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High exhibits Renaissance masterwork from Florence
November 13, 2014ATLANTA—Three marble panels from a famed organ loft created for the Florence Cathedral in Italy are on display at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta through Jan. 11. The exhibit is titled “Make a Joyful Noise”: Renaissance Art and Music at Florence Cathedral. Italian sculptor Luca della Robbia (1400-1482) created 10 exquisitely detailed panels […]
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Franciscan, Dominican art exhibited in Nashville
November 13, 2014ATLANTA—An exhibit of Renaissance art associated with the Franciscan and Dominican orders is on display in the Frist Center for the Visual Arts in Nashville, Tennessee, through Jan. 25. The exhibition, titled “Sanctity Pictured,” includes more than 60 works of art from paintings and manuscript illuminations to bronze medals and printed books made between 1250 […]
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Holy Spirit girls place in state cross country competition
November 13, 2014ATLANTA–After an undefeated regular season and a regional tournament win, Holy Spirit Prep School’s girls varsity cross country team competed in the Georgia Independent Schools Association state meet at Darton State College, in Albany, Oct. 25. Holy Spirit raced against 13 other schools and some 100 athletes. The team from the Atlanta independent Catholic school […]
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Marist honors Frank, Cathy Belatti
November 13, 2014ATLANTA—Frank and Cathy Belatti were honored with the 2013-2014 St. Peter Chanel Award, the highest honor Marist School bestows. The award is given annually in recognition of individuals whose support and leadership have advanced the mission of Marist School. The award was given at a recognition dinner in late October at the Cherokee Town and […]
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Saints ‘come alive’ at SJN School
November 13, 2014LILBURN—Fourth-graders at St. John Neumann Regional School in Lilburn celebrated the saints by presenting the annual “Saints Wax Museum” to their classmates. Students wrote research reports on different saints and dressed up as saints for the school Mass, processing into church while the Litany of the Saints was sung. After Mass, the students presented their […]
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Motto of St. Joseph parishioner lives on
November 13, 2014MARIETTA—Students at St. Joseph School, in Marietta, honored Robert Price, a beloved member of the parish and faithful attendee of the weekly school Masses, on the school’s Spirit Day shirts. Robert, a mentally challenged parishioner, became ill last year, and students prayed and made get well cards for him. Sadly, Robert passed away in February. […]
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St. Thomas Aquinas young adults help former school
November 13, 2014ALPHARETTA—St. Thomas Aquinas Latino Young Adults group approached Mimosa Elementary School in Roswell to see if the school had any work they could do, as part of Alpharetta’s day of service. The school has had a large Latino population for decades. Among the young adult volunteers were Nadia Zúñiga, Anabella Zúñiga and Cinthya Rojo, who […]
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Archbishop given saint’s relic
November 13, 2014SMYRNA—Barbara Weiss gave a family heirloom, a relic of St. Martin de Porres, to Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory. It turns out Archbishop Gregory has a special devotion to the 16th-century saint. St. Martin de Porres, a brother of the Dominican Order, was canonized in 1962 by Pope St. John XXIII. He is the patron saint […]
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A walk among the dead can heighten the senses of the living
November 13, 2014On two previous occasions I had driven to Sharon, Ga., home to Georgia’s oldest Catholic church, Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary; however, I had never been to the Locust Grove Cemetery, Georgia’s oldest Catholic cemetery. It’s approximately three miles from the church, in a wooded area, off an unpaved road. I was there to […]
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Book will thrill readers with unique plot, spiritual message
October 30, 2014“The Rising” has all the makings of a fast-paced novel that will thrill readers with its relatable characters, unique plot, spiritual message and nicely crafted ending. Set in Detroit, the drama surrounds the unexpected and mysterious power of a seemingly regular 9-year-old boy who, after whispering three words to a deceased woman at her wake, […]