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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. […]
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Hispanics feel the presence of God at the Eucharistic Congress
June 10, 2016COLLEGE PARK—It’s a beautiful Saturday morning. Blue skies and white clouds are the witnesses to this colorful event full of joy, worship and music. It is 8:30 a.m. June 4 and the crowd is getting ready to start the procession into the Georgia International Convention Center where, once again, Catholics in Georgia gather to celebrate […]
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English track speakers proffer revelations of God’s mercy
June 10, 2016COLLEGE PARK—The speakers for the English track at the 2016 Eucharistic Congress wove stories and insights of mercy as they encouraged the thousands in attendance to follow a path of trusting God and service. The roster included a journalist, who spoke about Pope Francis; a woman, who joined the church despite her deeply held atheism; […]
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Healing prayers flow from presence of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament
June 10, 2016COLLEGE PARK—A healing service flowed from the opening Mass of the Eucharistic Congress as a monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament was placed on the altar. “The Holy Spirit has already begun the work of healing he intends to accomplish,” said Father Tim Hepburn, leading the bilingual service with Father Jorge Carranza. Encouraging the faith of […]
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Gospel of mercy is countercultural, bishop says, but ‘God is with us’
June 10, 2016COLLEGE PARK—The opening Mass of the Eucharistic Congress took place this year on the solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and that was “providential,” said Bishop David P. Talley. “How better to fathom” the mercy of God—the theme of the congress—“than to look at the heart of Jesus, a heart filled with compassion.” Reflecting […]