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Atlanta Catholics make papal pilgrimage to Bangladesh
December 21, 2017ATLANTA–Catholics make up less than a quarter of one percent of Bangladesh’s population of 163 million, yet they have “tremendous joy,” said Donald “Danny” Sequeira, parishioner of St. Patrick Church, Norcross. Sequeira and Deacon Rick Medina, CEO of Catholic World Mission in Roswell, made a pilgrimage to Bangladesh coinciding with Pope Francis’s trip to the […]
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Marist girls, boys sweep cross-country championships in 2017
December 21, 2017ATLANTA—Marist School’s boys’ and girls’ teams won the Class AAAA state cross country championship during the Nov. 4 meet in Carrollton. For the Marist girls, it was their 10th consecutive state title. Kathleen Maley (second, 19:29.90), Josie Wirtz (fifth, 19:36.17), Kathleen Schellman (sixth, 20:10.39) and Kiki Popescu (eighth, 20:38.40) were the top four finishers for […]
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‘Live in Peace’ theme of upcoming MLK celebrations
December 21, 2017ATLANTA—The Office of Intercultural and Ethnic Diversity of the Archdiocese of Atlanta invites all to participate in the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebrations on Jan. 14 and Jan. 20-21, 2018. The theme of this year’s observance is “Live in Peace, and the God of Love and Peace Will Be With You” from 2 Corinthians 13:1. […] Full Story
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Pitch a tent for National Migration Week
December 21, 2017ATLANTA—In celebration of National Migration Week, Jan. 7-14, and in support of the Share the Journey campaign introduced by Pope Francis in September, the Archdiocese of Atlanta’s Justice & Peace Ministries asks parishes to share in the journey of migrants by pitching small tents in front of church buildings with signs proclaiming, “Love Your Neighbor—Share […] Full Story
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Celebrating Our Lady of Guadalupe
December 21, 2017ATLANTA—In December, parishes and missions across the Archdiocese of Atlanta celebrated the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, patroness of the Americas, with Masses, Aztec dances, processions and prayers. Several hundred people participated in a two-mile procession on the eve of the feast, Dec. 11, at San Felipe de Jesús Mission in Forest Park. The […] Full Story | En Español
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‘Southern Celtic Christmas Concert’ to air Dec. 24
December 21, 2017ATLANTA—For the fifth year in a row, the Emmy Award-winning “Southern Celtic Christmas Concert” will be featured on PBS stations nationwide and on Georgia Public Broadcasting at 7 p.m. on Christmas Eve. The concert, produced by the W.B. Yeats Foundation, celebrates the Christmas traditions of Ireland in music, dance, poetry and story and the continuation […] Full Story
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Keep hearts open, ready to hold Christ this Christmas, pope says
December 21, 2017VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Countries with low birthrates suffer from that awful disease called “demographic winter,” Pope Francis said in a morning homily. They do not have children for fear of undermining their economic well-being or they try to justify it with other reasons, he said in his homily during morning Mass Dec. 19 at the Domus […]
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The everlasting joy of Christmas gifts
December 21, 2017In my early years, I lived in New York and recall opening a window in an upper-story apartment on Christmas morning, sticking my head out and gobbling down snowflakes as they poured from the sky. I expected them to taste like ice cream, which they certainly didn’t—but they still made a nice impromptu treat. When […]
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Blessed Trinity defeats Marist to win its first state football championship
December 21, 2017ATLANTA—For the first time ever, the two teams competing for Georgia’s Class AAAA football championship were from Catholic high schools. Roswell’s Blessed Trinity High School defeated Marist School 16-7 to claim the trophy. Originally scheduled for Dec. 9 at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium, the game was rescheduled to Dec. 15 because of Atlanta’s surprise pre-Christmas snowstorm. … Continue reading Blessed Trinity defeats Marist to win its first state football championship
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Rediscovering anew the delights of ‘Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH’
December 21, 2017The recovery, or rediscovery, of past pleasure is one of the greatest joys of life. I believe this truth inspires us each Advent, Christmas and Epiphany; it helps people of faith, especially, concentrate upon the things that matter, even when the secular world constantly tries to intervene and disrupt our focus. Regular readers of my […]