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Students take mission trip to Nicaragua
January 9, 2014Half of Atlanta’s Sophia Academy’s high school students and two staff members went last November on a weeklong mission trip to Chinandega, Nicaragua, with Amigos for Christ. Before their departure, Father Joseph Peek showed the high school students a relic of the first degree of Jesus’ cross—the students kissed the relic in preparation for their […]
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National leadership position for Newnan priest
January 9, 2014Father Henry Atem, the pastor of St. George Church, in Newnan, has been selected as the national president of the African Conference of Catholic Clergy and Religious in the United States. He served as the national vice president from 2009 to 2013. There are ranges of challenges faced by African clergy and religious, with the […]
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St. Joseph student wins Catholic citizenship essay contest
January 9, 2014Olivia Nottoli was the top winner of the Knights of Columbus Council 4599 annual Catholic citizenship essay contest for 2013. This year’s topic was “Religious Liberty: The Importance of Religious Freedom.” Olivia is an eighth-grade student at St. Joseph School in Marietta. She will now be entered into the Knights of Columbus district competition to […]
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American Heritage Girls place wreaths in Marietta
January 9, 2014The community on Saturday, Dec. 14, marked Wreaths Across America day. Many individuals participated in placing over 500,000 wreaths at more than 800 veterans and military cemeteries, including in north Georgia. The event involved adults and many youth and scouting-style groups participated. The event, which began with one man’s efforts at Arlington National Cemetery, has grown to […]
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Reception for Flannery O’Connor’s ‘Prayer Journal’ set for Jan. 26
January 9, 2014Flannery O’Connor, arguably Georgia’s preeminent author, has a new book out. Never mind that she has been dead nearly 50 years. “A Prayer Journal,” written by O’Connor and edited by William A. Sessions, was published in November 2013 and has evoked high praise from reviewers. The board of the Flannery O’Connor – Andalusia Foundation will […]
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Annual Valentine event focuses on World Marriage Day
January 9, 2014ATLANTA—The second Sunday of February has become “World Marriage Day” in 43 states and several military bases in foreign countries. World Marriage Day honors couples as the head of the family, the basic unit of society. The observance salutes the beauty of a couple’s fidelity, sacrifice and joy in married life. The Atlanta Area Worldwide Marriage […]
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Memorial Mass set for Archbishop Gregory’s mother
January 9, 2014ATLANTA—Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory will celebrate Mass in memory of his mother, Ethel Duncan Gregory, who died Dec. 10, 2013, in Chicago. The Mass will be celebrated Wednesday, Jan. 29, at 7 p.m. at the Cathedral of Christ the King, Atlanta. A reception will follow in Kenny Hall. All are welcome to attend.
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Retirement for priests can open new avenues for ministry
January 9, 2014ATLANTA—Although officially retired from active ministry, many diocesan priests continue dedicated ministries serving in Atlanta and beyond. Father Richard Morrow, Msgr. William Hoffman, Father Walter Foley and Father Patrick McCormick have a combined 192 years of service as priests. ‘I’m 84 and I’m still needed’ Father Richard “Dick” Morrow has been a priest for 58 […]
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Jasper parish to host speaker on Christians in the Middle East
January 9, 2014JASPER—Father Dominique Hanna will present “The Confessing Christians in the East” at Our Lady of the Mountains Church in Jasper on Sunday, Jan. 26, at 5 p.m. Father Hanna, pastor of St. Joseph Maronite Catholic Church in Atlanta, will speak about the history and the heroism of the suffering Christians in the Middle East. Father […]
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‘Citizen-scholar’ and former Ambassador to Vatican Thomas Melady dies
January 9, 2014WASHINGTON (CNS)—Former U.S. Ambassador to the Vatican Thomas P. Melady, who served in several diplomatic posts and continued to play a role as “citizen-scholar” long past the age when most people would have retired, died Jan. 6. He was 86. Melady died at his Washington home of a brain tumor, which doctors only recently diagnosed. […]