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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 […]
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A little saint who practiced great mercy
November 2, 2015On a chilly and rainy Monday morning, the young and old came in steady numbers to venerate the major relics of St. Maria Goretti at Holy Spirit Church in Atlanta. Students from Holy Spirit Preparatory School, a crossing guard dressed in bright yellow, men and women on their way to work, the elderly, and parents […]
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Study group to address intellectual disabilities in Georgia’s death penalty cases
October 30, 2015SMYRNA—A “teach-in” session on the standard of proof for intellectual disability in death penalty cases in Georgia will be offered on Tuesday, Nov. 10, from 7-9 p.m. The event, sponsored by the archdiocesan Disabilities Ministry and the PAPE (Proof to a Preponderance of the Evidence) Project, will be held at the Chancery, 2401 Lake Park […]
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Catholic agencies that help persecuted Christians in the Middle East
October 30, 2015Catholic organizations that serve in Middle Eastern countries are urgently in need of support to help suffering and persecuted Christians and other religious minorities being attacked and driven from their homes. Donations can be given to: Catholic Relief Services. For information about seven ways to help, visit the CRS website Donate online at www.crs.org or […]
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Greece’s Caritas aids refugees with food, clothing, human warmth
October 30, 2015IDOMENI, Greece (CNS) —Weary faces, fussy babies, little boys teasing little girls to the point of tears and repeated uses of the Arabic word, “inshallah” (God willing) reflect the uncertainty faced by refugees trying to reach northern Europe. Thousands of people fleeing Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan pass through the makeshift transit center daily at Idomeni, […]
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Energetic Georgia priest wins Extension’s Lumen Christi Award
October 30, 2015RAY CITY—The construction of St. Anthony of Padua Church in Ray City, scheduled to be dedicated in March, is a dream come true for Catholics in this area of southern Georgia near Valdosta in the Savannah Diocese. Retired Savannah Bishop J. Kevin Boland said, “What you see happening in Lakeland and in Adel, in Nashville […]