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Golden Lions Could Not Be Tamed Or Contained
September 13, 2012ATLANTA—In their first home game of the 2012 football season the St. Pius X Golden Lions defeated the North Oconee High School Titans 50-14. St. Pius scored 36 points in the first half. The Pius defense held North Oconee scoreless until late in the third quarter. Defensive back Michael Sikorski had two interceptions on the […]
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Pan African Community To Mark Anniversary
September 13, 2012The Pan African Catholic Community of Atlanta (PACOA) is sponsoring a Mass to celebrate its second anniversary. The Eucharistic celebration will be held on Saturday, Oct. 6, at 7 p.m. at Corpus Christi Church. This year’s celebrant will be Bishop Joseph N. Perry, auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago. All are invited. The purpose […]
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Charismatic Renewal Plans October Conference
September 13, 2012The 2012 conference of the Atlanta Catholic Charismatic Renewal will be held Oct. 12-13 at Corpus Christi Church, 600 Mountain View Drive, Stone Mountain. In response to the call to life-giving repentance and reconciliation, the group has chosen the theme, “Come, Be Renewed,” inspired by 2 Chron 7:14, “If my people who are called by […]
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First Nigerian Priest For Atlanta Named Pastor
September 13, 2012Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory recently named Father Michael Onyekuru as the pastor of St. John the Evangelist Church, Hapeville. In 2000, Father Onyekuru was ordained by the late Archbishop John F. Donoghue as the first Nigerian Catholic priest for the Atlanta Archdiocese. During his time in the Atlanta Archdiocese, Father Onyekuru served as parochial vicar […]
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New Group Of Men Discern Priesthood For Atlanta
September 13, 2012A group of 13 men will formally continue the process of discernment to the priesthood by entering the seminary for the Archdiocese of Atlanta this fall. They range from recent graduates of the University of Georgia, Georgia Tech, and Georgia College and State University, to several men from Colombia, South America, and a candidate from […]
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Notable
September 13, 2012Nancy Emhart is one of those people that do so much work so well. Not only is Emhart the volunteer choir director of Sacred Heart Church, in Hartwell, she assists with the liturgy committee and served on the parish council, among other things. For her latest project, she is helping the local Habitat for Humanity […]
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Conyers Festival To Feature Ecological Lecture Series
September 13, 2012The Monastery of the Holy Spirit will hold its fall festival on Saturday, Sept. 29, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the monastery grounds. All are invited to the festivities, which will have activities for all ages, including hayrides, a petting zoo and pony rides, a marketplace, organic farm produce, and tours of the […]
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Our Faith Should Transform Our Politics
September 13, 2012The start of the Year of Faith and our country’s elections will take place less than a month apart. And we have an excellent opportunity as Catholics to apply the principles of our faith to our political system—not only in how we vote, but in how we choose to influence our country’s political discourse, too […]
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Faith & Public Policy Workshops In 8 Parishes
September 13, 2012The conventions are over. Election Day is less than two months away. Now the voters have their work cut out for them. Researching candidates’ positions yourself, listening to or reading well-informed commentators, analyzing the difficult decisions ahead and the character and wisdom of those running for office, these tasks fall to the citizen, in order […]
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Students Hit The Books At New St. Joseph, Athens
September 13, 2012ATHENS—Under overcast skies, students and parents lined up outside the doors of the new St. Joseph School Wednesday, Sept. 5, awaiting the official opening of its doors for the 2012-2013 school year. The key to the new brick building was given to a young pre-kindergarten student at the back of the line and passed through […]