, resurgence and awakening. In these times, there is another, smaller renaissance beginning […]
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A vow of trust and obedience
February 9, 2017The Catholic Church in north and central Georgia just had a terrific Saturday. Along with all of our neighbors, we gloried in our NFC-champion Falcons competing in Super Bowl LI and enthusiastically cheered on our home team. The excitement was palpable! Our Chancery staff went to work last Friday attired in Falcon colors and symbols. […]
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Going back to a familiar academic setting
February 8, 2017A number of teachers at Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Atlanta are also alumni of those same schools where they once learned, studied, walked the halls and participated in extracurricular activities. They were promoted from grade to grade until they eventually left, but years later they would return in a new and different capacity […]
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Louisiana Bishop Herzog retires; Coadjutor Bishop Talley succeeds him
February 2, 2017WASHINGTON (CNS)—Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Ronald P. Herzog of Alexandria, Louisiana. Coadjutor Bishop David P. Talley of Alexandria succeeds him. The changes were announced in Washington Feb. 2 by Archbishop Christopher Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States. Bishop Herzog, 74, had headed the 11,108-square-mile diocese in central Louisiana since 2005. […]
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In accused priest killer’s case, bishops urge mercy, reject death penalty
February 2, 2017AUGUSTA, Ga. (CNS)—Saying “justice needs to be tamed by mercy,” Bishop Felipe J. Estevez of St. Augustine, Florida, and two brother bishops called Jan. 31 for the state of Georgia to drop the death penalty in the case of accused priest killer Steven J. Murray. “We have great respect for the legal system and we […]
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Iraqi patriarch: Fast track for Christian refugees will fuel tensions
January 30, 2017VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Giving priority to Christian refugees for settlement programs would be “a trap” that discriminates and fuels religious tensions in the Middle East, said Iraq’s Chaldean Catholic patriarch. “Every reception policy that discriminates (between) the persecuted and suffering on religious grounds ultimately harms the Christians of the East” and would be “a trap for […]