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4-Liter Challenge makes teens aware of world water needs
May 14, 2015JOHNS CREEK—Members of Life Teen at St. Brigid Church, Johns Creek, took up a challenge to limit their drinking water to realize the value of clean water. The teens heard a presentation on water conservation. Stephanie Lange spoke to the teens about how one in nine people in the world lacks access to clean water. […]
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St. Pius junior wins national writing honor
May 14, 2015ATLANTA—St. Pius X High School junior Flannery McAleer has been chosen by the National Council of Teachers of English as one of its outstanding writers in the 2015 NCTE Achievement Awards in Writing program. McAleer was the only student from the state of Georgia recognized for the honor and the 40th St. Pius X student […]
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Cartersville parish honors founding families, priests
May 14, 2015CARTERSVILLE—The families who started St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Cartersville were welcomed with a special Mass on Friday, April 24. Father Joseph Aquino, the last LaSalette priest to serve the parish, traveled from Sulphur, Louisiana, to celebrate the Mass with Father Juan Anzora, the pastor. Approximately 130 parents, children and grandchildren attended the celebration […]
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Chancery staffer to attend Georgia Archives Institute
May 14, 2015SMYRNA—Kevin Brown, a records analyst in the Archives Office of the Atlanta Archdiocese, was accepted into the competitive Georgia Archives Institute for its Class of 2015. The institute offers a comprehensive introduction to the concepts and practices of managing all formats of documentary materials in archives. Brown will be learning more about records’ management, a […]
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Sophia Academy girls net 10 blue ribbons in track and field
May 14, 2015ATLANTA—Sophia Academy finished its track and field season with 13 first-place finishes at a seven-school tournament, including 10 blue ribbons for its girls. The team competed in the Atlanta Private Athletic Conference Track and Field championship on April 21-22. They are coached by John Turner and Patrick Wilson. The students who medaled were: Zoe Gendell, […]
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Something fowl took place at the Chancery
May 13, 2015Several weeks before Mother’s Day, an expectant mother goose took up residence in the Archdiocese of Atlanta Chancery parking lot in Smyrna, which served as a outdoor maternity ward as the goose prepared to lay her eggs. It’s said that geese will appear in pairs during nesting season, and that explains why the gander was […]
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Msgr. Stack represents archdiocese at NFPC convocation
May 1, 2015ALPHARETTA—Msgr. Dan Stack represented the Atlanta Archdiocese at the annual convocation of the National Federation of Priests’ Councils in Louisville, Kentucky, from April 20-23. He serves as the chairman of the Atlanta Council of Priests. The National Federation of Priests’ Councils grew out of the Second Vatican Council’s call for collaboration, the same call that […]
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Atlanta priest, father, train for 100-mile benefit bike ride
May 1, 2015ATLANTA—Father Michael Silloway has logged more than 200 training miles as part of his fundraising for Our Lady of Perpetual Help Home for those with cancer. Chaplain at St. Pius X High School, in Atlanta, Father Silloway is raising money, along with his father, Lyndon, a cancer survivor, with a June century bike ride on […]
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No boring homilies, pope tells 19 new priests at ordination
May 1, 2015VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Ordaining 19 men to the priesthood, Pope Francis not only told them to make sure their homilies were not boring, but he offered them advice on how to ensure their preaching would touch people: Speak from your heart. Priests are called to nourish the faithful, he said, so they must ensure “that your […]
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Meter reader honors mother’s sacrifices, retirement by giving to 21 Catholic schools
April 30, 2015ATLANTA—Jeannie Byrd was a single mother of two young sons when she moved to Georgia 40 years ago. Byrd worked in the field of social work and was determined to provide sons Marlon and Carlton a Catholic education for as long as possible. “It was a no-brainer,” said Byrd about the boys’ schooling. As Mother’s […]