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St. Pius X Church unveils new environment at Christmas
January 8, 2015CONYERS—The words of a saint and pope were there to inspire and edify parishioners at St. Pius X Church as renovations in the church’s sanctuary were revealed this Christmas. Construction for the sanctuary project began Sept. 15, 2014, and the first phase of renovations was unveiled on Dec. 19 at the Conyers parish, led by […]
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Pinecrest seniors honored by Hispanic Heritage Foundation
January 8, 2015ATLANTA—Three Pinecrest Academy seniors were recognized at the 16th annual Atlanta Regional Hispanic Heritage Youth Awards held at Georgia Tech on Nov. 18 by The Hispanic Heritage Foundation. Honored for their accomplishments in the classroom and in their community, the Pinecrest students swept the awards in the business and entrepreneurship category, with Andres Rodriguez winning […]
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St. Jude the Apostle School hosts first Daffodil Project
January 8, 2015SANDY SPRINGS—The eighth-grade class at St. Jude the Apostle Church took part in the Daffodil Project Dec. 19, 2014. The service project as a worldwide goal aspires to build a living Holocaust memorial by planting 1.5 million daffodils around the world in memory of the 1.5 million children murdered during the Holocaust. The first daffodils were […]
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St. Mary’s employees donate 130 turkeys to Food Bank
January 8, 2015ATHENS—St. Mary’s Health Care System’s employees and volunteers donated on Nov. 24 some 130 turkeys to the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia to help families during the holiday season. Each year, St. Mary’s gives a free turkey to employees and volunteers as a token of appreciation for their dedication and service. The health care system […]
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Former Catholic college property sold
January 8, 2015DAWSONVILLE—The former Southern Catholic College in Dawsonville was purchased by the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Southern United States, according to news reports. The November purchase was first reported in the Dawson News. The campus included an 85,000-square-foot conference center, a small church, dormitories and a fellowship hall. According to the news report, the campus […]
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Keeping my people close to my heart
January 8, 2015Some of you occasionally may have wondered what the designation Missa Pro Populo (Mass for the People) signifies when it appears as a Mass intention listing in your parish bulletin. It simply means that we bishops and pastors are obliged by Church law to pray for our people. The Catholic Church requires us to offer […]
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Quiz: How well do you know Archbishop Gregory?
January 8, 2015The Georgia Bulletin staff has compiled this brief quiz with interesting facts about Archbishop Wilton Gregory, to see how much Catholics know about our spiritual leader. The first five people to sign up for the Georgia Bulletin Facebook page and send us a private message with the correct answers will receive one of our beautiful […]
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‘St. Vincent’: A meditation on poor souls, not saints
January 8, 2015Bill Murray is brilliant. He’s also Catholic, although I’m not sure whether or not he practices his Catholic faith. Murray has eight siblings and one of them is a Dominican sister who travels the country playing St. Catherine of Siena in a one-woman show. In the new film “St. Vincent,” Murray plays the role of […]
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Pope Francis superhero in ‘I Believe in Mercy’ manga-style comic book
January 8, 2015NEW YORK (CNS)—The publisher Manga Hero specializes in combining two seemingly disparate things: comic books in the Japanese, or manga, style and Catholic subject matter. The imprint’s founder, Jonathan Lin, whose father grew up in Japan, has used this aesthetic—which is known, among other things, for its kinetic energy—to celebrate the lives of St. John […]
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Longings that burn deep in the hearts of each of us
January 8, 2015At the first kiss I felt Something melt inside me That hurt in an exquisite way All my longings, all my dreams and sweet anguish, All the secrets that slept deep within me came awake, Everything was transformed and enchanted And made sense. Hermann Hesse I share from a Christmas letter from a friend: “In […]