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Mary, The Mother Of God, Example Of Faith
January 3, 2013On Jan. 1 the Roman Catholic Church honors Mary as the Mother of God. The pastor of St. John Chrysostom Melkite Catholic Church in Atlanta reflects on this title of Mary as part of an ongoing series on Mary and the Year of Faith in The Georgia Bulletin. In this Year of Faith, proclaimed by […]
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Reflections At Christmas Day Mass 2012
January 3, 2013History can be understood as having been written by two authors. It is either written by God or written by man. There are those who say you cannot have it both ways. History then flows from either divine or human origin, not both. We, as Christians, gathered on Christmas morning to rejoice in the mystery […]
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Another Sunday In The Land Of Memories
January 3, 2013Childhood memories beckon on Jan. 3, the Feast of the Most Holy Name of Jesus. In my mind’s eye I see the church in Coral Gables—The Little Flower—where my family went to Mass each Sunday. I see us pulling into the parking lot, my father at the helm of the big Oldsmobile with fancy fins […]
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Emory To Sponsor Special Showing Of ‘Restless Heart’
January 3, 2013The Aquinas Center and the Catholic Student Union at Emory University will sponsor a special showing of the new movie, “Restless Heart,” on Thursday, Jan. 31, at 7:30 p.m. The movie will be shown in White Hall, room 208, at Emory. “The Restless Heart” explores the dramatic life of St. Augustine, one of the pillars […]
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Save Feb. 16 For 28th Annual Marriage Day Ball
January 3, 2013For the 28th year in Atlanta, married couples who want to celebrate St. Valentine’s Day in a joyous atmosphere with other couples are invited to attend the World Marriage Day Ball. Held at the Crowne Plaza Atlanta Perimeter at Ravinia, the event on Saturday, Feb. 16, is planned by the Atlanta Area Worldwide Marriage Encounter […]
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Bobcat Youth Football League Debuted On South Side
January 3, 2013FAYETTEVILLE—The 2012-13 school year has been busy for the Our Lady of Mercy High School community. The school has a new principal, growing enrollment, the football team in the playoffs—and a program with 112 youth football players between the ages of 7 and 14. Since arriving at school three years ago, Coach Mike Earwood has […]
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Knights Help Make Christmas Special
January 3, 2013St. Joseph Church Knights of Columbus, Council 4599, along with the St. Vincent de Paul Society, hosted a Christmas party for children from infant to 17 years. The children met Santa Claus and were each given a new toy for Christmas, plus a stocking of goodies. Nearly 700 children from 200 families received toys for […]
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Christmas At Gift Of Grace House
January 3, 2013David Caron reported about 30 guests—among them “the poor, sick, homeless”—gathered along with about 10 volunteers for Christmas Day Mass at the Gift of Grace House, Atlanta. The home is run by the Missionaries of Charity to serve women who are poor and ill. Following Mass, volunteers readied the tables for the guests. Caron played […]
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Catholic Pastor Attends Hospital Milestone
January 3, 2013Father Eric Hill, pastor of Prince of Peace Church, Flowery Branch, joined with a group of ecumenical clergy members at a blessing of a future hospital. The early December event took place in Braselton on a dirt field where the 100-bed Northeast Georgia Medical Center hospital is scheduled to open in 2015.
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Archdiocese Joined Religious Liberty Fray in 2012
January 3, 2013ATLANTA—Catholics in the Atlanta Archdiocese came out to support a nationwide series of rallies for religious freedom during 2012. The Fortnight for Freedom rallies, in addition to the filing of a lawsuit by the archdiocese against the Obama administration’s health care mandate on contraception and sterilization, were key events last year. Others were the 2012 […]