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Historic anniversaries of firsts for U.S. black priests celebrated
September 18, 2014MOBILE, Ala.—Atlanta deacons and a priest joined with other black Catholics for the National Black Catholic Clergy Caucus Joint Conference July 27-31. Bishops, priests, deacons, seminarians and religious brothers gathered in Mobile, Alabama, at the annual event. Several clergy members of the Archdiocese of Atlanta attended the conference: Msgr. Edward Branch, Deacon Alfred Mitchell, Deacon […]
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‘The girls’ of Sacred Heart High make memories
September 18, 2014ATLANTA—Sacred Heart High School, an all girls’ school, was located in downtown Atlanta across the campus from the old Marist School near Sacred Heart Basilica. The class of 1958 was the last to graduate as St. Pius X opened that fall. Classmates held the traditional reunions marking 10 years and 20 years since they left […]
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New Acworth mission announces Mass times
September 18, 2014KENNESAW—Sunday Masses are being celebrated at the new Acworth mission as of Sept. 14. North Cobb High School’s auditorium, 3400 Old 41 Highway in Kennesaw, is the location for Masses. Mass times are 8:15 a.m. and 10 a.m. in English with a Spanish Mass at noon. Father Mark Starr, administrator of the mission, said that […]
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Betty Smith, one of Cathedral’s original members, dies
September 18, 2014ATLANTA—Elizabeth “Betty” Haverty Smith died Sept. 14 at the age of 90. Smith, remembered as a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and philanthropist, was born in Atlanta on April 4, 1924. She was the daughter of the former Elizabeth Rawson and Clarence Haverty and the granddaughter of J.J. Haverty, founder of Haverty Furniture Co. Betty […]
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Deacon Joseph Fugere, of Prince of Peace Church, dies
September 18, 2014GAINESVILLE—Deacon Joseph Henry Fugere Jr., assigned to Prince of Peace Church in Flowery Branch this spring, died Aug. 14 in Gainesville. He was 74 years old. Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Fugere was the son of the late Joseph and Loretta Fugere. Raised in Johnston, Rhode Island, Fugere assisted in building the community’s high school […]
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Visitation Sister Francis Joseph Roberts dies at 75
September 18, 2014SNELLVILLE—Sister of the Visitation Francis Joseph Roberts died Aug. 11. She was 75 years old. Frances Margaret Roberts was born Nov. 25, 1938, in Montgomery, Alabama. She was the only child of Baptist deacon George William Roberts Jr. and Frances Margaret Cunningham Roberts. She was born deaf and later learned to communicate by reading lips […]
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Calhoun prayer service held following high school assault case
September 18, 2014CALHOUN—Members of the Calhoun community in Gordon County came together on a recent Friday evening at a town stadium—not for high school football but for an evening of prayer and inspiration in the wake of a painful scandal. The Gordon County Ministerial Association, community leader Janice Hunt and Father Joe Shaute, pastor of St. Clement […]
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Merton’s shining ‘epiphanies’ of light and insight
September 18, 2014It is a passage that every Thomas Merton reader knows, and one beloved as well by people who have never even read Merton. It adorns offices—even mine—nightstands, mantels, bookshelves, desktops. It is usually framed, to demonstrate its importance. It has become as familiar as Max Ehrmann’s “Desiderata,” in whose company it is often found. It […]
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Deo Gratias event gives back to individuals who make good works possible
September 18, 2014ATLANTA—With the help of generous donors, the Catholic Foundation of North Georgia has secured over $50 million to fund endowments benefiting Catholic churches, schools and charities. The foundation’s chair, Mark Christopher, announced this news at the annual Deo Gratias luncheon and Mass on Sept. 13. The event was held at the Cathedral of Christ the […]
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The day my stuffed toys turned into footballs
September 18, 2014There doesn’t seem to a word for the opposite of hoarder, but that’s what I aspire to be. Something about having stuff that I’m not using becomes a terrible drag on my life, so every few months I go through the house weeding out excess clothing, books and knickknacks to give away. I see it […]