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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 […]
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Fall Festivals
September 13, 2013ELLIJAY, SEPT. 14-15 GOOD SAMARITAN CHURCH holds its annual flea market at the Ellijay Lions Fairgrounds, 1729 S. Main St., Ellijay, with linens, dishes, books, tools, lamps, toys, bicycles, jewelry, furniture, electronics, $2-a-bag clothing tables, a huge Christmas section, door prizes and drawings. Open Friday, Sept. 14, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 15, 8:30 […]
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Fall Campaign For 40 Days For Life Begins
September 13, 2013The fall campaign for 40 Days for Life, a focused pro-life effort consisting of 40 days of prayer and fasting, 40 days of peaceful vigils, and 40 days of community outreach, will kick off in September with several events, including rallies and candlelight vigils. In its sixth year, 40 Days for Life grew from a […]
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Voting: A Matter of Conscience
September 13, 2013Serious people feel overwhelmed going into the 2012 election. Seeing many choices or none, some seek a rationale to stay home on Election Day, but to give in to such discouragement is political despair. Fortunately, conscience can guide us, even when we don’t know it. The voice of conscience can include a feeling of disconnect—a […]
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Some young Catholics break the mold
September 12, 2013Even the best social commentators tend to categorize people. This approach perhaps makes it much easier for them to describe us with broad strokes. We long have had many such general groupings of entire generations of people: “The Lost Generation,” “Flappers” and “The Greatest Generation,” to mention only a few of the older ones. More […]