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Religious in Atlanta inspired Sister Sharon Euart’s Mercy vocation
October 6, 2016ATLANTA—Sister Sharon Euart served for over a decade as the first female associate general secretary of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, opening doors for women in church leadership. Her pioneering started young in Atlanta when she was a member of the first four-year graduating class of St. Pius X High School. Now 72, the […]
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Atlantan among sisters sent to Ireland to evangelize
October 6, 2016ATLANTA—Three sisters from the U.S. Province of the Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, including Atlanta native Sister Kathryn Press, began mission work in Ireland in early September. Sister Kathryn is working in the Diocese of Waterford and Lismore with Sister John Catherine Coleman and Sister Colleen Mattingly. The sisters will serve in this […]
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Sister of Mercy takes first vows
October 6, 2016NEW ORLEANS—Sister Phuong Mai Dong made her first profession of vows as a Sister of Mercy on Saturday, Aug. 6, at Loyola University’s Ignatius Chapel in New Orleans with about 100 sisters, family members and friends attending. The ceremony took place in both English and Vietnamese, including a song presented by Sisters of the Holy […]
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North, Northwest Metro Deaneries mark decade of catechist conferences
October 6, 2016ATLANTA—More than 600 catechists representing 40 churches attended the 10th annual North and Northwest Metro Deanery Catechist Conference at St. Jude the Apostle Church in Atlanta Aug. 20. “Prayer: The Faith Prayed” was the theme for the conference, with workshops offered to nurture catechists in their own faith and to prepare them to teach others […]
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2 schools—St. Thomas More and St. Joseph—earn Blue Ribbon status again
October 6, 2016ATLANTA—It’s all things blue for archdiocesan elementary schools St. Joseph in Marietta and St. Thomas More in Decatur. On Sept. 28, U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King Jr. named both schools as 2016 National Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence. Each serving students in kindergarten through eighth grade, the Catholic schools are among 279 public […]
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Catholic mission in Dade County celebrates its 10th anniversary
October 6, 2016TRENTON—St. Katharine Drexel Mission in Trenton celebrates its 10th anniversary on Sunday, Oct. 30, at 11:30 a.m. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory will be the principal celebrant of the anniversary Mass with Msgr. Leo Herbert, the mission’s first pastor/administrator, and Father Tom Shuler, the current pastor/administrator, serving as concelebrants. “This is a major event for St. […] Full Story
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Remembering a beloved baby, thanking God: Profound reasons motivate people to give
October 6, 2016ATLANTA—Matthew Isaac Herrin was born on Feb. 15, 2016. He lived for 15 days. “He was born with Trisomy 13,” Brent Herrin, Matthew’s father, said. “He had an extra copy of the 13th chromosome. Trisomy 13 comes with a lot of other conditions.” Herrin said that Matthew’s brain did not form properly and he had […]
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Workshops to inform voters on ‘Safe Harbor’ ballot question
October 6, 2016ATLANTA—Experts at upcoming workshops will share information with voters about the so-called “Safe Harbor” amendment proposed for the Georgia Constitution. The discussion will focus on the commercial sexual exploitation of children, current statistics, and how children victimized by sex trafficking can recover. Panelists will include Safe Harbor task force members, Georgia lawmakers, law enforcement officers […]
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Baby Matthew Isaac will have legacy at Queen of Angels School
October 6, 2016WOODSTOCK—When the Herrin family learned their unborn son had a life-threatening chromosome condition, their faith was everything. Matthew Isaac Herrin was born on Feb. 15 this year with Trisomy 13, which means he had an extra copy of the 13th chromosome. Erika Herrin, Matthew’s mother, said children with Trisomy 13 “have about a 50 percent […] Full Story
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Pope: Anyone who repents, desires God’s embrace can be saved
October 6, 2016VATICAN CITY (CNS)—The church is not just for people who are good, who think they’re good or pretend to be good, it is for everyone, especially the bad because the church is mercy, Pope Francis said. No one is excluded from God’s forgiveness, even the worst sinners, who only must draw near to Jesus with […]