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Photojournalists illustrate faces of poverty, work of St. Vincent de Paul in Georgia
August 7, 2014ATLANTA—The face of poverty isn’t always someone living in a tent under a city overpass. Sometimes it’s the person sitting next to you in the church pew struggling to buy groceries. The Society of St. Vincent de Paul Georgia is featuring a photography exhibit throughout the month of August to depict the plight of Georgians […]
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Many volunteers build love into adoration chapel, new hall at St. Monica’s
August 7, 2014DULUTH—The new “Mary, Mother of the Eucharist Chapel” at St. Monica Church is an awe-inspiring space where parishioners and visitors can pray without distraction before the Blessed Sacrament. The adoration chapel, blessed by Bishop Luis R. Zarama on Sunday, June 1, includes a monstrance from France, hand-carved altar panels, stenciled ceiling patterns and stained glass […]
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Holy Spirit makes its jubilee year a springboard into New Evangelization
August 7, 2014ATLANTA—Holy Spirit Church commemorated its 50th anniversary with a Mass celebrated by Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory at the beginning of 2014, with 50 Wednesday evenings of Eucharistic adoration and a summertime parish picnic complete with a mortgage burning. “Our game plan for the 50th year was to make it a yearlong celebration where this year […]
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SVdP holds national assembly in Atlanta
August 7, 2014ATLANTA—The 2014 National Assembly of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul will be held in Atlanta Sept. 24-27 with a theme of “Hope in Action.” Host council for the National Assembly is St. Vincent de Paul Georgia, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. Louise Fisher Coniglio, director of volunteer and community engagement […]
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St. Augustine Hall extends St. Monica’s ministries
August 7, 2014DULUTH—St. Monica Church broke ground on construction of St. Augustine Hall and Mary, Mother of the Eucharist Chapel in May 2013. The additions were complete in January 2014, and parishioners then started the process of completing the interior spaces, including flooring, and the landscaping outdoors. “We’re still actually working,” said Father Jack Durkin, pastor. St. […]
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Student takes up his cross for 431-mile journey
August 7, 2014ATLANTA—John Bessis, 21, grew apprehensive as he stood on Atlanta’s Pine Street with a 50-pound cross pressing down on his back. An agitated man was shouting at Bessis about the 6-foot-tall, pressure-treated wooden symbol. “He said that I was disrespecting God for bringing the cross into that place,” Bessis said. “He said, ‘Do you know […]
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Archbishop Romero inspires priest starting his first pastorate in Cartersville
August 7, 2014CARTERSVILLE—In his sixth year of priesthood, Father Juan Francisco Anzora feels right at home in his first pastorate at St. Francis of Assisi Church, having come a long way by faith from his home in a farming village in El Salvador. Father Anzora and nine siblings grew up on a farm outside the capital of […]
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In recent interview, Pope Francis reveals top 10 secrets to happiness
August 7, 2014VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Slowing down, being generous and fighting for peace are part of Pope Francis’ secret recipe for happiness. In an interview published in part in the Argentine weekly “Viva” July 27, the pope listed his Top 10 tips for bringing greater joy to one’s life: 1. “Live and let live.” Everyone should be guided […]
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Sign of peace at Mass: Vatican says it stays put, but urges education
August 7, 2014VATICAN CITY (CNS)—The sign of peace at Mass has not always led to serenity among liturgists or within the congregations gathered each Sunday in Catholic churches around the world. After nine years of study and consultation, the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments has told Latin-rite bishops around the world that the sign of […]
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Fayette County parishes serve hungry children during summer
August 7, 2014Some 250 lunches a day are made and delivered by volunteers at three parishes in Fayette County. Members of the Holy Trinity, St. Gabriel and St. Matthew parishes teamed up again during the school summer break to make sure local youngsters don’t go hungry. The families receiving the lunches qualify for free or reduced meals during the school […]