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After Hurricane, ‘People Need Everything’
November 8, 2012The damage from the wind, rain and flooding brought by Hurricane Sandy “is almost overwhelming,” said Msgr. Kevin Sullivan, executive director of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New York. “We’re reaching out to parishes and getting them to directly assist those in critical need—they know their own people and their neighborhoods,” he told Catholic […]
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What I Have Seen and Heard for October 25, 2012
October 25, 2012We live in arguably the most privileged nation in the history of the world. We are blessed not simply in the abundant resources that are ours, not merely in the vastness of our territory, not only in the stability of our institutions, but because every four years we can decide once again the direction that […]
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Water Polo Makes A Splash At Catholic Schools
October 25, 2012Just like the players who compete in the pool, water polo is finding its buoyancy among the other sports of fall. It’s been a journey five years in the making, but a growing number of Catholic students, coaches and parents in the Atlanta area are embracing a sport that brings together intensity, competition and thrilling […]
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Cathedral To Recall 75-Year History On All Souls’ Day Mass
October 25, 2012The Feast of All Souls is Nov. 2, and November is a month traditionally dedicated to remembering ancestors and loved ones who have died. The Cathedral of Christ the King, celebrating its 75th anniversary as a parish, will offer a moving remembrance of all those who have died in a special All Souls’ Day liturgy, […]
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McDonough Parish Hosts Respect Life Conference
October 25, 2012St. James the Apostle Church held a John Paul II Respect Life Conference Oct. 5-6, hosting 100 people eager to receive church teaching from speakers, including married couples talking about the challenges and joys of Natural Family Planning and a Daughter of St. Paul who uses social media to reach teens and young adults with […]
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Respect Life Activities Around The City
October 25, 2012Byron Jefferies of St. Monica Church, Duluth, St. Lawrence Church parishioners Phil Gasior, Nancy King, her husband Deacon A.B. King and Mary Hayes of St. Oliver Plunkett Church, Snellville, stand on Lawrenceville Suwanee Road in front of the Planned Parenthood office, Oct. 11, as part of the 40 days For Life campaign. Marge Rocco of […]
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Hapeville Pregnancy Center Looks At Ways To Help
October 25, 2012Leaders at the Advice and Aid Pregnancy Problem Center are weighing how to expand its services. Two big-ticket projects are under consideration by its directors: opening a second office or purchasing an RV to serve as a mobile clinic. What’s driving the discussion is the goal to reach women who cannot travel to the clinic […]
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Georgia Catholics Unite To Stop Death Penalty
October 25, 2012Deacon Norm Keller recently visited the Hall County Detention Center and prayed with a man charged with a capital offense who is discerning a plea bargain decision. If he goes to trial, he could face the death penalty. Deacon Keller first ministered to the prisoner two years ago at the Fulton County Jail. The inmate […]
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Then And Now: From Life Chain To Family Life
October 25, 2012On the first Sunday of October 2002, as I was covering the annual Life Chain, I photographed Jill Hoover, holding a sign in one hand and her 2-year-old son in the other. She also had a 4-year-old son at the time. Today she and her husband, Thomas, have five children—John Paul, 14, Peter, 12, Benedict, […]
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Archbishop: Holy Spirit Profoundly Guided Vatican II
October 25, 2012Hundreds of people came out on Thursday, Oct. 11, to the Cathedral of Christ the King to mark the beginning of the Year of Faith. The Year of Faith coincides with the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council and two decades since the publication of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. […]