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‘To whom shall we go?’
May 29, 2014There are songs that touch upon an awareness that sits, waiting in the wings of human consciousness. With the enticement of the words and the music, these songs bring the awareness to center stage. One song is Peggy Lee’s “Is That All There Is?” and the other is Randy Newman’s “I Think It’s Gonna Rain […]
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The wrong side of the door
May 29, 2014We once had a cat that was always on the wrong side of every door. If we let her out into the yard, she promptly turned around and began meowing to be let back into the house. Once inside the house, she started sitting by the door waiting to get out. I can definitely relate. […]
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Summer organ festival brings guest artists to four Atlanta churches
May 29, 2014ATLANTA—Celebrating its 20th season, the Atlanta Summer Organ Festival is a celebration of the ecumenical spirit of music in four Atlanta churches, each with its own distinguished organ. All Wednesday evening concerts are one hour in length and conclude with a dessert reception. Come and hear four renowned organists play four spectacular Atlanta organs. A […]
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Curious about this icon?
May 23, 2014Learn more about this icon and the recent ecumenical gathering by clicking here. It’ll take you to an interactive display. We’ll have the story in the next issue of the Georgia Bulletin. -Andrew
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Supreme Court ruling allows prayers before meetings
May 19, 2014WASHINGTON (CNS)—The Supreme Court ruled May 5 that prayers said before town council meetings in Greece, N.Y., do not violate the Constitution. In their 5-4 decision, the judges noted a historical precedent to opening local legislative meetings with a prayer and stressed that the predominantly Christian nature of the prayers in the New York town […]
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Survey finds ongoing dissatisfaction with new Missal language
May 19, 2014WASHINGTON (CNS)—A survey of attitudes among priests and lay parish leaders about the revised Roman Missal found just under half dislike the changes to the Mass introduced in the U.S. in 2011, and 75 percent think the language is “awkward and distracting.” Priests, more strongly than laypeople, dislike the liturgical changes, the survey said, with […]
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Four key issues arise as dynamic pastoral planning process continues
May 16, 2014ATLANTA—Issues of faith—knowing it, living it, keeping and spreading it—form the basis of the key concerns, along with a focus on the evolution of parishes, that are emerging in the pastoral planning process. A survey offered in March as part of the ongoing pastoral planning process yielded these themes of concern about the church from […]
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Georgians support canonization cause of Father Augustus Tolton
May 16, 2014ATLANTA—Father Augustus Tolton, while not a household name for most Catholics, is being investigated for possible sainthood. Born to slave parents in Brush Creek, Mo., in 1854, Father Tolton was to become the first black diocesan priest in the nation. Cardinal Francis George, archbishop of Chicago, officially opened the cause for canonization of Father Tolton […]
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Anniversaries for the Marists
May 16, 2014Five Marist priests who serve in the Archdiocese of Atlanta are celebrating priesthood anniversaries between three and four decades this year. Father Ralph F. Olek, SM, superior of the Marist community at Marist School and English teacher, is celebrating the 40th anniversary of his ordination. He was ordained on June 15, 1974. The other four […]
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Knights hold breakfasts for vocations
May 16, 2014NEWNAN—Father Terry Crone and the Knights of Columbus Council at St. Mary Magdalene Church, Newnan, held the second biannual “Breakfast with the Sisters” on Feb. 15. Grand Knight Dino Cervone facilitated the vocations awareness event, held in the church’s fellowship hall. Sixteen girls, in grades eight through 12, from St. Mary Magdalene Church and sister […]