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Father Dan McCormick, first priest ordained for Atlanta, dies
May 3, 2018ATLANTA—Father Daniel J. McCormick, 90, the first priest ordained for the Archdiocese of Atlanta, died Thursday, April 19. The son of Daniel and Mary Ursula McCormick, he was born Dec. 2, 1927, in Lynbrook, New York. Following high school in Malverne, New York, he served in the U.S. Navy from 1946 to 1948 on a […]
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Father Edward Buvens, SJ, dies
May 3, 2018GRAND COTEAU, La.—Jesuit Father Edward P. Buvens died March 27 at the St. Alphonsus Rodriguez Pavilion in Grand Coteau, Louisiana. He was 83 years old. Father Buvens was a Jesuit for 60 years and a priest for 48 years. Edward Paul Buvens was born to Paul G. and Ruby Ann Jones Buvens in Montreal, Quebec, […]
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Protection for God’s creatures includes animals and people
May 2, 2018Several weeks ago, a charming young lady who was about to make her first holy Communion and first reconciliation asked me for an appointment to do an interview for a school project. I was delighted to accommodate her request. Her mother brought her into my office for the meeting. She came well prepared with a […]
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Nursing school classmates celebrate almost 50 years of memories
May 2, 2018ATLANTA—Attendees at the St. Joseph’s Infirmary Class of 1969 reunion relived old times and made new memories during a celebratory cruise. The former nurses gathered in Tampa, Florida, to kick off the trip. The reunion brought together 15 classmates and one husband. The five classmates who have died over the years were remembered, including Mandy […]
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Community effort raises money for St. Peter Claver Regional School athletes
May 2, 2018ATLANTA—More than 50 people participated on the ACE Teaching Fellows Team in March in the Publix Georgia Marathon. ACE, the Alliance for Catholic Education, is a master’s degree education program earned through Notre Dame University. The runners included several who ran the 26.2-mile course and nearly 20 who laced up for the 13.1-mile half marathon. […]
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The Senior Side: Spiritual needs of maturing seniors
May 2, 2018“Spirituality is a lifelong pursuit with the zenith often associated with the later years of life, and it permeates all other domains of living. There is a strong need to create spiritual formation programs for senior adults that open the doors to understanding the desires and needs of the older population.” – Connie Baran, […]
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Pope: In baptism, Holy Spirit, not magic, protects people from evil
May 2, 2018VATICAN CITY (CNS)—The sacrament of baptism isn’t a good luck charm but a gift from God that enables Christians to overcome evil, Pope Francis said. Those who receive the sacrament are given the strength to overcome “the temptation to separate from God, from his will, from communion with him (and) fall into the snares of […]
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Student earns first prize at high school photography exhibition
May 2, 2018ATLANTA—Holy Spirit Preparatory School senior Jordan Daly earned the top prize at the 27th annual Georgia Photography Awards and Exhibition at Pace Academy. The 2018 show featured 100 photos from Georgia high school students at one of the largest photography festivals in the country. Daly’s inspiration came from the various face collages she found on […]
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A midnight light show in the vale of tears
May 2, 2018About two years after my husband’s death, I awoke during the night and saw pinpoints of light dancing up and down my bedroom wall. I looked all around, quite startled, trying to discover an apparent source for these lights, but the shades were drawn and the room was pitch dark. The show went on for […]
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Scholarship will assist St. Pius X student in Spanish culture immersion
May 2, 2018ATLANTA—St. Pius X High School junior Ansley Boykin won the 2018 Junior Study Abroad Scholarship for her achievement on the National Spanish Examination and for her excellent skills in the Spanish language. Boykin earned travel to Spain to study the language and culture at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. She’ll join 23 other scholarship winners. […]