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Two Hearts honored in all-night vigil June 3-4
June 23, 2016ATLANTA—There was great attendance by hundreds of lay faithful at a special all-night vigil held at Christ the King Cathedral June 3-4, sponsored by the Alliance of the Two Hearts—Georgia chapter. The vigil was held on the solemnity of the Sacred Heart and the feast of the Immaculate Heart, which coincided with the first Friday […]
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Love, respect, not perfection, lead to happiness, pope says
June 23, 2016VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Love and solidarity are what make the world a better place, not a focus on physical perfection and hiding away those who do not fit a commercial ideal, Pope Francis said. “The world does not become better because only apparently ‘perfect’—not to mention fake—people live there, but when human solidarity, mutual acceptance and […]
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Together, Hapeville parish pays off long-standing debt
June 23, 2016HAPEVILLE—St. John the Evangelist Church celebrated a recent milestone: “We are debt free!” The community worked together to erase a long-standing $350,000 debt, reported Phillis Baker, the parish operations manager. From holding Kermess (Mexican) festivals and harvest dances to sock hops and second collections, parishioners and visitors reduced the debt little by little, she said, […]
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Teens gather to experience Son at the beach
June 23, 2016FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla.—SonFest 2016 brought some 160 teens of the Atlanta Archdiocese to the Florida beachside. Six parishes were represented at the beach for the retreat from June 6-10, said Barb Garvin, of Holy Cross Church, Atlanta. This year’s theme was discipleship as the teens participated in prayer, listening and adoration in front of […]
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Atlantan ordained a Jesuit priest
June 23, 2016ST. LOUIS—An Atlanta native, Father Roy M. Joseph was ordained a priest Saturday, June 11, by Archbishop Robert J. Carlson, of the Archdiocese of St. Louis, at a Mass at St. Francis Xavier College Church in St. Louis. The new priest is a member of the Society of Jesus, the largest order of priests and […]
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Sister Eileen Murray celebrates 75th jubilee
June 23, 2016YARDLEY, Pa.—Sister Eileen Murray, a Grey Nun of the Sacred Heart, celebrated her 75th jubilee this spring. In her decades of service, Sister Eileen taught in the Atlanta Archdiocese both at Christ the King School and at St. Jude the Apostle School. Then from 1986 until her retirement in 2010 she founded and served as […]
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Marist School has history of Habitat firsts
June 23, 2016ATLANTA—Marist students began working on Habitat for Humanity houses in 1985 and three years later established the Marist School Habitat chapter, the first high school Habitat for Humanity chapter in the world. In 2001, Marist created the first Women Build chapter. Two years later, the women completed their first home for a family. To date, […]
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Pinecrest’s Wind Symphony excels at festival
June 23, 2016CUMMING—Pinecrest Academy’s Wind Symphony brought home several top prizes from the Williamsburg Worldstrides OnStage Music Festival held this spring. The symphony earned straight superior ratings at the festival. While only 285 students attend the private Catholic high school, the Pinecrest group won second place overall. “Our group was one of only two high school bands […]
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A kindergarten class makes the leap to college
June 23, 2016In 2004 I photographed a group of kindergarten students from St. Thomas More School, Decatur, during the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Youth & Young Adult Celebration at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Atlanta. Eight years later I photographed some of the same students for the very first Then And NOW piece, an occasional […]
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Pope’s letter of one year ago is of paramount importance
June 22, 2016Occasionally we are fortunate to discover an individual who has carefully preserved a number of important and meaningful personal letters. Frequently, married couples, at a special anniversary event or at the death of a spouse, will open up the treasure of their hearts and share letters that they exchanged during the course of their courtship. […]