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Upcoming Retreat To Focus On God’s Call, Vocation
December 6, 2012Some men are called to be married. Some are called to be single. Still others are called to be priests. Discerning God’s call for one’s life is an important step in a young man’s faith. The archdiocesan Office for Vocations is offering a Men’s Discernment Retreat geared toward helping attendees pursue their true vocation. The […]
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The End Of The Line
December 6, 2012There are stories in the news these days about the soon-to-be end of the world. According to the Mayan calendar, the end will arrive on, I think, December 22. Or maybe it is the next day. I’ll have to check the date. Check my calendar. Predictions of the end of everything come around every now […]
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Calling For A ‘Spiritually Profound’ Advent
December 6, 2012The end of a calendar year in modern American culture has become an odd and frenzied mixture of the sacred and the profane. From Thanksgiving through New Year’s, this culture offers a heady mixture of consumerism, special foods accompanied by a great deal of drink, major football games, lavish decorations, family get-togethers—and increasing stress and […]
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Immaculate Mary’s Graced Role In God’s Plan
December 6, 2012In December 1854, Pope Pius IX issued “Ineffabilis Deus,” a papal document that proclaimed Mary’s Immaculate Conception as a dogma of the church, clarifying the church’s teaching on a theological area of reflection that had been debated for centuries. In it, the pope declared that “from the very beginning, and before time began, the eternal […]
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Seeking Budding Videographers To Film For The Faith
December 6, 2012Have you ever felt inspired to share your faith … in video? As an initiative of the Year of Faith with Mary, the Archdiocese of Atlanta is holding a video contest for people of all ages who want to think creatively about their faith, lives and devotion to God—and put those thoughts into action in […]
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Discovering A Secret Kingdom In The Heart
December 6, 2012The little girl was standing with her grandmother near the train tracks at Coventry Road, as my husband and I approached. The wide-eyed child could not contain her excitement, and as we drew nearer, she exclaimed, “I saw a real train!” For a child, the world is new, moment by moment. Leaves trembling on trees, […]
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Deacon Assignment
December 6, 2012Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following change in deacon assignment: Deacon Bernard J. Casey has been assigned to serve at St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Alpharetta, effective Nov. 13.
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Catholic Charities Joins Initiative At MLK Sr. Complex
December 6, 2012Four nonprofit agencies are starting a collaboration to help struggling families in Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward become financially secure. Catholic Charities Atlanta is embracing this initiative at the new Martin Luther King Sr. Community Resources Complex, named for the long-time pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church and father of the civil rights icon. “The potential for […]
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Deacon Tom Mackin, Of St. Oliver Plunkett, Dies
December 6, 2012Born Jan. 20, 1933, he was a U.S. Army veteran who had served in Korea. He worked at the J.C. Penney Catalog Company for some 32 years. He loved his family and his community and had a unique sense of humor. In a letter to the family, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory said, “Tom accomplished many […] Full Story
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School Sister Of Notre Dame, Former Teacher, Dies
December 6, 2012School Sister of Notre Dame Sister Catherine Marie O’Donnell, a grade school teacher and school principal for more than 43 years, died of respiratory failure on Nov. 24 at Lourdes Health Care Center in Wilton, Conn. She was 87. Mary O’Donnell was born on March 16, 1925, in Medford, Mass., to Irish immigrants Patrick O’Donnell […]