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Every stone a prayer as mason builds a parish grotto
July 10, 2014DAWSONVILLE—This place of serenity was built with prayer, sweat, and some 200 tons of stones. “Every stone was essentially a prayer for me. It was a pleasure. I miss so much being there,” said longtime stonemason Allen Cerinetti. The grotto is at Christ the Redeemer Church, some 56 miles north of Atlanta. It’s dedicated to […]
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Retiring St. Jude pastor, Msgr. Fennessy, given fond sendoff, with thanks
July 10, 2014ATLANTA—Msgr. James Fennessy’s booming Irish brogue and boisterous laugh are familiar sounds in the archdiocese. But those who know him best also know he has a softer, more prayerful side. It’s that pastoral quality that many parishioners credit with carrying them through some of the most difficult times in their lives. Msgr. Fennessy celebrated his […]
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Reflections on Civil Rights Act: Progress made, work still to do
July 10, 2014WASHINGTON (CNS)—Fifty years ago, when the Civil Rights Act was signed into law July 2 by President Lyndon Johnson, two Louisiana-born men did not feel the earth move, but they knew it was the beginning of a time of change. Norman Francis, president for student affairs at Xavier University in New Orleans at the time, […]
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Being ‘confidently Catholic’ is aim of 10-year-old YAM Toastmasters Club
July 10, 2014ROSWELL—The YAM Toastmasters Club celebrated its 10th anniversary in June. Lisa Ryan began the club to connect with fellow Catholics and as a tool for her own professional development. Her vision was that it would be a place where people could speak freely about the Catholic faith, but also learn to speak effectively. “In YAM […]
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Father Martin’s new book takes reader on ‘remarkable journey’
July 10, 2014Jesuit Father James Martin, a noted author and media commentator, in “Jesus: A Pilgrimage” takes the reader on a remarkable journey of discovering what he calls “his” Jesus, concluding with an invitation that we undertake a similar pilgrimage to find our own Jesus. The book is organized around a trip he took with a fellow […]
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Death penalty conference to focus on reconciliation
July 10, 2014SMYRNA—Georgia Catholics Against the Death Penalty will have an informative gathering, “Restoration, Reconciliation and Forgiveness: A Catholic Perspective on the Death Penalty” on Saturday, Aug. 2, at the archdiocesan Chancery offices, 2401 Lake Park Drive in Smyrna. The program runs from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The program’s nationally acclaimed speakers will take an in-depth […]
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Father Michael Silloway will speak at Magnificat meal in August
July 10, 2014ATLANTA—Father Michael Silloway, whose call to the priesthood unfolded while he was growing up in metro Atlanta and attending the University of Georgia, will speak about his faith journey as the guest speaker at the Magnificat ministry breakfast in August. The Magnificat breakfast will be held on Saturday morning, Aug. 16, at Holy Cross Church […]
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After the hustle of downtown Atlanta, Father Stephen Lyness serves rural parishes
July 10, 2014THOMSON—Father Stephen Lyness has changed his ministry from the hustle and energy at Atlanta’s Georgia State University to the unhurried pace of small town Georgia. After nearly a decade working on the downtown campus with its 25,000 undergraduates, Father Lyness has taken up his new position as pastor of St. Joseph Church, Washington, and Our […]
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Administrator named for new Acworth mission
July 10, 2014ACWORTH—Father Mark Starr will be able to draw on his former career as a professional engineer in his assignment as administrator of a new mission, to be established in Acworth. Father Starr, who was ordained a priest just two years ago, celebrated his final Mass as a parochial vicar of St. Joseph Church in Marietta […]
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Journeying to the Promised Land
July 10, 2014It was an old broken-down gas station, but the only one in striking distance, and Annabelle was nearly empty, so we stopped. Annabelle was my father’s shiny black Chrysler, a car that became our vessel of liberation from New York each summer. I can’t recall at what point my parents decided Miami was the Promised […]