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Faith and the Pursuit of Images
January 11, 2013In this Year of FAITH I’m trying to pay particular attention to the word faith in scripture. How will faith impact my ability to capture some interesting images this year? Do I have faith that I will make some interesting images in 2013? Do I have faith that God will put me in the position […]
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Review of 2012
January 8, 2013There’s a special Pinterest board of key local stories of 2012 that ran in the Georgia Bulletin. Feel free to wander over there to see what we pinned. Tell us, what stories did we miss?
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Here’s a poem to mark the end of the holidays.
January 7, 2013I am fairly certain I first became aware of W.H. Auden from the movie “Four Weddings and Funeral” when his poem “Funeral Blues” was read aloud. A few years ago, I came across another of his poems “Christmas Oratorio.” This weekend I took down my Christmas decorations. (The Christmas season for the church doesn’t end until […]
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Catholic Medical Guild To Hold Annual Program
January 3, 2013DUNWOODY—The Atlanta Guild of the Catholic Medical Association is sponsoring its 18th annual program on Saturday, Feb. 2, at All Saints Church, 2443 Mount Vernon Road, Dunwoody. The program will begin with the 5 p.m. vigil Mass in the church. Mass will be followed by the guild’s annual banquet and program in the parish’s social […]
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Catholic Day At The Capitol Set For Jan. 29
January 3, 2013ATLANTA—The Archdiocese of Atlanta and Diocese of Savannah invite all Catholics to the Georgia Capitol in Atlanta on Tuesday, Jan. 29, for the 2013 Catholic Day at the Capitol. The day will begin with a legislative briefing at 8:30 a.m. at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, 48 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, SW, Atlanta. […]
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30th Anniversary MLK Remembrance Includes Mass, Food Drive
January 3, 2013ATLANTA—With the blessings and participation of Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, the Office for Black Catholic Ministry’s 30th anniversary remembrance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will begin with Mass on Saturday, Jan. 19, at 1 p.m. The Mass is part of the annual weekend celebration sponsored by the archdiocesan Office for Black Catholic Ministry. This […]
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Mass For Unborn Marks 40 Years Since Roe V. Wade
January 3, 2013The Archdiocese of Atlanta will observe the 40 years since the U.S. Supreme Court decisions that legalized abortions in this country. On Jan. 22, 1973, the court issued its rulings in Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton. In Atlanta, on Tuesday, Jan. 22, there is scheduled a Mass for the Unborn and the Together […]
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Krygiel Retires As Catholic Charities CEO
January 3, 2013When Archbishop John F. Donoghue asked Joe Krygiel to become the chief executive officer of Catholic Charities Atlanta in 2004, Krygiel prayed for clarity. While driving home, he passed a church with the words “God does not call the qualified, he qualifies the called” posted outside. It was literally the sign for which Krygiel had […]
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Charities Weather Economic Stress With Merger, Gifts
January 3, 2013ATLANTA—For Catholic charitable work in the Archdiocese of Atlanta, 2012 was a significant year. Among the major announcements was the merger of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul Georgia and The Sullivan Center, bringing together two nonprofit organizations with Catholic roots and similar missions of helping people achieve self-sufficiency by providing financial, material and […]
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New St. Joseph, Athens, Campus In 2012 School News
January 3, 2013Turning the last page on the 2012 calendar is an opportunity to highlight accomplishments for Catholic schools in the Atlanta Archdiocese. Here are a few of the stories that unfolded in the past year. In Athens, the Catholic community cheered the opening of classrooms and a gym at a new site for St. Joseph School […]