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A reflection on Haiti: What can be done?
June 1, 2017In the early 1980s I went to Haiti to see for myself. I wanted to observe the living church in the poorest of all disadvantaged countries. I was stunned by what I saw—schoolchildren huddled in shelters made from banana leaves being instructed without books or writing materials and overflow groups sitting under shade trees for […]
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The Senior Side: Honey Creek Woodlands, a natural burial alternative
June 1, 2017“Death is going green. A growing number of families are considering other alternatives to traditional end of life rituals for simpler, more eco-friendly, and less expensive natural burials.” – LifeQuotes Two years ago our second oldest son passed away suddenly and unexpectedly. He was at the peak of his adult life and career. Our son […]
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Movies with Catholic themes to hit cinemas, video
June 1, 2017WASHINGTON (CNS)—New movies are in the works with distinctively Catholic themes. A documentary featuring the pope, “Pope Francis—A Man of His Word,” was bought by Focus Features for later theatrical release. And a dramatization of the Marian apparitions at Fatima, Portugal, starring American actor Harvey Keitel was announced May 18 by Arclight Pictures, at the […]
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Blessed are the poor in spirit
June 1, 2017This is the second column in a 10-part series Repeatedly, we who consider ourselves disciples of Jesus, are called to examine our lives. What motivates us? What shapes our sense of right and wrong? How are we progressing on this path that we call faith? Where do we find our deepest joy? What causes us […]
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Are you a Class of 2017 valedictorian or salutatorian?
May 26, 2017The Georgia Bulletin would like to acknowledge parishioners of the Archdiocese of Atlanta honored this year as class valedictorians and salutatorians at public and private high schools. Please send the names of the senior high school students so honored, along with the high school, parents, parish and student contact information, to editor@georgiabulletin.org.
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Mercy Care Chamblee sponsors say new health clinic offers dignity, care to all
May 19, 2017CHAMBLEE—With prayers for “those who are sick or in distress and on those who help and minister to the sick in any way,” scores of supporters and donors on Monday, May 1, celebrated the ribbon cutting at the new $14 million Mercy Care Chamblee clinic. At the clinic, doctors, nurses, dentists and mental health specialists […]
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Catholics bring Pope Francis’ call to protect creation to climate march
May 19, 2017WASHINGTON (CNS)—Carrying banners and signs with quotes from Pope Francis’ encyclical “Laudato Si’,” hundreds of Catholics joined the People’s Climate March to call for moral and prayerful action to protect creation. On a sweltering day that reinforced the message about the need to respond to climate change—the 91-degree temperature at 3 p.m. April 29 tied […]
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‘Field of Dreams’ shines in the light of faith
May 19, 2017If Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” is perhaps our most misunderstood poem in American literature, then “Field of Dreams” must be our most misinterpreted baseball movie. Frost’s famous closing line, “I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference,” is persistently misread as a tribute to individualism and nonconformity, […]
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Students see Atlanta as holy ground during Holy Week
May 19, 2017ATLANTA—Some Holy Spirit Preparatory School students, faculty, and families joined Mission Youth in downtown Atlanta to spend time on the holiest days of the church calendar. Anamaria Duran, a rising senior, said, “We were accompanying Jesus in the little ways we could.” From Holy Thursday to Easter Sunday some 80-90 missionaries participated, including students and […]
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Knights celebrate 30 years of service with special art at Sacred Heart
May 19, 2017MILLEDGEVILLE—Knights of Columbus Council 9458 recently celebrated 30 years of serving Sacred Heart Church and the Milledgeville and Baldwin County communities. To commemorate the anniversary, Fayette County sculptor John Parker was commissioned to create art to be placed in the landscape of the Sacred Heart Church. The monument now sits in front of the church […]