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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. […]
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7 Keys To The New Evangelization
October 25, 2012Pope Benedict XVI has announced a Year of Faith, starting Oct. 11 and ending Nov. 24, 2013, to strengthen the faith of Catholics and draw the world to faith by their example. The Year of Faith is meant to reflect one of the themes of Pope Benedict’s pontificate, the New Evangelization. He called a Synod […]
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7 Keys To The New Evangelization
October 25, 2012Pope Benedict XVI has announced a Year of Faith, starting Oct. 11 and ending Nov. 24, 2013, to strengthen the faith of Catholics and draw the world to faith by their example. The Year of Faith is meant to reflect one of the themes of Pope Benedict’s pontificate, the New Evangelization. He called a Synod […]
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Priest Assignment
October 25, 2012Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following change in priest assignments. Father Daniel P. Ketter has entered the degree program to earn his licentiate in canon law at The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C., for the 2012 fall semester.
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Deacon Assignments
October 25, 2012Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following changes in deacon assignments. Deacon Phillip Gregory Smilski has been assigned to serve at St. Joseph Church, Marietta, and Catholic Charities Atlanta, effective Oct. 15. Deacon Robert Klein has been assigned to serve at St. Catherine of Siena Church, Kennesaw, effective Oct. 31.
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Fairs and Festivals
October 25, 2012JASPER, OCT. 27-28 OUR LADY OF THE MOUNTAINS CHURCH holds its third annual Fall Festival at the church on Refuge Road (Highway 108), Jasper. Admission is two canned food items for the church food pantry. Festival includes food, games, bingo and vendors with unique gift items. Open Saturday, Oct. 27, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sunday, Oct. […]
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A Guide For The Presidential Election 2012
October 25, 2012The Georgia Catholic Conference, along with several other Catholic conferences, has prepared a guide on issues of interest to Catholics, along with information about the positions of the Republican and Democratic candidates running for President of the United States. This guide includes comments, policies and statements that are from each candidate’s public career and campaigns. […]
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20-Year Naval Chaplain Serves Church, Country
October 25, 2012From the war zone of Afghanistan to the Pacific high seas, Father Patrick McCormick, a priest of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, transcended religious barriers as an active duty military chaplain in his ministry of care over two decades to those in spiritual need. And while the majority of military members aren’t affiliated with a particular […]