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Growth of preschools program highlight of Graham’s tenure
October 5, 2017SMYRNA—Terry Graham will miss everything about her job—except her commute. After 13 years as the director of parish preschools for the Archdiocese of Atlanta, Graham began her well-deserved retirement this summer. Mary Jo Nichols, former director of the Holy Family Church Preschool in Marietta, is now serving as Graham’s successor. “When you love your job, […]
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International stewardship speakers examine faith practices of millennials
October 5, 2017ATLANTA—With two youngsters in tow to Sunday Mass, things can get forgotten, like cash, which Ryan Johnson admitted he rarely carries. He’d love the option to use his mobile phone to donate to a cause at the parish on the spur of the moment. “We like cashless, paperless, checkless,” said Johnson, a millennial Catholic. The […]
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Brazilian parishioners grateful for service of departing priest
October 5, 2017SANDY SPRINGS—Amid Brazil’s grinding recession and political crisis, Sandra Fernandes and her husband found an opportunity in 2016 to transfer with his company and relocate their family from Rio de Janeiro to Atlanta. While making the decision, she prayed about it and discovered online an encouraging sign—a Brazilian Catholic community in the archdiocese at St. […]
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Cartersville parish embraces faith formation of special needs students
October 5, 2017CARTERSVILLE—The Guardian Angels faith formation program at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Cartersville helps special needs students and their families be more connected to parish life. Amy Toft, director of faith formation at St. Francis of Assisi, provides staff support for Guardian Angels, a program first suggested by parishioner Betty Schaaf. Schaaf, a volunteer […] Full Story
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The Senior Side: The legacy of the senior generation
October 5, 2017“Your life story is the greatest legacy that you can possibly leave to your family and friends.” Steve Saint, missionary and author If you’ve ever sat around a campfire with family or friends, it’s inevitable that someone will start telling a story, then another and another. Pretty soon everyone is caught up in the rapture […]
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Three times the best: St. John the Evangelist gets Blue Ribbon
October 5, 2017HAPEVILLE—On Sept. 28, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos named St. John the Evangelist School in Hapeville a 2017 National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence, the school’s third time to earn the designation. The Hapeville school received the honor previously in 1994 and 2010. The Council for American Private Education nominates exemplary, high performing non-public […] Full Story | En Español
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Archbishop Gregory invites all to Share the Journey gathering
October 5, 2017ATLANTA—Local Catholics are being encouraged to join in the Share the Journey initiative espoused by Pope Francis, which kicked off Sept. 27. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has invited the local Catholic community to join him and leaders of other faiths in welcoming migrants and refugees who have settled in the Atlanta area as part of […]
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Mirror, mirror on the wall—get lost!
October 5, 2017“Her hair is too straight and she’s so skinny—she’ll never be pretty.” This was my mother’s earliest memory, which she shared with me. The speaker was one of my mom’s five aunts, who perhaps thought the little girl in question couldn’t hear her. The comment made a deep impression, however, and shaped my mother’s self-image […]
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Sainthood in our times
October 5, 2017Elizabeth Ann Seton became our first native-born American saint in 1975. Katharine Drexel, the Philadelphia heiress, then followed her to the altar and was canonized 25 years later. These extraordinary women of faith brought luster and pride to our nation. Now it’s the “boys’” turn. Blessed Stanley Francis Rother, a priest of the Archdiocese of […]
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Share hope with those seeking better lives, pope says
October 5, 2017VATICAN CITY (CNS)—The same hope that moves people to seek a better life for themselves and their loved ones also moves the hearts of men and women to welcome migrants and refugees with open arms, Pope Francis said. “Those who come to our land and we who go toward their heart to understand them, to […]