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New leader for Holy Spirit Preparatory School
April 25, 2013Kyle Pietrantonio took over as head of school for Holy Spirit Preparatory School on March 1. Pietrantonio previously was the school’s associate head of school and Lower School principal. He has served in different roles during the past eight years, including high school history and Latin teacher and junior high principal. More recently, Pietrantonio was […]
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Catholic students win Governor’s Honors
April 25, 2013Local Catholic high school students will be spending part of the summer as members of the Georgia Governor’s Honors Program. The students from St. Pius X High School, Atlanta, for the 2013 program are: in math, Josh Chatfield, of Decatur; in visual arts, Ana Haynes, of Lawrenceville; in communicative arts, Grace Obiofuma, of Lawrenceville, and […]
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Sister Valentina receives award named for her
April 25, 2013Mercy Sister Valentina Sheridan received the 2013 Second Century Award at Saint Joseph’s Hospital in Atlanta. The award, which will be given annually at the hospital, is to be named in her honor as the Sister Valentina Sheridan Award. Sister Val, as she is known, is the director of mission integration at the hospital. She […]
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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, […]