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Mary: Woman Of Listening, Decision, Action
June 20, 2013This evening we have prayed together with the Holy Rosary; we have retraced several events of Jesus’ journey, of our salvation, and we have done so with the One who is our Mother, Mary, the One who guides us with a sure hand to her Son Jesus. Mary always guides us to Jesus. Today we […]
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Six Receive Degrees In Holy Spirit College’s 2013 Class
June 20, 2013ATLANTA—The feast of St. Matthias, May 14, was the graduation date for Holy Spirit College’s class of 2013. This second graduation class for the school included six, who received one undergraduate and five graduate degrees. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory celebrated the baccalaureate Mass at St. Mary’s Chapel on the Holy Spirit College campus. The Mass […]
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What The Pope’s Leaked Comments Really Tell Us
June 20, 2013VATICAN CITY (CNS)—A report that Pope Francis privately acknowledged the existence of a “gay lobby” inside the Vatican offers a sensational example of his unvarnished speaking style and a reminder of the challenge that style poses for the papacy in the age of digital communications and vanishing privacy. On the other hand, an acknowledgment that […]
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Administration Drops Fight To Limit Plan B
June 20, 2013WASHINGTON (CNS)—U.S. Catholic officials expressed disappointment with the June 10 announcement that the federal government will comply with a judge’s ruling to allow girls of any age to buy the morning-after pill without a prescription. The decision reversed recent course of action by the federal government. On May 1, the Justice Department announced that it […]
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Looking Back… June 1963
June 20, 2013The June 13, 1963 edition of The Georgia Bulletin carried a front-page question and answer interview with Cardinal Augustine Bea, head of the Vatican Secretariat for Christian Unity. The cardinal had visited the United States in April 1963 and had a fresh look at the ecumenical movement in the U.S. The interview was copyrighted because […]
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Newspaper’s New Design … Unveiled In The Next Issue
June 20, 2013After many months—maybe even years—it’s almost time. We are eager and ready to move from planning to action. With the first issue in July—the next one—The Georgia Bulletin’s look and organization, both print and online, will be fresh and different. The staff is focused on that deadline, even as we continue to do the work […]
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Bishop Given Athens Parish Tour
June 20, 2013Father David McGuinness, pastor of St. Joseph Parish, Athens, gave Bishop Luis R. Zarama a bird’s-eye view of the parish’s 46 acres on Epps Bridge Parkway in Athens. St. Joseph’s, which is celebrating its 140th anniversary this year, relocated its Pre-K through eighth school from the parish’s downtown campus in September. The parish center, which […]
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St. Pius X Student Named To U16 Women’s National Basketball Team
June 20, 2013St. Pius X High School rising junior Asia Durr, of Douglasville, has been selected to the 2013 USA Basketball Women’s U16 National Team. Durr was among 124 players to take to the court at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. She was one of 12 players to make the squad. Durr returns to Colorado […]
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Gymnast Standout At Blessed Trinity High School
June 20, 2013Blessed Trinity freshman Hannah Swoish competed at the 2013 Junior Olympic Level 9 Eastern National Gymnastics Championships in May in Battle Creek, Mich. The Roswell Catholic high school student won three national titles, which are first-place finishes in the all-around, vault, and balance beam. She also medaled with second place on uneven bars and fifth […]
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Young Singer Honored At Mary Our Queen
June 20, 2013The 2013 St. Cecilia Award for Outstanding Young Chorister was awarded to Katie Mettille, daughter of Cathy Mettille of Duluth. Katie is a member of the children’s choir, led by Linda Morgan, at Mary Our Queen Church, Norcross. Katie attends Duluth Middle School. The award is given annually to a singer in the children’s choir who has […]