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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 […]
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St. Philip Benizi dedicates memorial garden, outdoor sanctuary
November 27, 2017JONESBORO—With completion of a new memorial garden at St. Philip Benizi Church in Jonesboro, a Mass of dedication and blessing of the garden was held Aug. 23, the feast of the parish’s patron saint. Father John Koziol, OFM Conv., pastor, was the celebrant with Father Gabriel Scasino, OFM Conv., concelebrating. Deacon John Halloran assisted. From […] Full Story
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St. Jude the Apostle students witness baptism of coach’s daughter
November 27, 2017SANDY SPRINGS—Participating in God’s sacraments is one of the beautiful blessings enjoyed as Catholics, and sharing those sacraments with family and friends is a tenet of the faith. The students of St. Jude the Apostle School in Sandy Springs were privileged to participate in the sacrament of baptism Oct. 27 when the school’s physical education […] Full Story
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Thanksgiving service offers time for collective prayer
November 27, 2017ALPHARETTA—St. Thomas Aquinas Church hosted the ninth annual Alpharetta Community Thanksgiving Service the evening of Tuesday, Nov. 14. Five other houses of worship participated in the night of prayer, music and messages of unity. Members of Alpharetta Presbyterian Church, St. Aidan’s Episcopal Church, The Bahá’í Community of Alpharetta, the Islamic Center of North Fulton, and […] Full Story
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AACCW members ‘gather in the Grace of Mary’
November 27, 2017PEACHTREE CITY—In his homily at the 61st annual convention of the Atlanta Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women (AACCW), Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory acknowledged the “lots and lots of little things of charity” practiced by council members. “Your outreach to women expecting children and their newborns; even the little things that you do, you fashion them […] Full Story
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Cedartown parish honors life of Blessed Stanley Rother
November 27, 2017CEDARTOWN—St. Bernadette Church, in Cedartown, along with its Guatemalan community celebrated a special Mass Sept. 16 in advance of the beatification of Father Stanley Rother. Blessed Rother, the first American-born martyr and priest to be beatified, spent 13 years ministering to the people of Guatemala. He was murdered there in July 1981. Father Timothy Gallagher, […]