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Cathedral Hispanic mission takes off in new home on Buford Highway
September 17, 2015ATLANTA—As a boy, Father Rey Pineda received religious education every Saturday at Christ the King Hispanic Mission, meeting in a community center among the apartments off Lindbergh Drive. Then he and his siblings and cousins stuck around for the afternoon to attend Mass in that “magical” but cramped place where he discovered his faith. “It […]
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Toastmasters Club ties mission to Atlanta Pastoral Plan
September 17, 2015ATLANTA—St. Leo the Great Toastmasters Club is now inviting all Catholics in the Archdiocese of Atlanta to develop stronger communication and leadership skills. The organization was known as The YAM Toastmasters Club, but recently changed its focus. (The organization was profiled in July 2014. You can read the story: http://bit.ly/gb-1r3sS9X) Club President John Hartwell said […]
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Newnan parish, Decatur school remember Sept. 11
September 17, 2015DECATUR—St. Thomas More School commemorated Sept. 11 as a National Day of Service Project as the school community honored the police, firefighters and emergency responders in Decatur. It was an out-of-uniform day for students and teachers who brought teddy bears or an appreciative card for DeKalb County firemen, policemen and EMTs. The toys play a […]
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Archbishop Gregory’s statement on changes in the annulment process
September 17, 2015On September 8, 2015, our Holy Father, Pope Francis, issued an Apostolic Letter reforming the formal annulment process for declaring the nullity of marriage. The reforms mentioned in this letter go in to effect on December 8, 2015. As a result of the Extraordinary Synod of 2014, Pope Francis appointed a committee chaired by the […]
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Atlanta volunteer will officially tweet, post and stream pope’s Philly stop
September 17, 2015ATLANTA—An Atlanta woman with her digital media savvy wants to put you in the crowds to feel the excitement and the buzz, the prayer and the encouragement of Pope Francis’ visit to Philadelphia. Rosemary Jean-Louis aims to share the energy and spirituality of two days of the pope’s U.S. visit, relying on her smartphone and tablet. She’s […]
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Atlanta judicial vicars welcome simpler procedures, no fee, as pastoral outreach
September 17, 2015ATLANTA—Bishop Luis R. Zarama said he hopes simplifications in annulment case procedures announced by Pope Francis Sept. 8 will bring more people to the Tribunal in the Atlanta Archdiocese seeking to reconcile their marriage status with the church. “I hope so,” he said, when asked if the changes will increase the court’s caseload. “I hope […]
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Pope: Why do youth turn back on Jesus? Is church hiding him?
September 17, 2015VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Why do so many young people leave the church after confirmation, Pope Francis asked bishops from Portugal. “There is no doubt that Jesus exists; but where are we hiding him?” the pope said. What is required is “a personal and pastoral conversion of pastors and faithful so that everyone can say truthfully and […]
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Why Junípero Serra matters today
September 17, 2015The upcoming canonization of Blessed Junípero Serra in Washington, D.C.—the first ever to take place on American soil—has generated, as I’m sure you know, a good deal of controversy. For his defenders, Padre Serra was an intrepid evangelist and a model of Gospel living, while for his detractors, he was a shameless advocate of an […]
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A birthday for Brenda
September 17, 2015The Waffle House restaurant in Conyers is a very ordinary place where, if you happen to stop in on the right day of the year, a very extraordinary wonder will come through the doors. I was there a few days ago, sitting at the counter, enjoying a chicken melt sandwich, minus the bacon, some home […]
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Prayers are my daily bread
September 17, 2015As a child, I sometimes pictured God as a sugar daddy in the sky who would reward me when I was good. Obviously sometimes that worked out, but when he failed to give me, say, the puppy I dearly desired, I felt crushed. I’ll admit I sometimes fall back on that immature image of God […]