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Dedications mark our steady growth in faith
September 4, 2015Near the end of a splendid dedication Mass of the stunningly beautiful new sanctuary of St. Michael the Archangel in Woodstock last Saturday afternoon, Father Paul Flood whispered to me: “How many of these have you done?” It was an excellent question for me to consider last week especially since I had already celebrated both […]
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Following Jesus
September 4, 2015Jesus then said to the Twelve, “Do you also want to leave?” Simon Peter answered him, “Master, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. We have come to believe and are convinced that you are the Holy One of God.” Jn 6: 67-69 William Golding was a British author, best […]
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New Orleans Archdiocese: Forever changed by Hurricane Katrina
September 4, 2015NEW ORLEANS (CNS)—They are calling it “Kat 10”—Hurricane Katrina plus 10 years—which carries with it the double meaning of an ominous meteorological warning. How could a Category 5 storm that engulfed the entire Gulf of Mexico but dropped in intensity to a Category 3 just before landfall on Aug. 29, 2005—burying one of the world’s […]
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Iraqi archbishop: Plight of fleeing Christians has challenged his faith
September 4, 2015INDIANAPOLIS (CNS)—Chaldean Catholic Archbishop Bashar Warda of Irbil, Iraq, placed his face in his hands when asked how his faith has been challenged and changed in the crisis he has helped manage over the past year. He said he has outwardly encouraged the Christians whom he welcomed to Irbil when they fled Islamic State, but […]
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Hurricane Katrina, looking back
September 1, 2015People are looking back at the devastation and the rebuilding of the communities around New Orleans and the Gulf region during the 10 year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. In 2006, members of the Georgia Bulletin staff visited the region to create an award-winning report on the one year mark. We’ll be republishing some of the stories […]
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The first day of a new school year at a new high school
August 21, 2015On the morning of August 20 Notre Dame Academy’s Kavanaugh Hall welcomed 31 students, representing the inaugural freshman class of its new high school in Duluth. They showed up in crisp uniform blouses, shirts, khaki pants and skirts. They walked to their first class of three classes – Design, Human Geography (Social Studies) and Symphonic […]
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Women to convene for annual AACCW convention
August 21, 2015ATLANTA—The 59th annual convention of the Atlanta Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women (AACCW) will be held Friday to Sunday, Sept. 25-27, at the Wyndham Peachtree Hotel and Conference Center, Peachtree City. All women of the archdiocese are invited to attend, along with priests and deacons. The theme of the convention is “Strong Faith, Strong Family,” […]
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Artist Jef Murray, illustrator for The Georgia Bulletin, dies
August 20, 2015DECATUR—Jeffrey (Jef) Patrick Murray died suddenly Aug. 3. He was 55. He was born on March 17, 1960, in Melbourne, Florida, and graduated from Georgia Tech with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in electrical engineering. He was an engineer for many years before pursuing his life’s real calling, which was artwork, especially illustrating the works of […]
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Ideals worth sacrificing for: Pope to challenge U.S. Congress, U.N.
August 20, 2015VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Along with having a winning smile and a warm embrace, Pope Francis is known for challenging people. He does it regularly at morning Mass—particularly calling out hypocrisy and gossip—and does not spare even his closest aides in the Roman Curia, so it is unlikely his speeches to the U.S. Congress and the U.N. […]
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New Catholic high school in Duluth welcomes class of 2019
August 20, 2015DULUTH—Notre Dame Academy High School opened its doors to the class of 2019 this week as the newest Catholic high school in the Atlanta Archdiocese and the only one in booming and diverse Gwinnett County. The new school is more than just a new building, new students and new faculty, school leaders said, but about […]