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Mary’s Garden bookstore continues with new owner
May 28, 2015NORCROSS—The Catholic bookstore Mary’s Garden is under new ownership. And the new owner will be familiar to customers. Talin Major has worked there for years. Cherie Peters, the store’s founder, sold the Norcross bookstore after 15 years. She moved to Savannah. “It was liking giving my baby away. The store has meant so much to […] Full Story
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***UPDATE: Giving Glory To God Through Gardening
May 21, 2015Gloria Nelson, a dedicated gardener who attends St. Peter Chanel Church in Roswell, and the inspiration for the initial gardening blog post in 2013, has sent me some garden photos from April and May. Once again I’m calling on all the garden and flower lovers out there to send us some of your garden photos […]
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ACE teacher’s memory honored with student scholarships
May 15, 2015DECATUR—St. Peter Claver Regional School students were eager to try out their new playground as Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory blessed the space April 22. The playground blessing followed the annual Timothy Williamson Memorial Scholarship Mass at Sts. Peter and Paul Church in Decatur. Archbishop Gregory used oversized shears to cut a ribbon and prayed that […] Full Story
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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 […] Full Story
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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: […]