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Christmas card by third-grader chosen
November 22, 2013A colorful drawing of three wise men carrying peanuts, a peach, and a bottle of Coca-Cola was selected to be the front cover for the Atlanta Archdiocese Christmas card. Phillip Eidson, a third-grader at Christ the King School, Atlanta, designed the playful artwork to depict the theme of Christmas in Georgia. Nearly 70 archdiocesan employees […] Full Story
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Bishops elect new leaders, approve liturgical texts, discuss relief aid
November 22, 2013BALTIMORE (CNS)—The U.S. bishops at their fall general assembly in Baltimore elected new leaders, discussed taking a second collection in their dioceses for typhoon relief in the Philippines, reviewed efforts to defend traditional marriage and religious liberty, and approved development of a statement on the dangers of pornography. They also passed a number of liturgical […]
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A real life fairy tale: ‘Brother Joseph and the Ave Maria Grotto’
November 22, 2013Had I asked my Southern literature and culture students twenty years ago the question I asked them last week, I would have gotten a very different answer. What did they know about Southern folk art? Not much, it turns out. You mean, I said, you’ve never heard of Howard Finster and Paradise Gardens in Summerville, […]
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Pope’s embrace was heavenly, says man with disfiguring disease
November 22, 2013VATICAN CITY (CNS)—For someone who has frequently been shunned and humiliated because of a disease that has severely disfigured his entire body, receiving the pope’s loving embrace was like being in paradise. Vinicio Riva, who is afflicted with neurofibromatosis, said his brief encounter with Pope Francis Nov. 6 at a general audience in St. Peter’s […]
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“Hail Mary”: A colorful homage to Mary, our Mother
November 22, 2013ATLANTA—This issue offers a gift from The Georgia Bulletin to the Catholic community of the Atlanta Archdiocese: a “Hail Mary” poster of multihued images reflecting the vibrant presence of Mary throughout the parishes and schools that comprise the archdiocese (pages 24-25). The 23 varied images were taken at parishes and schools all around the archdiocese […] Full Story
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Victims of powerful Illinois tornado lose everything but faith, charity
November 22, 2013WASHINGTON, Ill. (CNS)—As Father Stephen Willard was preparing to celebrate the 11 a.m. Sunday Mass at a filled St. Patrick Church in Washington Nov. 17, the most powerful tornado to hit Illinois since 1885 was taking aim at neighborhoods on the western edge of this community of 15,000. With sirens blaring, worshippers were instructed to […]
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Something—or something less—for everyone in new farm bill?
November 21, 2013WASHINGTON (CNS)—The farm bill, already one year late, could be even later if the House-Senate conference committee working on the compromise version takes its sweet time. According to Bob Gronski, a policy analyst with the National Catholic Rural Life Conference, the lawmakers are taking the bill one “title” at a time until the conference committee […]
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Alpharetta teens speak at ecumenical Thanksgiving service
November 21, 2013ALPHARETTA—Zach Hodskins’ first love is basketball. From a young age, he dreamed of playing basketball for a Division I college and eventually in the NBA. Today, through hard work, fierce determination and a lot of faith, Zach is seeing those dreams come true and inspiring people along the way—despite being born with only one hand. […]
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Greensboro Catholic hospital moves to new $40 million facility
November 21, 2013GREENSBORO—St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Hospital moves Nov. 25 into its new $40 million facility. The 25-bed critical care Catholic hospital serves Greene County and the Lake Oconee area, some 80 miles east of Atlanta. Medical staff and patients will move out of a building built in 1949 and into a facility built for contemporary medical […]
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The hungry need to be heard
November 21, 2013This is a statement by the bishops of Georgia on the Farm Bill being debated in Congress. Legislators in Washington are negotiating the final text for a five-year Farm Bill, a $500 billion law that sets agricultural policies for the country. At stake in this political wrangling are programs that help the hungry here at […]