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Celebrating the proud tradition of Catholic schools
January 22, 2015Our local Catholic schools here in the Archdiocese represent and continue a very proud legacy of American Catholicism. Our Catholic schools in the United States are certainly not the only Catholic schools in the world, but these schools of ours do enjoy a special heritage of availability and success. U.S. Catholic schools have played a […]
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King, Merton profoundly sensed providential, urgent time
January 22, 20151968 is arguably the most tumultuous year in modern American social history. That terrible year began with the massive Tet Offensive in Vietnam, a series of coordinated attacks by the Viet Cong that resulted in the deaths of thousands and provoked a radical reversal of public opinion in the United States about the war, even […]
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Pregnancy Aid Clinic Gala Feb. 19
January 22, 2015ATLANTA—In an effort to expand its reach to women in metro Atlanta who do not have access to pregnancy care, the Pregnancy Aid Clinic now has a mobile unit. The traveling clinic, which first took to the road in January 2014, is a refurbished RV that not only provides free pregnancy testing and ultrasound exams […]
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St. Pius X to host 24th annual Dads’ Morning of Recollection
January 22, 2015ATLANTA—St. Pius X High School will host the “Dads’ Morning of Recollection” on Saturday, Jan. 31. It is the 24th year for the event that celebrates a shared Catholic faith and commitment to fatherhood. The day is open to all past, present and future St. Pius X alumni, fathers, grandfathers and friends. Men of all ages […]
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Jasper parish installs first in a series of 20 stained glass windows
January 22, 2015JASPER—Parishioners of Our Lady of the Mountains Church in Jasper celebrated the Christmas season with a pair of new stained glass windows, the first of a total of 20 windows to be placed in 2015. Created by stained glass artisan Joseph Beyer and his staff at Beyer Studio in Philadelphia, the new windows flank the […]
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Attention Student Athletes
January 22, 2015National Signing Day for high school athletes is Wednesday, Feb. 4. Are you a high school senior who attends a parish in North Georgia’s Archdiocese of Atlanta? The Georgia Bulletin would like to acknowledge student athletes of the archdiocese that have signed or will sign National Letters of Intent to play a sport at a […]
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Catholic press raises questions about role of satire aimed at religion
January 22, 2015WASHINGTON (CNS)—In the days since the terrorist attack in Paris that killed 12 people, including the editor and four cartoonists at a satirical newsweekly, the discussion about the role of satire and just how far freedom of speech should go has become a hot topic. From the onset, most commentators condemned the Jan. 7 attack […]
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What are the evangelical counsels for the consecrated life?
January 12, 2015Those who live the consecrated life marry themselves to Christ’s own lifestyle of poverty, chastity and obedience. Important for all Christians to emulate, these three promises are known as evangelical counsels, which are central to consecrated life. Poverty The vow of poverty calls the consecrated to detach themselves from the distraction of money and physical […]
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Rabbi Skorka, friend of pope, to speak in Atlanta on King legacy
January 9, 2015SANDY SPRINGS—Masorti Olami, the World Council of Conservative Masorti Synagogues, will host “A Conversation with Dr. Rabbi Abraham Skorka” on Sunday, Jan. 18. Rabbi Skorka was Pope Francis’ co-author for the book, “On Heaven and Earth,” regarding interfaith dialogue. The program begins at 7 p.m. at Congregation Or-Hadash, 7460 Trowbridge Road in Sandy Springs. The […]
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Year of Consecrated Life invites all to explore, make ‘courageous’ decisions
January 9, 2015ATLANTA—Consecrated women and men whose sole aim is to dedicate their lives seeking freedom in Christ and embodying his perfect love are the focus of the Year of Consecrated Life, proclaimed by Pope Francis at the end of 2014, at a crucial time in humanity’s history. Many people within and outside the church are familiar […]