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Christmas Eve Mass to be celebrated at historic Sharon church
December 13, 2013SHARON—Catholics and their friends from across Georgia are creating a Christmas Eve tradition in the state’s oldest parish, the Church of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the village of Sharon. Pilgrims will gather for carols at 4 p.m. on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, and Mass at 4:30 p.m. in the white clapboard […]
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Stick them and they will still come
December 11, 2013Last Saturday, Dec. 7, I stopped by the Bob Buechner Holy Cross Church Blood Drive. The first blood drive took place in 2010 after Holy Cross formed its Blood Donation Ministry. Buechner died in 1998 and was a longtime parishioner who cherished his family and his faith. With full disclosure I am an American Cross […]
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Talking about the people’s pope, Pope Francis
December 10, 2013Pope Francis stepped on to the centuries old balcony of St. Peter Basilica on March 13, 2013, offered a few words before asking people to pray for him. And then he bowed. The former cardinal-archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina, became the 266th successor to St. Peter. It was one of firsts: the first pope from Latin […]
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National speaker Jason Evert will talk to teens about chastity
December 6, 2013ATLANTA—Adults and teens will have the chance to hear from a nationally known speaker and author with a focus on the virtue of chastity. In collaboration with Holy Trinity Church, Peachtree City, and St. Monica Church, Duluth, the Office of Formation and Discipleship has announced the second annual national speaker series featuring Jason Evert. He […]
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Cancer survivor to play college lacrosse
December 6, 2013A young man recently profiled in the Georgia Bulletin for his fight against childhood cancer will be playing lacrosse at the collegiate level. Blessed Trinity High School senior Sean Dever, 18, will play lacrosse goalie at Young Harris College, Young Harris. He lost a leg during his cancer treatment six years ago. Mary Beth Dever, […]
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Corrigans receive Marist’s highest honor
December 6, 2013Marie and Dr. Victor Corrigan II received the 2012-2013 St. Peter Chanel Award, the highest honor Marist School bestows. The St. Peter Chanel Award is given in recognition of individuals whose support and leadership has advanced the mission of Marist School. The award is named for the saint who sacrificed his life to his missionary […]
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‘Missionary America: Share your faith!’
December 6, 2013MARACAIBO, Venezuela—Coming to the Missionary Congress of the Americas in Maracaibo, Venezuela, was a little like coming to a huge, huge family reunion. We are, after all, brothers and sisters in Christ. That was what I felt most from the moment I landed in Caracas to change planes for Maracaibo. The theme of this congress […]
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For mother of prisoner, death penalty issue in ‘forefront of our lives’
December 6, 2013WASHINGTON (CNS)—Terri Steinberg said she never thought about the death penalty until her son was put on death row. Steinberg said her son Justin Wolfe spent 12 years on death row in the state of Virginia, after initially turning himself in to the police to clear his name from murder charges. But he was convicted. […]
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Parishioners realize ‘dream’ of establishing Vietnamese parish in Norcross
December 6, 2013NORCROSS—The first Sunday of Advent took on a special meaning for the members of the newest parish in the archdiocese, Holy Vietnamese Martyrs Church in Norcross. After 17 years as a mission, Holy Vietnamese Martyrs officially became a parish in mid-October and celebrated the elevation at a Mass of thanksgiving on Dec. 1. It joins […]
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Looking Back: December 1963
December 6, 2013The second session of the Second Vatican Council came to an end on Dec. 4, 1963, with the approval of a “sweeping reform of the public worship of the Church by passing the Liturgical Constitution by an overwhelming majority of 2,147 to 4,” according to a front-page article in the Dec. 5 edition of The […]