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Kennesaw school earns Blue Ribbon
September 26, 2013KENNESAW—St. Catherine of Siena School in Kennesaw is the thirteenth school in the Archdiocese of Atlanta to earn the title of a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence. Students and teachers learned the news Sept. 24 during an end-of-school day gathering in the school’s gymnasium. Dominican Sister Mary Patrick, principal, made the announcement. “St. Catherine […]
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Agencies stretching to meet needs of Syrians displaced by civil war
September 26, 2013WASHINGTON (CNS)—Governments and nongovernmental agencies are struggling to keep up with the needs and pressures created by the displacement of nearly a third of Syria’s population because of the country’s civil war. Assistance to the refugees and displaced people is coming from around the world, although resources are thinly stretched. Representatives of several Catholic agencies […]
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Aprendiendo del Buen Pastor
September 26, 2013La mayoría de los miembros del reino animal tienen un sentido del olfato mucho más desarrollado que el de los humanos. Este sentido es una de las maneras más importantes en las que pueden encontrar su alimento y por supuesto, evitar convertirse en presa de otros animales. Las personas han hecho uso efectivo de este […]
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A view of “The Godfather Trilogy” from a Catholic perspective
September 26, 2013In his brilliant book “Art and Scholasticism,” the great Catholic philosopher and theologian Jacques Maritain writes, “By Christian art, I do not mean Church art … I mean Christian art in the sense of art which bears within it the character of Christianity. … Everything belongs to it, the sacred as well as the profane. […]
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Pope tells new bishops to be simple, close to people
September 26, 2013VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Don’t be on the road all the time, aloof or deaf to people’s needs; be simple, loving and always close by, just like a spouse would be for his wife, Pope Francis told new bishops. Bishops are pastors, not princes, so always return people’s calls, listen to parishioners, recognize one’s limitations and sharpen […]
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Workshop will address preventing the exploitation of children
September 26, 2013ROSWELL—The Respect Life Ministry of the archdiocese and the Respect Life Ministry of St. Peter Chanel parish are working together to sponsor a workshop on preventing the sexual exploitation of children. The workshop will be held on Saturday, Oct. 19, at St. Peter Chanel Church, 11330 Woodstock Rd. in Roswell. Mass begins at 8:30 a.m., […]
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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 […]