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125 hours of prayer for Atlanta: Catholics participate in citywide effort
May 14, 2015ATLANTA—After months of planning, Atlanta’s Salvation Army, churches of many and varying faiths and a host of community organizations were all united around a single purpose from noon on May 4 to 5 p.m. on May 9—125 hours of prayer for the metro Atlanta area. Atlanta Prays was a collaborative effort to pray for the […]
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St. Peter Claver hopes to help Burmese children stay in Catholic school
May 14, 2015DECATUR—Eleven-year-old Thomas Mang is all smiles when he talks about playing soccer. Mang, from the Southeast Asian country of Burma, is in the sixth grade at St. Peter Claver Regional School in Decatur. He loves math and being able to learn more about faith at school. “They teach you about religion,” said Thomas. Burma, also […]
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Workshop enjoins teens to be ‘powerful voices’ against human trafficking
May 14, 2015ATLANTA—Homework. College applications. Extra-curricular activities. Developing friendships. The pressures of being a teenager in today’s world can be overwhelming. And as dozens of teens learned at a special event at St. Anthony of Padua Church, that world also can be full of danger. A human/child trafficking workshop hosted April 26 by the youth groups of […]
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Growing archdiocese draws more religious orders to minister here
May 14, 2015ATLANTA—Father Joe Dorniak greets two youngsters, saying “nice smile and behave” before they scoot along after the midmorning Mass at Holy Cross Church. Moments later, he huddles with a white-haired woman as they bow their heads together in prayer. Father Dorniak is one of the new staff members at the parish, where the religious order […]
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Men religious serving in Atlanta Archdiocese
May 14, 2015Parishes, missions, apostolates Corpus Christi Church: The Claretians Korean Martyrs Church: Society of Jesus (Jesuits) Our Lady of the Assumption Church: Society of Mary (Marists) Our Lady of Lourdes Church: Order of Preachers (Dominicans) St. Brendan the Navigator Church: Legionaries of Christ San Felipe de Jesus Mission: Congregation of the Missionaries of St. Charles St. […]
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Southeast director describes Catholic relief efforts in northern Iraq
May 14, 2015ATLANTA—Cullen Larson, Southeast regional director for Catholic Relief Services, is back home in Atlanta after serving for two months in northern Iraq. Larson was there in February and March to fill in for the agency’s permanent country representative who had been serving both Iraq and Egypt. “Country representative is the lead person on behalf of […]
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Catholic high schools announce top scholars of 2015 graduating classes
May 14, 2015Blessed Trinity High School, Roswell The baccalaureate Mass is Friday, May 15, at 4:30 p.m. at St. Peter Chanel Church, Roswell. Graduation is Saturday, May 16, at 3:30 p.m. at Blessed Trinity High School, 11320 Woodstock Road, Roswell. The Class of 2015 has 236 members. Valedictorian Austin Yap Parents: Steven and Susan Yap of Canton Parish: […]
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‘Selflessly doing God’s work’ will advance unity, ecumenical speaker says
May 14, 2015ATLANTA—Unification of the Catholic and Orthodox churches may depend more on the work believers do in the world than dialogue, said the keynote speaker at an April Catholic-Orthodox prayer service. Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople share a common outlook of the work of the churches as missionary, engaging in new ways to […]
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Mountain parish to begin tradition of Cristero Festival
May 14, 2015JASPER—On Sunday, May 31, Our Lady of the Mountains Church will celebrate a Cristero Festival, the first of what organizers hope will be an annual event. Parishioners of Mexican descent will share their food, music and culture with the wider community on this joyous occasion. All are welcome to attend. The Cristero Festival generally falls […] Full Story
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Cyclist pedaling 3,872 miles for Cristo Rey student scholarships
May 14, 2015ATLANTA—At the age of 59, engineer Dick Marklein is accelerating into high gear for the ride of his life: a cross country cycle from San Francisco to New Hampshire starting in late May. Over 52 days, he will gladly strain through mountain and desert terrain, enduring thigh burn and pain with only five days of […]