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Retired CRS president shares faith journey with Aquinas Center audience
March 23, 2017ATLANTA—In an evening filled with prayer, personal sharing and even dancing, women from several walks of life came together to discuss their significance in the Catholic Church and their vision moving forward in today’s world. Hosted by the Aquinas Center of Theology at Emory University, “Women Leadership in the Catholic Church: A Conversation with Dr. […]
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Grant to help parishes, schools spend less on energy, more on ministry
March 23, 2017TYRONE—Gary Gabriel was puzzled as he stood among the wood trusses holding up the roof. Where was the barrier detailed on the building blueprints to keep hot air out of the attic? Gabriel, an energy consultant, shone his flashlight on pink insulation on the ceiling tiles. He thought aloud how this variance from the building […]
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Engaging and hearing from young adults is on the agenda March 30
March 23, 2017ATLANTA—Jennifer Lewis as a young adult in her early 20s was done with the church. As a graduate student at Georgia Tech, she didn’t see “a merciful God in the Christians I knew.” She walked away from the faith of her childhood for a few years. But now she is a coordinator of the young […]
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Refugee crisis cries out for unified aid, deacon tells Catholic-Orthodox gathering
March 23, 2017Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory and His Eminence Alexios, Greek Orthodox Metropolitan of Atlanta, officiated the Orthodox-Catholic Ecumenical Gathering March 6.
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Catholic Foundation of North Georgia announces 2016 fall grant awards
March 23, 2017ATLANTA—The Catholic Foundation of North Georgia issued 44 grants totaling $104,100 for the 2016 fall grant cycle from the Care for the Elderly Fund, Community Services Fund, General Fund, Goizueta Fund and the Satzky Family Fund. Nancy Coveny, executive director, announced that these grants will support the Catholic community through a variety of causes within […]
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Pope urges children to tell God about their—not others’—sins
March 23, 2017ROME (CNS)—Witches don’t really exist, so they can do no harm, Pope Francis told a young girl, but gossip, sin and evil exist and they hurt people every day. “What frightens me?” the pope asked, repeating the question posed by Sara, one of the children at the Rome parish of St. Magdalene of Canossa. “I’m […]
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Lenten service provides a chance for outreach in schools
March 23, 2017ALPHARETTA—Catholic and non-Catholic students, teachers and administrators began Lent March 1 at Cambridge and Milton High Schools in north Fulton County with a liturgy of the word and the imposition of ashes led by members of the youth leadership team from St. Thomas Aquinas Church. For the second year in a row student ministers prepared […]
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Decorated altars mark feast day of St. Joseph, spouse of Mary
March 23, 2017MARIETTA—St. Joseph is honored at local parishes with richly decorated altars. This year, for the first time, Jesus’ earthly father and the patron of the universal church is being honored at Holy Family Church, Marietta, with a centuries-old tradition: an altar adorned with bread, pastries and citrus. Parishioner Linda Harrison said she and other parish […]
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Pastors bring their teams to Amazing Parish conference
March 23, 2017ATLANTA—Parish leadership teams from across the archdiocese, the nation and as far away as Canada visited Atlanta March 13 to 15 to learn how parishes can be healthier organizations. More than 1,080 people attended the Amazing Parish conference, held at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis. The Denver-based organization, The Amazing Parish, offered the workshop-style retreat with […]
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St. John Neumann Regional School celebrates 30 years
March 23, 2017LILBURN—On Feb. 11, St. John Neumann Regional School in Lilburn celebrated its 30-year anniversary with a “Cheers to 30 Years” gala. Alumni, faculty, staff, parents of current and past students and sponsors attended the dinner, which included dancing, and an auction at the Gwinnett Historic Courthouse in Lawrenceville. The highlight of the evening occurred when […]