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Atlanta magazine recognizes area Catholic school students for service to others
March 9, 2017ATLANTA—Holy Spirit Prep student John Arnold, 18, was saluted for his service to help hungry Atlanta students. Kelsey Fleming, 17, who attends Marist School, earned the award for creating bibs that allow caregivers to spend more time engaging with children and adults with severe disabilities. It was the ninth annual celebration of 20 Under 20 […]
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The Senior Side: The senior explosion
March 9, 2017Consider the idea of a population explosion. The senior population in the U.S. is growing three times faster than the rest of the country. Seniors over age 65 now outnumber the entire population of Canada. Two-thirds of those who have lived to age 65 in the history of the world are alive today. Our country […]
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New clothing for women and men in need from Our Lady of Victory School
March 9, 2017TYRONE—Students at Our Lady of Victory School, Tyrone, recently had a clothing drive to collect items for people in need, including expecting mothers. Young people in third, fourth and fifth grades collected 129 pairs of socks, four hats and four pairs of gloves for a men’s shelter and a pregnancy crisis center. Father Kevin Hargaden, […] Full Story
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Holy Spirit Prep captures first state basketball championship
March 9, 2017ATLANTA—After leading the Holy Spirit Preparatory School basketball team to the elite eight of the Georgia Independent School Association (GISA) state tournament in his first season in 2016, Coach Greg McClaire and his team returned to the tournament and won the championship with a 63-44 victory over The Heritage School of Newnan. It was the […]
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‘Before I Fall’—a last day on earth relived
March 9, 2017NEW YORK (CNS)—Sound values underlie the conversion story “Before I Fall” (Open Road). But the path toward its positive conclusion takes twists and turns that will give the parents of targeted teens pause in considering whether their kids should travel it. Early on in the film, its main character, seemingly successful high school student Samantha […] Full Story
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‘Lord, keep me from drowning in distractions’
March 9, 2017For Lent this year, I vowed to spend more time in daily prayer, with the hope of growing closer to the Lord. My goal was 20 minutes, so on day one, I set the kitchen timer, thereby removing the temptation to stare at my watch. I also chose a Bible verse as a way to […]
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Lent: 40 days of prayer, fasting, almsgiving to ‘jump-start’ one’s faith
March 9, 2017WASHINGTON (CNS)—Lent, the 40-day period before Easter, is often viewed as a time to give up something and go without meat on Fridays. But a glance at almost any Catholic parish bulletin during Lent will reveal that a lot is more going on during this time with increased opportunities for prayer, confession, Stations of the […]
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St. Pius competes for Class AAAA boys basketball championship title
March 9, 2017ATLANTA—St. Pius X High School will return March 10 to the state basketball championship finals for the first time since 1992. The boys team advanced to the title game after defeating Sandy Creek High School, of Tyrone, in the March 4 Class AAAA semifinal game at Augusta University. St. Pius held a double-digit lead of […]
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Rule of love, spiritual poverty, draws lay people to be Secular Franciscans
February 24, 2017This is the second in an occasional series featuring area Catholics deepening their faith by affiliating with religious orders. ATLANTA—Every religious order has a special charism, and for the Franciscans it’s about fraternity. On the second Saturday of each month, a group of some 30 Catholics gathers around circular tables in the San Damiano House […]
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The envelope, please: The 10 best movies and family films of 2016
February 24, 2017NEW YORK (CNS)—The quality of the best Hollywood films was higher in 2016 than in some recent years. But the outstanding movies of the 12 months just past tended to deal with challenging subject matter. Assassination, the exactions of combat, even religious repression enforced through torture were all dealt with in a skillful way—but also […]