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‘Doctor Strange’ mashes special effects, questionable spirituality
November 17, 2016NEW YORK (CNS)—What Tilda Swinton can conceive, Benedict Cumberbatch can achieve in “Doctor Strange” (Disney). As directed and co-written by Scott Derrickson, this first big-screen adventure for the Marvel Comics superhero who debuted in print back in 1963 showcases a surfeit of magical nonsense and New Age rigmarole concerning spell-casting, astral bodies and the like. […]
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Blessed Trinity makes it a ‘three-peat’ in volleyball
November 17, 2016ROSWELL— In the Oct. 29 Class AAAA state volleyball finals at Marietta High School, Blessed Trinity High School defeated College Park’s Woodward Academy in three straight sets (25-22, 29-27 and 25-22) to earn its third straight state championship. Senior Morgan Stalcup led the team with nine kills, and her junior teammates Olivia Dukat and Alyssa […]
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Reflections at the turkey-making table
November 17, 2016“I hope we don’t run anyone over,” I confided to my mother-in-law as I steered her wheelchair into the elevator. There was a fall festival at the nursing home, complete with a face-painting station and petting zoo—and maybe because dementia has, over time, given Mom a childlike spirit, she was eager to participate. Outside, we […]
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Supporting veterans at Atlanta VA Medical Center
November 17, 2016Veterans Day on November 11 was an occasion to honor all our esteemed service people. Many throughout the country gathered for parades or for other similar events to remember and give thanks to the millions of veterans who have served in any branch of the military. This is a time for all citizens to pay […]
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Hemingway, Catholicism, and his struggle to find meaning
November 17, 2016It is a time of drought across almost all of Georgia. Wildfires are burning in the north Georgia mountains. Though cooler temperatures have eased some of the threat to our precious trout streams, any angler will tell you that the fishing is poor, and the trout are struggling. For the first time in many years, […]
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Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory’s statement on election: ‘Just as every ballot counts … so too does every person’
November 17, 2016Any person who assumes the lofty responsibilities of government leadership needs and deserves our prayers and our support. To all of our newly elected public officials, I sincerely offer both. This has been a toxic election process and feelings on all sides remain intense. As people of faith we must pray that our nation can […]
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Top Vatican official congratulates Trump, offers prayers
November 9, 2016VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Congratulating Donald Trump for his victory in the U.S. presidential election, the Vatican secretary of state expressed hope that people would work together “to change the global situation, which is a situation of serious laceration, serious conflict.” Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Pope Francis’ top aide, spoke about the election early Nov. 9 during a […]
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Preschool directors cross Holy Door thresholds on pilgrimage
November 4, 2016ATLANTA—Thirty parish preschool directors boarded school buses for a Jubilee Year of Mercy pilgrimage through three of the Holy Doors of the archdiocese Oct. 6. Guided by Deacon Steve Swope of St. George Church in Newnan, the directors passed through the Holy Doors at the Shrine of Immaculate Conception and the Basilica of the Sacred […]
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CKS students learn about art from the High
November 4, 2016ATLANTA—First-graders at Christ the King School enjoyed a visit from staffers from the High Museum of Art, who conducted the First Look workshop. Students viewed and discussed photos of art from the museum’s permanent collection, and later used various tools to create texture on clay to imagine the ways that an artist created a terracotta […]
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St. Peter Chanel Knights sponsor third annual 5K
November 4, 2016ROSWELL—The Knights of Columbus of St. Peter Chanel Church, Council 13217, are holding a 5K chip-timed run/walk event on Saturday, Nov. 19. The event, the third annual 5K event hosted at the parish, will raise funds for Special Olympics Georgia and other special needs charities of the St. Peter Chanel Knights. Last year’s 5K event […] Full Story