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Strangers in the family album
November 7, 2013I was looking through my aunt’s wedding album, which is filled with black-and-white photos of days gone by. She was married more than 50 years ago, and in the reception scenes there are ladies in sleek silky gowns dancing with handsome men in debonair tuxedoes. All around, people are drinking, talking, eating and laughing, as […]
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Reflecting on the faith and sacrifices of those who are gone
November 7, 2013The always gracious staff at Arlington Cemetery in Sandy Springs is now working with the Archdiocese of Atlanta in designing a new Catholic shrine area that will feature St. John Vianney and provide for the future interment of our clergy and laity—we are fast running out of existing plots in the original Catholic section of […]
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Reflexionando sobre la fe y los sacrificios de aquellos que se han ido
November 7, 2013El personal siempre amable de Arlington Cemetery en Sandy Springs está trabajando actualmente con la Arquidiócesis de Atlanta en el diseño de un nuevo santuario católico que estará dedicado a San John Vianney y ofrecerá un espacio para el futuro descanso de nuestros cleros y laicos, nos estamos quedando sin parcelas rápidamente en la sección […]
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St. Ann’s ministry for the widowed going strong at 10 years
November 7, 2013MARIETTA—The scene is a large social hall: the conversations buzz, laughter abounds, men and women carry their drinks and appetizers from one group of people to the next, mingling. It might sound like any cocktail party, but this is a recent gathering of Widowed Helping Others, a ministry at St. Ann Church in Marietta for […]
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All Saints’, All Souls’ feasts are time to renew hope
November 7, 2013VATICAN CITY (CNS)—At the end of the feast of All Saints, Pope Francis celebrated an outdoor Mass at Rome’s Verano cemetery and urged Christians to hang on to hope as they reflect on the promise that earthly life ends with eternal life in heaven. In his homily at the evening Mass Nov. 1, Pope Francis […]
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Girls bring St. Pius a school first in volleyball
November 7, 2013MARIETTA—It could have been dubbed the “Second Annual Catholic Volleyball Classic,” but in this case Blessed Trinity High School, Roswell, and St. Pius X High School, Atlanta, gathered at Marietta High School for the second consecutive year to vie for the Class AAA state volleyball championship. Blessed Trinity was going for its third championship in […]
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Flower shop will always be Marguerite Oberg’s
November 7, 2013ATLANTA—Marguerite Oberg helped put a smile on thousands of patients at Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital. Oberg, 91, retired from the hospital flower shop in October, after 40 years of volunteer service. She began volunteering at Saint Joseph’s in 1973 when the hospital was originally located in downtown Atlanta. She established its first flower shop and […]
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Children’s faith center of study day on Catechesis of the Good Shepherd
November 7, 2013SMYRNA—Parish catechetical leaders and priests participated in a study day for the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Oct. 29 at the Chancery. The program, “Early Encounters with Jesus: Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, an Approach to Religious Formation,” featured national speakers and breakout sessions on the religious formation methods. The Office of Formation and Discipleship […]
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‘Catholicism’ creator likes new media’s impact ‘way outside’ church walls
November 7, 2013SMYRNA—Another grand, sweeping documentary on Catholicism is being dreamed by Chicago priest Father Robert Barron. It’s the latest goal for the priest who more than a dozen years ago was asked to jump-start an evangelical endeavor to “invade that space” where the church’s message was not often heard. “If you want to reach people who […]
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‘The Girl in the Picture’: Survivor of war teaches peace
November 7, 2013ATLANTA—An entire generation instantly recognizes the image of an unclothed Vietnamese girl running toward the camera in terror after a bombing at her village. Taken by Associated Press photographer Nick Ut in June 1972, the black and white photograph became one of the most iconic pictures from the Vietnam War. Napalm bombing survivor Kim Phuc […]