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How the McPhees learned to play the bagpipes and drums.
March 14, 2017I drove some 50 miles to St. Mary, Mother of God, Catholic Church, in Jackson. It well may be the most southern parish in the Atlanta Archdiocese. Driving past green fields and cows in pastures it felt that way. Awaiting me was a bagpiper and a tenor drummer, a husband and wife duo. It was […]
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National conference for those who work for child protection held in Georgia
March 10, 2017SAVANNAH—More than 100 representatives of diocesan offices for the Protection of Children and Young People from across the country attended the Child and Youth Protection Catholic Leadership Conference in Savannah Feb. 26 to 28. Dioceses established the offices following the landmark 2002 Dallas Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People established by U.S. […]
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Reaction to refugee ban ranges from concern to opposition
March 10, 2017WASHINGTON (CNS)—Within hours of President Donald Trump’s new executive order March 6 banning arrivals from six majority-Muslim nations, Catholic and other religious groups joined secular leaders in questioning the wisdom of such a move, with others vowing to oppose it outright. Bill O’Keefe, vice president for advocacy and government relations at Catholic Relief Services, said […]
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Catholic Charities Atlanta’s response to revised executive order on foreign entry
March 10, 2017ATLANTA—Vanessa Russell, chief executive officer of Catholic Charities Atlanta, released the following statement March 7 regarding the revised “Executive Order Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States “The grave danger is to disown our neighbors. When we do so, we deny their humanity and our own humanity without realizing it; we […]
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Knights sponsors High Celtic cross for Our Lady of the Mountains
March 10, 2017JASPER—The narthex of Our Lady of the Mountains Church, Jasper, has a new High Celtic cross sponsored by Knights of Columbus Council 14348. Carved by former parishioner and Knights of Columbus member John Roger, the nearly 12-foot cross is above the doors entering the church. The cross shows detail of Celtic art, with woven patterns […]
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Kiersten Schutz first in Roswell to earn AHG’s highest scouting award
March 10, 2017ROSWELL—Kiersten Schutz, a member of American Heritage Girls Troop GA1412, earned American Heritage Girls’ highest honor, the Stars and Stripes Award. The final step of her five-year process was her Stars and Stripes project at the preschool at St. Andrew Church, Roswell, where she organized educational and inspirational hand-painted murals. Schutz is the first in […]
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Fifth Conyers abbot, Dom Bernard Johnson, OCSO, dies
March 10, 2017CONYERS—Dom Bernard Johnson, fifth abbot of Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Monastery in Conyers, died Feb. 21 at the Abbey of New Clairvaux in Vina, California. He was 91. Named Henry Albin Johnson, he was born on July 15, 1925 at Fort Lyon, a military facility in Las Animas, Colorado. His parents were in […]
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Doors close for the last time at St. Joseph’s Prince Avenue church
March 9, 2017ATHENS—Josephine Strickland was baptized in 1932 at St. Joseph Church. The fifth generation of her family to worship there, she had the task of ceremoniously closing its 1912 doors with a timeworn padlock. “I thought of all the things that happened here. I’m going to miss it. It will always be special to me,” said […]
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Fatima statue offers holy message on local tour
March 9, 2017ATLANTA—Seven local parishes hosted the Fatima Centennial U.S. Tour for Peace Feb. 27-March 4 with hundreds turning out to see the International Pilgrim Virgin Statue of Our Lady of Fatima. The event was part of an historic two-year tour of America to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Marian apparitions in Fatima, Portugal. The tour […]
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Insights into Divine Mercy shared at All Saints
March 9, 2017DUNWOODY—“Divine Mercy: Hope in Troubled Times” was the subject of a talk by Father Kevin Peek at All Saints Church on Monday, Feb. 27. Nearly 200 people heard Father Peek tell of the help and hope promised to today’s troubled society by Christ’s Divine Mercy. Father Peek spoke about St. Faustina Kowalska, a Polish nun, […]