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Grandparents given Irish welcome at OLA School
April 3, 2014On Friday, March 7, Our Lady of the Assumption School, Atlanta, celebrated Grandparent and Special Others’ Day with a St. Patrick’s Day theme. More than 550 guests enjoyed Irish food in the cafeteria with music provided by the school band. During homeroom visits, guests were treated to student performances. Veterans received special recognition. Active military […]
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Kennesaw school students explore 17 countries
April 3, 2014St. Catherine of Siena School, in Kennesaw, had its first International Night on Feb. 27. More than 300 people attended the celebration where 17 countries were represented, each with their own unique booth, said Rachel Cowan, a Spanish teacher at the school. Children received personal passports that were stamped after visiting each of the countries. […]
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Georgia House commends Rockdale, Newton Family Promise
April 3, 2014The Family Promise program of New Rock, where St. Pius X Church, Conyers, is a sponsoring church, was commended by the Georgia House of Representatives in March. Five House members with districts overlapping Rockdale and Newton counties co-sponsored House Resolution 1799, recognizing Family Promise for more than two years of helping homeless families with children […]
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Holy Spirit students visit Spain, Greece
April 3, 2014Two teams of students from Holy Spirit Preparatory School traveled during the March spring break to tour landmarks in Greece and Spain. This marks the second tour in Greece that Scott Schreiber, the chairman of the classics department, has hosted for his classics’ students. For the 13 students, it’s a highlight after studying ancient grammar, […]
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Scouts beautify Ignatius House grounds
April 3, 2014The Atlanta Archdiocesan Catholic Committee on Scouting awarded four boys from Troop 232 the Ad Altare Dei medal. Deacon Bill McCarthy, of Holy Spirit Church, led the course, which lasted several weeks. Along with classroom work and reflection, the Scouts completed a service project. Mary Schaefer, owner of Willow Green garden shop, and a supporter […]
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Lay Carmelites anticipate 2015 convocation in Atlanta
April 3, 2014Lay Carmelites from four local communities of the Most Pure Heart of Mary Province recently attended an annual retreat at the Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Conyers. Carmelite Father John Horan, from the St. Elias Province, served as the retreat leader. In exciting news for the spiritual community, Atlanta will be the host city […]
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High court hears oral arguments in companies’ challenge to HHS mandate
April 3, 2014WASHINGTON (CNS)—Oral arguments in two cases before the U.S. Supreme Court March 25 focused on whether for-profit corporations have religious grounds to object to the new health care law’s requirement that most employers provide contraceptive coverage in their employee health plans. Crowds on both sides of the issue gathered outside the Supreme Court on a […]
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Sally Kazin will be the speaker at the May 3 Magnificat meal
April 3, 2014ATLANTA—At the May Magnificat gathering for women, Sally Kazin, a spiritual director and religious artist, will be speaking of her faith journey, which brought her into the Catholic Church. The Magnificat meal will be held on Saturday morning, May 3, at Holy Cross Church in Atlanta. All women are invited to attend the breakfast, which […]
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Meetings of U.S. presidents and popes: long, but not ancient, tradition
April 3, 2014WASHINGTON (CNS)—Although some details have emerged of the conversation between Pope Francis and President Barack Obama March 27, the public may never know all that was said in that 50-minute get-together behind closed doors at the Vatican. And that’s pretty much the story for most of the meetings between 12 U.S. presidents and six popes […]
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Box Obama gave pope points to history of U.S. Catholicism, says priest
April 3, 2014BALTIMORE (CNS)—The use of wood from Baltimore’s basilica to construct a “seed chest” President Barack Obama gave to Pope Francis March 27 points to the history of American Catholicism and Baltimore’s role in it, said Msgr. Arthur Valenzano, rector of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. “I’m […]