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Mary Our Mother Foundation Offers St. Faustina Diary
March 28, 2013ALPHARETTA—The Mary Our Mother Foundation, a nonprofit ministry based in Alpharetta, has released, on audio CD, “Divine Mercy in My Soul: Audio Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska.” The CDs were produced with the help of the Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception, located at the National Shrine of The Divine Mercy in Stockbridge, Mass., […]
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The Call Of Muriel Spark’s ‘Memento Mori’
March 28, 2013Sometimes, in spite of all the thinking and planning and pontificating a professor brings to his class, the student says it best. So it was last week, when my literary theory class was discussing Muriel Spark’s 1959 novel “Memento Mori.” “I am familiar with ‘coming-of-age’ stories, but this is the first ‘coming-of-old’ age story I […]
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New Popes—On The Cover Of The Georgia Bulletin
March 28, 2013We’ve been looking at The Georgia Bulletin with a heightened sense of history during these last few months, as we celebrate a jubilee milestone here at the newspaper. After spending hours on the announcement of Pope Francis for the last issue, the staff looked up the covers of the issues announcing new popes over the […]
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CHA Head: ‘Dialogue’ HHS Conflict ‘To Resolution’
March 28, 2013ATLANTA—Catholic health care is being challenged by “divisions in the church” but what is needed is a more “humble and discerning approach,” said the leader of the Catholic Health Association. The debate on how to balance religious freedom and medical care in a pluralistic society is not new. It goes back to the earliest days […]
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Parishes Find Vitality In Caring For Creation
March 28, 2013STONE MOUNTAIN—Columbus Brown has traveled to Jamaica to serve poor people but working on a community garden revealed a need here. “It reminded me that I can go on a mission many miles away, but there is so much need right in front of my eyes. I just need to remove the plank from my […]
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Dogs Make Good Listeners
March 28, 2013Students at Holy Redeemer School, Johns Creek, on Thursday, March 7, were greeted by dogs from Therapy Dogs International. Five dogs were brought in as a treat to support the young students as they practiced their reading skills. The students learned about the dogs and also read to them, an interaction that has been shown […]
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Four Pinecrest Seniors Win Hispanic Heritage Scholarships
March 28, 2013The Hispanic Heritage Foundation awarded four Pinecrest Academy seniors with college scholarships during a ceremony at Georgia Tech on Tuesday, March 12. About 10,000 students apply for this competition each year. This year, 15 students from the state of Georgia were selected for this honor, and four of them are Pinecrest students. The independent Catholic […]
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Sophia Academy Students Reenact Christ’s Passion
March 28, 2013In preparation for Holy Week, the eighth through tenth grades of Sophia Academy, Atlanta, presented the “Living Stations of the Cross: A Dramatic Performance of Jesus’ Last Hours” to the school community on Thursday, March 21. Director of Religious Education Julie Noggle said she wanted to bring these stations to life by having students read […]
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Two Girl Scouts Achieve Gold Award
March 28, 2013Two classmates became the first students from Holy Spirit Prep School, Atlanta, to receive the Girl Scout Gold Award. Carson Hooper and Sabrina Angelo celebrated the accomplishment at a presentation held on March 10 at The Fox Theatre. Fewer than 5 percent of all Girls Scouts earn the award, the highest honor in Girl Scouts. […]
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Archbishop John F. Donoghue Fund To Promote Culture Of Life
March 28, 2013The Archbishop John F. Donoghue Fund for Life recently got a boost when it received $40,000 from Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory on behalf of the Atlanta Archdiocese. The fund began in 2009 to build an endowment at the Catholic Foundation of North Georgia to provide grants for ministries and nonprofit organizations that promote a culture […]