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Middle-schoolers work on behalf of pro-life issues
November 28, 2017LILBURN—St. John Neumann Regional School students, who are members of the pro-life club “Students for Life!,” are registered with the national Students for Life association. The club is being revived at the Lilburn school. The student group is moderated by Linda Totino, religion coordinator; Mary Lou Schwaner, religion and music teacher; and parent Teresa Sullivan. […] Full Story
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National recognition for Holy Spirit Prep for its Catholic identity
November 28, 2017ATLANTA—Holy Spirit Preparatory School has been recognized as a Catholic Education Honor Roll School—the sixth consecutive School of Excellence award for the Atlanta private Catholic school. The national Honor Roll program is directed by the Cardinal Newman Society and has recognized over 300 high-performing Catholic high schools nationwide since the program’s inception in 2004. The […] Full Story
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Student essays win top prizes for Veterans Day
November 28, 2017TYRONE—Three students from Our Lady of Victory School, Tyrone, earned the top spots at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Annual Voice of Democracy and Patriot’s Pen essay competition for Georgia VFW Post 9949. Colin Malallay, Mandy Tolman and Jake Whatley earned first, second and third place, respectively. The students were among 109 other entries from […] Full Story
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St. Mary, Mother of God touches lives with ‘Project Outreach’
November 28, 2017JACKSON—In connection with World Mission Sunday on Oct. 22, the parishioners at St. Mary, Mother of God Church, Jackson, under the leadership of the youth ministry and the Knights of Columbus, organized a one-day outreach program Oct. 21. Thirty-three parishioners joined together in reaching out to the needy in the area. “Project Outreach” was born […] Full Story
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The ‘Wonder’ of everyday heroes depicts ‘significance of everyday life’
November 28, 2017NEW YORK (CNS)—“Wonder” (Lionsgate) is a beautiful film about ugliness. Its protagonist is August “Auggie” Pullman (Jacob Tremblay), a 10-year-old boy born with facial deformities whose misshapen visage becomes a moral Rorschach test for the people around him. This gentle, moving drama centers on Auggie’s struggle to win acceptance from his peers as he transitions […]
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Atlanta Catholic singer has new album
November 28, 2017ATLANTA—Local singer Elyse O’Kane released her second album, “A Time to Heal.” The project was completed with the assistance of two Catholic musicians in Atlanta, Mary Welch Rogers, of the Cathedral of Christ the King, who produced the album, and Ed Bolduc, of St. Ann Church in Marietta, who wrote choral and musical arrangements and […] Full Story
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Stop taking smartphone snapshots during Mass
November 28, 2017VATICAN CITY (CNS)—The Mass is not a show, but a beautiful, transformative encounter with the true loving presence of Christ, Pope Francis said. That is why people need to focus their hearts on God, not focus their smartphones for pictures during Mass, he said. When the priest celebrating Mass says, “Let us lift up our […]
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The Atlanta Homeward Choirs welcome a women’s choir
November 28, 2017ATLANTA—The Atlanta Homeward Choir at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Atlanta, is expanding its membership to include women. Close to a dozen women have joined the choir during its inaugural season. Donal Noonan, the choir founder, said his vision had been to broaden the participants in the choir, made up of people who are […] Full Story
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Youth leaders spotlighted at Pan African Celebration
November 28, 2017STONE MOUNTAIN—Hundreds of people came out to celebrate the eighth annual Pan African Mass and celebration on Oct. 21. The gathering was at Corpus Christi Church, Stone Mountain. The main celebrant was Msgr. Edward Branch, with Father Henry Atem giving the homily. In his remarks, Father Atem used the Gospel story of the Canaanite woman […]
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‘No Greater Love’ explores topic of those who sacrifice
November 28, 2017NEW YORK (CNS)—“No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends” (John 13:15). That biblical truth is vividly reinforced in “No Greater Love” (Atlas), a compelling documentary about the experiences of U.S. combat soldiers in Afghanistan and their postwar struggles to resume their lives back home. In 2011, Justin […]