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For 2013 education tax credit, act quickly
April 25, 2013Grace Scholars’ leaders are encouraging Catholic taxpayers to contribute to the student scholarship organization that aids Georgia Catholic school students. David Brown, the executive director of Grace Scholars, reported that as of April 7, 56 percent of the education tax credit available statewide has already been approved for 2013. Some $52.4 million is available for […]
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Spanish radiothon seeks donors, prayers
April 25, 2013The second radio marathon, “Crece Nuestra Fe” (Our Faith Grows), took place from Monday to Saturday, April 15 to 20. During the radiothon, live broadcasts of “Nuestra Fe” came from a conference room of the Chancery of the Archdiocese of Atlanta in Smyrna for an hour every day. “Nuestra Fe” is a Spanish Catholic radio […]
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Grand Jury: Gosnell’s Clinic A ‘Baby Charnel House’
April 25, 2013WASHINGTON (CNS)—When a team of health officials and investigators looking into illegal drug use raided Dr. Kermit Barron Gosnell’s Women’s Medical Society Feb. 18, 2010, they happened upon what many are calling a “house of horrors.” “There was blood on the floor. A stench of urine filled the air. A flea-infested cat was wandering through […]
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Damaged Texas Town Swarmed With Assistance, Prayers
April 25, 2013WEST, Texas (CNS)—The small town of West has been flooded with donations, disaster response teams, volunteers, news media and, perhaps most importantly, prayers since an explosion at a fertilizer plant the evening of April 17. The explosion killed 14 people and destroyed many of the homes within five blocks of the fertilizer plant. Though not […]
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Catholic Charities Atlanta Celebrates 60 Years At Gala
April 25, 2013ATLANTA—Recognizing six decades of service to individuals and families in North Georgia, supporters, friends and staff members of Catholic Charities Atlanta gathered for the organization’s annual gala on Thursday, April 18. Serving as the charity’s largest fundraiser, this year the gala put special focus on the 60-year anniversary of CCA, recounting its history and looking […]
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What real saints do
April 25, 2013Events from this past Easter Sunday managed to place me into a direct personal relationship with two Catholic saints—well, in truth, I was put into immediate connection with two local relatives of two saints—and since then I have not been able to stop thinking about the coincidence of those two separate Easter encounters. St. Marianne […]
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Lo Que He Visto Y He Oido
April 25, 2013Los eventos ocurridos este pasado Domingo de Resurrección lograron colocarme en relación directa con dos santos católicos, bueno, en realidad, estuve en contacto inmediato con dos de los parientes locales de estos dos santos y desde entonces no he podido dejar de pensar en la coincidencia de estos dos encuentros pascuales aislados. La monja franciscana, […]
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Celebrating New Life In Our Parishes
April 25, 2013I was reading the Atlanta newspaper the other day and realized a section has been missing for a long time. You will still find death notices, but there are no birth announcements as in days of old. I’m not sure why this section has vanished, but surely as Catholics we can do better to celebrate the […]
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Atlanta’s Marists celebrate 150 years of U.S. ministry
April 25, 2013ATLANTA—While Marist priests and brothers today may not travel to mission communities in the U.S. via horse and carriage or by hopping on the train, the focus of their apostolate has remained very much the same as when they first arrived from France 150 years ago. Their presence took root in Georgia in 1897 and […]
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Beyond Medical Help, Physician Gave Spiritual Help
April 25, 2013BOSTON (CNS)—Though events at the 2013 Boston Marathon included mayhem and the need for swift action, the father of a heroic runner slowed down to reflect in prayer at a Catholic shrine the next day. After experiencing firsthand the events as two bombs exploded April 15 at the finish line, Dr. Joseph Stavas, 58, stopped […]