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United by Our Lady, transplanted Puerto Ricans sustain devotion to patroness
November 27, 2014SANDY SPRINGS—From generation to generation, devotion to the Blessed Mother has been part of daily life on the island of Puerto Rico. The Puerto Rican community of Atlanta celebrated Mass honoring Our Lady of Divine Providence—Nuestra Señora de la Divina Providencia—on Nov. 16 at St. Jude the Apostle Church in Sandy Springs. It was one […]
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Rabbi, speaking at the Vatican, champions marriage as male-female bond
November 27, 2014VATICAN CITY (CNS)—The family based on marriage between a man and a woman is the “single most humanizing institution in history” and the test of any society’s future, the former chief rabbi of Great Britain told an interreligious conference at the Vatican. “Our compassion for those who choose to live differently should not inhibit us […]
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Contest winner nets St. Vincent de Paul $1,000 in gas cards
November 27, 2014ATLANTA—Brenda Price won this year’s GasBuddy “Outsmart the Pump” sweepstakes, meaning filling her gas tank for the next year will cost $0. Brenda and her husband, Allen, are volunteers at the Society of St. Vincent de Paul Georgia, serving at the Stone Mountain St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store. As a result, GasBuddy, an app […]
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St. Jude School community gives back
November 27, 2014SANDY SPRINGS—St. Jude the Apostle School, in Sandy Springs, hosted its first Family Day of Service on Saturday, Nov. 1. Students and their families helped to support projects in their community, both near and far. They could send letters of support to soldiers, prepare meals for homeless shelters, write to those in prison, or collect […]
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Decatur students salute veterans Nov. 10
November 27, 2014DECATUR—Students, teachers and staff at St. Thomas More School, Decatur, honored military veterans in an assembly on Monday, Nov. 10. The Decatur school community partnered with The Independence Fund, an organization that helps severely wounded veterans, to raise money to buy a track chair for a wounded Georgia veteran. The man received the machine, which […]
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Sophia Academy drives for first school bus
November 27, 2014ATLANTA—Sophia Academy held its “Eagles on the Green” Tournament on Oct. 6 and raised $6,500 toward a goal of $35,000 to purchase its first school bus. The school is a Marist Catholic school, from preschool to high school, with an emphasis on small class sizes and specialized teaching, including the Orton-Gillingham reading and spelling approach. […]
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Parents of Atlanta seminarians honored
November 27, 2014ATLANTA—Parents of Atlanta Archdiocese seminarians were treated in October to a special dinner. It was hosted by the Alter Christus Society and held at Holy Spirit Church, Atlanta. More than 100 guests came to the evening celebration where each family received a gift bag with a handmade bracelet, by Mary Selano of Faithful Servant Ministries, […]
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Mercy Sister who directed Saint Joseph’s nursing school dies
November 27, 2014ATLANTA—Sister Mary Kristen Lancaster, RSM, the former director of Saint Joseph’s Infirmary Nursing School in Atlanta, died in Savannah on Oct. 10. She was 88 and had retired officially from St. Joseph’s Hospital, in Savannah, in August. Born on March 13, 1926 at St. Inigoes, Maryland, she was the youngest of three Lancaster sisters to […]
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St. Vincent de Paul Georgia expands on Lakewood Avenue
November 27, 2014ATLANTA—With the help of a donation from SunTrust Bank, Inc., the Society of St. Vincent de Paul Georgia (SVdP) will open its newest Family Support Center at 1700 Lakewood Ave. in Atlanta in January 2015. SVdP will teach job training, job search skills, and economic and financial strategies for greater success and self-sufficiency at the […]
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Upcoming youth speaker will focus on the myths of pornography
November 27, 2014ATLANTA—The Office of Formation and Discipleship of the Archdiocese of Atlanta will welcome national speaker Matt Fradd for three presentations Jan. 30-31, 2015, on virtue and exposing the myths of pornography. The presentations are for middle and high school teens and adults. Fradd experienced a profound conversion at World Youth Day in Rome in 2000 […]