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Some superheroes who are real role models
May 19, 2017Since becoming a bishop, I consistently have highlighted the significance of the saints of the Catholic Church whenever I confirm our youngsters. I do so because as we all know young people are very impressionable and easily influenced by prominent people. Just consider for a moment the pop, sports and Hollywood personalities that capture the […]
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Catholic Emory graduate wins prestigious commencement award
May 19, 2017DECATUR—Kaitlyn Posa is the 2017 Emory University undergraduate recipient of the Marion Luther Brittain Award, the university’s highest student honor. The Brittain Award is presented each year to two graduating students, one graduate and one undergraduate, under provisions of a gift by the late Dr. M. L. Brittain, former president of the Georgia Institute of […]
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St. Joseph parishioner is a top nursing student at Georgia College
May 19, 2017MILLEDGEVILLE—Maria N. Boff graduated from the school of nursing at Georgia College, Milledgeville, as one of the valedictorians of the May 2017 graduating class. She was selected to give the Phi Kappa Phi valedictorian address during the graduation ceremony on Saturday, May 6. Boff plans to work at Northside Hospital, Atlanta, in the Blood and […]
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‘Hidden Figures,’ ‘Hacksaw Ridge’ among Christopher Award winners
May 19, 2017NEW YORK (CNS)—The films “Hidden Figures” and “Hacksaw Ridge,” both of which were Best Picture nominees at this year’s Academy Awards, are both winners in the 68th annual Christopher Awards. Winners in movies, television and books were announced March 28 by the Christophers, who started the awards in 1949 to honor writers, producers, directors, authors […]
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Father Terry Kane, priest for 49 years in archdiocese, dies
May 18, 2017ATLANTA—Father Terence “Terry” A. Kane passed away on May 17 at the age of 75. Born Dec. 24, 1941, in Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland, Father Kane was among the 40 Irish priests drawn to the mission territory of Georgia by the invitation and inspiration of Msgr. P.J. O’Connor when he was vocations director of the […]
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Longtime priest of the archdiocese, Msgr. Leo Herbert, dies
May 18, 2017ATLANTA—Msgr. Leo Herbert, who was recently honored for 50 years of priestly service in the Archdiocese of Atlanta, died May 15. The Irish native was 74. Born in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, he was the youngest in a family of four sisters and a brother. Msgr. Herbert came to the United States after being ordained at […]
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Don’t be rigid; Holy Spirit is gift of God who surprises us, pope says
May 18, 2017VATICAN CITY (CNS)—God, who created the world, continues to work in it, surprising people and making some of them nervous, Pope Francis said. The phrase “it’s always been done this way” reflects an attitude that “kills,” the pope said May 8 at his early morning Mass. “This kills freedom. It kills joy. It kills fidelity […]
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Father Solanus Casey recalled as beloved friar who showed mercy to others
May 18, 2017DETROIT (CNS)—Sixty years after his death, Capuchin Father Solanus Casey is on his way to sainthood. Pope Francis announced May 4 that Detroit’s beloved friar, who earlier had been named venerable, met the requirements for beatification and will be named “blessed”—the second U.S.-born man to achieve such a designation and the first person from Michigan. […]
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Welcome Grants expanded to five archdiocesan schools for 2017-2018 year
May 18, 2017DECATUR—For principal Susanne Greenwood, the archdiocesan Welcome Grants played a significant role in getting parents to take a look at St. Peter Claver Regional School. The Decatur school is moving closer to its enrollment target, in large part because the grants eased parents’ financial costs, Greenwood said. “Many of our families desirous of a Catholic […]
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Seven Carmelite communities are helping lay Catholics live faith more deeply
May 18, 2017This is the third in an occasional series featuring area Catholics deepening their faith by affiliating with religious orders. MARIETTA—Joe Herzberg and Charles Trout stood in front of the altar at Holy Family Church to accept with prayers and blessings a brown square cloth, draped over their chest and back. For these two, the small … Continue reading Seven Carmelite communities are helping lay Catholics live faith more deeply