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Pope: Get out in the real world to find Jesus
October 10, 2013VATICAN CITY (CNS)—People will not find Jesus by hanging out in first-class lounges or in the library, but by being out and about in the real world and in prayer, Pope Francis said. And following him will not be easy because “Jesus creates problems,” the pope said Sept. 26 during his morning Mass in his […]
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Faith on Fire charismatic conference set for Oct. 25-26
October 10, 2013LILBURN—Faith on Fire, a charismatic renewal conference for archdiocesan Catholics, will be held Friday and Saturday, Oct. 25-26, at St. John Neumann Church, 801 Tom Smith Rd. in Lilburn. Registration begins at 6:30 p.m. on Friday with praise and worship at 7 p.m. A healing service will be held at 8:25 p.m. Saturday’s events begin […]
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Weeping Mary inspires reconciling ministry of La Salettes
September 26, 2013SMYRNA—Father Brian Sheridan’s office is filled with books, greeting cards and a large world map takes up most of a wall. Pointing a finger at some small dot on the colorful map is how this Connecticut-born priest connects with believers from Latin America to Africa as they show him their native cities. “We have to […]
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Looking Back: Sept. 26, 1963
September 26, 2013The Sept. 19, 1963 edition of The Georgia Bulletin reflected the shock and grief of Catholic Church leaders nationally and at the Vatican over the bombing, out of racial hatred, of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala., and the killing of four young girls attending Sunday services at the church. “A sense of […]
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Preserving the Catholic history of the archdiocese
September 26, 2013SMYRNA—Staff archivist Angelique Richardson doesn’t hesitate when asked to name her favorite item in the archdiocesan Office of Archives and Records. She gently picks up a book filled with loopy cursive handwriting and runs her hands across its pages. The book contains the Mitchell family’s history, written by author Margaret Mitchell’s father, Eugene. “This is […]
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New director ready to archive local Catholic history
September 26, 2013ATLANTA—The new director of the archdiocesan Office of Archives and Records, Claire Galloway Jenkins, arrived recently in Atlanta from Fort Worth, Texas, ready to take the reins and get started. She brings varied and interesting professional qualifications for the job of preserving the history of the Archdiocese of Atlanta. A native of Louisiana, Jenkins most […]
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Praying the consequences
September 26, 2013Consequences are the live ingredients that make up the news fodder every second of every day. A live news feed does exactly that. It lives off a ravenous appetite for the consequent nature of events, both good and bad. All actions are eternally consequential. An assassin’s bullets fired one hundred years ago into the bodies […]
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Husband-wife part of team fighting childhood cancers
September 26, 2013ATLANTA—Thomas and Ellen Olson for decades have sat beside the sickest youngsters as the husband and wife treat their childhood cancer and other illnesses relying on science. They draw strength and hope, relying on faith. The husband and wife are on the team at the Aflac Cancer Center of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, one of […]
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Reflections from those who have met the challenge of cancer
September 26, 2013ROSWELL—Five young men, all with lives touched by childhood cancer, all from the same school community in Roswell. Four are students at Roswell’s Blessed Trinity High School, and the youngest is from nearby Queen of Angels School. All have stories to share about what it means to have survived cancer. Will Hennessy, a junior, is […]
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Childhood Cancer: Son honored as Robb family serves
September 26, 2013ATLANTA—Sam Robb has attracted many fans over the years. They show up for events like golf and basketball tournaments and attend evenings of wine tasting. His biggest fans remain his immediate family, who serve meals to those hit by childhood cancer—the same disease that took Sam’s life at age 20 in 2007. When parents walk […]