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Holy Cross Troop Support Ministry is year-round lifeline of prayer, care packages
November 12, 2015ATLANTA—Stacked boxes against the wall are addressed to destinations as far from Atlanta as Afghanistan and Kuwait and as near as Fort Gordon, outside Augusta. Tucked in them are snacks to be devoured by GIs, like Cracker Jacks, instant grits and Starburst candy. Among these reminders of home is a package the size of a […]
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Veterans Day History
November 12, 2015The annual observance of Veterans Day in the United States on Nov. 11 has its roots in the armistice that ended World War I hostilities in 1918. The armistice between the Allied nations and Germany went into effect on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed thereafter […]
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Archbishop prays for medical community to balance skills, tenderness
November 12, 2015ATLANTA—Cold, fog and drizzling rain did not deter the physicians, nurses, medical technicians, office staff and others who came to celebrate their calling to the health care profession at the third annual White Mass. Named for the white coats worn by medical personnel, the White Mass is held around the feast of St. Luke the […]
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Giving thanks for Georgia veterans: 5 profiles
November 12, 2015ATLANTA–For Veterans Day, five Catholics who have served or are serving in branches of the military were profiled by staff photographer Michael Alexander. They are Maria Faustina Adams, U.S. Army; Gary Curry, U.S. Air Force; Jose Salvatierra, U.S. Marine Corps; Kristin Pujals, U.S. Navy; and Truong Mai, U.S. Army. Maria Faustina Adams Parish: St. […]
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Serving the troops at Holy Cross Parish
November 12, 2015Veterans Day this year fell on the day before the latest Georgia Bulletin is mailed to registered families in the Atlanta Archdiocese. The timing was an opportunity to share with area Catholics stories about those who serve the troops, in addition to profiles about members of the community who stepped up to join the Armed […]
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Mercy spirit remains Sister Val’s passion as she retires from hospital role
November 12, 2015ATLANTA—Sister Valentina Sheridan’s blue eyes gleam behind her glasses as she talks about her 21 years of ministry at Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital in Atlanta and the spirit of her religious order, the Sisters of Mercy. Sister Val, as she is known, retired Sept. 10 as the hospital’s director of mission integration. “It really gives […]
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Mercy Care breaks ground for new clinic in Chamblee
November 12, 2015CHAMBLEE—Mercy Care officially broke ground Oct. 28 for its new, 45,000-square-foot clinic facility, slated to open in spring 2017. The new clinic will more than triple the current service capacity at Mercy Care’s existing North clinic location, housed along the Buford Highway corridor, and will expand services to include optometry, ultrasound, radiology, integrated behavioral health […]
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Blessed Trinity, Marist, Pius share state cross-country success
November 12, 2015ATLANTA—Catholic high schools experienced triumph once again in the 2015 state cross-country championships in Class AAA and Class AAAA. The meets took place at Carrollton High School Nov. 7. Blessed Trinity High School, Roswell Blessed Trinity High School boys won their second consecutive Class AAA state championship, outscoring second place Oconee County High School by […]
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Blessed Trinity successfully defends state volleyball title
November 12, 2015ROSWELL—For the second consecutive year, Blessed Trinity High School had to go through Westminster School in the Class AAA state finals to earn the volleyball championship Oct. 31. Unlike 2014 when they won in three straight sets, this year it went five sets, 21-25, 25-23, 25-18, 24-26, 15-12. Blessed Trinity dropped the first set and, […]
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Holy Spirit makes GISA playoffs after six-year hiatus
November 12, 2015ATLANTA—Holy Spirit Prep School football team (5-6) played its first Georgia Independent School Association playoff game under head coach David Rosenzweig against Deerfield Windsor School (9-2) of Albany. They came up on the losing end of the Nov. 6 game by a score of 42-19. The teams compete in the AAA Class. This was the […]