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Closing Mass of Year of Faith offers special graces
November 7, 2013ATLANTA—The Holy See will conclude the Year of Faith on Nov. 24, the solemnity of Christ the King. In Atlanta, the year-long observance will close with a specially designated celebration of the Eucharist at the Cathedral of Christ the King in Atlanta. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory will preside at the 10:30 a.m. Mass with the […]
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A final resting place: New practice consoles living
November 7, 2013DUNWOODY—Pat Casey stops at the niche holding his wife’s remains, rubbing his finger over the name of his high school sweetheart and wife of 49 years. “It’s been perfect. I go to daily Mass and when I come out of All Saints Church, I can look straight into the columbarium and see her. I go […]
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Holy Vietnamese Martyrs elevated from mission to parish
November 7, 2013NORCROSS—The Archdiocese of Atlanta has elevated Holy Vietnamese Martyrs Church in Norcross from a mission church to the status of a parish, effective Oct. 16, 2013. The text of the decree from Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory follows: “Whereas the People of God of Norcross and its environs have been served by the Mission of Holy […]
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The saints are lights from the past
November 7, 2013Emile Durkheim was one of the founding fathers of the discipline that came to be known as sociology. He lived and wrote in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, in France. He believed that a careful and exacting study of ancient practices could shed light on the present. He wrote, among other works, “The […]
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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 […]