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Embrace walk and butterfly release set for Oct. 13
September 26, 2013ROSWELL—On Sunday, Oct. 13, Embrace Ministry will host the third annual Infant Loss Remembrance Walk, Prayer Service & Butterfly Release at Blessed Trinity High School in Roswell. Embrace Ministry supports families who have suffered the loss of a child from miscarriage, stillbirth and infant death. The walk and butterfly release is for those families who […]
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New Sister ‘fell in love’ with Christ in Cathedral parish
September 26, 2013ATLANTA—It was at the Cathedral of Christ the King in Atlanta that the former Ahidee Peralta, now Sister Sophia Marie, says her soul “came back home.” Peralta became a consecrated sister of the Sisters of Christian Charity Aug. 16 in the Chapel of Mary Immaculate in Mendham, N.J., with her family and friends present. A […]
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Catholic African communities to host fall events
September 26, 2013ATLANTA–Members of the Catholic African community will have several events this autumn season: The Corpus Christi Catholic Association of African Families (CCCAAF) will hold its annual celebration Mass and Harvest Bazaar on Sunday, Sept. 29, at Corpus Christi Church, 600 Mountain View, Stone Mountain. Members of CCCAAF are focused on contributing positively to the immediate […]
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U.S. Supreme Court overturns key provision of Voting Rights Act
September 24, 2013WASHINGTON (CNS)—The Supreme Court June 25 overturned the part of the Voting Rights Act used to determine that 15 states have had to comply with the law’s protections for minority voters. The 5-4 decision said: “Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act is unconstitutional; its formula can no longer be used as a basis for […]
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Books provide excellent formation for evangelizers-in-training
September 24, 2013The enormity of the new evangelization and what it means for the church, i.e., the people of God and the institution of which they are a part, should be evident to anyone, especially Catholics invested in their church, of this way of living and being, as Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl of Washington describes it in […]
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Mercy football team falls short in home opener
September 24, 2013FAYETTEVILLE—Our Lady of Mercy lost its Sept. 20 home opener to Athens Academy 20-13. The Spartans from Athens capitalized off a Mercy turnover during a punt return deep in its own territory with just over 5:00 left in the first quarter. It resulted in a 21-yard touchdown pass from Athens Academy quarterback Will Cunningham to […]
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Pope condemns abortion as product of ‘throwaway culture’
September 20, 2013VATICAN CITY (CNS)—In his strongest public words to date on the subject of abortion, Pope Francis affirmed the sacredness of unborn human life and linked its defense to the pursuit of social justice. “In all its phases and at every age, human life is always sacred and always of quality. And not as a matter […]
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What I Have Seen and Heard for September 13, 2013
September 13, 2013Last Saturday I went to the barber. As I sat in the chair, I noticed that there was a young father at the shop with his toddler son who had to have been all of about 3 years of age. The little boy sat quietly (amazingly so) in the chair next to me as he […]
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Lo Que He Visto Y He Oido
September 13, 2013El sábado pasado fui al barbero. Al sentarme en la silla, noté que había en el lugar, un padre joven con su hijo de más o menos tres años de edad. Mientras cortaban su pelo, el niño pequeño estaba sentado junto a mí en silencio (lo cual es asombroso). Más adelante, fue el turno de […]
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2012 Vietnamese Fall Festival Draws Thousands
September 13, 2013Thousands of people from Georgia and the Southeast gathered at Holy Vietnamese Martyrs Church for the seventh annual fall festival, celebrating the heritage and culture of the Vietnamese-American population. The three-day event, from Aug. 31-Sept. 2, is filled with music, food, dancing and fellowship and is an annual tradition known for its fundraising for the […]