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Deo Gratias event gives back to individuals who make good works possible
September 18, 2014ATLANTA—With the help of generous donors, the Catholic Foundation of North Georgia has secured over $50 million to fund endowments benefiting Catholic churches, schools and charities. The foundation’s chair, Mark Christopher, announced this news at the annual Deo Gratias luncheon and Mass on Sept. 13. The event was held at the Cathedral of Christ the […]
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The day my stuffed toys turned into footballs
September 18, 2014There doesn’t seem to a word for the opposite of hoarder, but that’s what I aspire to be. Something about having stuff that I’m not using becomes a terrible drag on my life, so every few months I go through the house weeding out excess clothing, books and knickknacks to give away. I see it […]
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Portraits of a Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit High School student
September 18, 2014For nearly three weeks I have had the opportunity to shadow two Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit High School freshmen, Sean McNeal and Bethy Ramirez-Sanchez. I followed the teens around school to various classes and study hall during a typical school day. On one occasion I met them outside of their school environment and I saw […]
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Voting at the priest convocation
September 10, 2014The vote tally zoomed up to 100, then 125, paused at 160 jumped to 170, and finally the stragglers would finally get around to casting their ballots with the handheld voting devices. I watched the votes Tuesday afternoon coming in at the Archdiocese of Atlanta Priest Convocation at Lake Lanier Islands Resort. It was one step […]
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Steubenville Atlanta Asks Teens To Live As Witnesses
September 10, 2014More than 2,000 youth from across the nation came to sing, pray and renew their relationship with God in a three-day celebration centered on eucharistic adoration known as Steubenville Atlanta. Returning to the Arena at Gwinnett Center on June 27-29, the lively youth event has become for many Catholic teens a staple of their summer […]
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Priest chaplain who died in decisive Civil War battle remembered
September 5, 2014JONESBORO—With hands over hearts, community members gathered the morning of Saturday, Aug. 30, on the lawn of the historic courthouse in Jonesboro to recall the sacrifice of the first Catholic chaplain to die on the battlefield in U.S. military history. Benedictine Father Emmeran Bliemel, native son of Bavaria, Germany, died on the first afternoon of […] Full Story
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Peres: Pope only leader respected enough to end wars
September 5, 2014VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Former Israeli President Shimon Peres asked Pope Francis to head a parallel United Nations called the “United Religions” to counter religious extremism in the world today. “In the past, most wars were motivated by the idea of nationhood. Today, however, wars are incited above all using religion as an excuse,” Peres told the […]
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Debating just-war theory in light of Islamic State and past Iraqi wars
September 5, 2014WASHINGTON (CNS)—In the days that followed Pope Francis’ Aug. 18 remarks on U.S. airstrikes earlier in the month against Islamic State, the buzz was about whether the pope had actually given his consent to them. The more sobering post-buzz reality is how one stops what, in the pontiff’s words, is an “unjust aggressor.” Does the […]
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Ice bucket challenge spotlights pro-life research center
September 5, 2014WASHINGTON (CNS)—Few people think of Iowa City, Iowa, as a hotbed of medical research. But in a roundabout way more Catholics are beginning to take notice of a Catholic, pro-life medical research center. This summer’s ALS ice bucket challenge craze has netted nearly $100 million in donations for the ALS Association as celebrities and commoners […]
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Growing St. Mark Church, Clarkesville, sustains ‘family’ spirit
September 5, 2014CLARKSVILLE—On a recent Saturday afternoon, 15-year-old Elidia Mora, in an aqua blue dress adorned with sequins, was the center of attention. She sat in a special chair, set apart from the gathering of some 30 family and friends at St. Mark Church. They were there to celebrate a “quinceañera,” a Mexican traditional rite of passage […]