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Respect Life Month 2012 Activities Planned
September 27, 2012The Archdiocese of Atlanta will be joining with Catholics across the country in the annual observance of October as Respect Life Month, with a special emphasis on life issues at Masses on Respect Life Sunday, Oct. 7. This year’s theme is “Faith Opens Our Eyes to Human Life in All its Grandeur and Beauty.” Respect […]
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At Pax Christi Event, Members Look At Future Plans
September 27, 2012SANDY SPRINGS—From fighting racism and building bridges between Arabs and Jews in the Holy Land to visiting prisons, Catholic activists with Pax Christi USA talked about a vision for the international peace movement. Some 40 members of the organization spent Saturday, Sept. 15, at St. Jude Church, Sandy Springs, talking with each other and the […] Full Story
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Q&A With Sister Patricia Chappell Of Pax Christi
September 27, 2012Sister Patricia Chappell is helping to build a road map for the future of Pax Christi USA, the Catholic peace movement. Its executive director for the last nine months, Sister Chappell is going around the country to gauge the opinions of and pick up insights from members of the organization. She spent some time in […] Full Story
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Legal Community’s Red Mass To Be Celebrated Oct. 4
September 27, 2012Prayers for public leaders and the legal community will be offered at the annual Red Mass. The Mass will be celebrated on Thursday, Oct. 4, at 11 a.m. at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, 353 Peachtree St. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory will be the principal celebrant and homilist of this year’s Mass. […]
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Fall Festivals
September 27, 2012CONYERS, SEPT. 29 MONASTERY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT hosts Fall Festival 2012 at the Trappist monastery, 2625 Highway 212, SW, Conyers, with free events for all ages, families, children and adults. Events include guided nature walks and a lecture series throughout the day on the “Good Earth,” covering the historic, natural and architectural aspects of […]
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Priests Serving In Archdiocese Gather At Convocation
September 27, 2012With the theme “Our Call to Stewardship of the Priesthood,” the 2012 Convocation of Priests gathered over 200 diocesan and religious order priests together at Legacy Lodge at Lake Lanier to assess the vitality of the presbyterate and explore effective tools for improving their lives and ministries as priests. The convocation, which is held every […] Full Story
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Fifth-Grade Vocations Day
September 27, 2012Some 850 fifth-grade boys and girls were invited to consider becoming a priest, sister, deacon or brother at the sixth annual Fifth-Grade Vocations Day, hosted by St. Joseph Catholic School and Church in Marietta. The Offices of Vocations and Catholic Schools organized the day. St. Joseph parish priest Father Mark Starr concelebrated the Mass with […]
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Top 50 Catholic High Schools
September 27, 2012Atlanta’s Holy Spirit Preparatory School and Pinecrest Academy, Cumming, were named two of the Top 50 Catholic High Schools. Both schools have received the honor consecutively. The Cardinal Newman Society hosts the rankings promoting schools that excel in three categories: academic excellence, Catholic identity and civic education. Holy Spirit Upper School Principal Tommy Curtin said […]
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Carroll’s ‘American Requiem’ A Profound Memorial
September 27, 2012Throughout his life, my father expressed a debt of gratitude to me. “I had saved his life,” he often said, “by keeping him out of Vietnam.” In early 1967, one of the worst years of the Vietnam War, my father received word from his draft board in Atlanta. He was soon to be one of […]
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Olympian Returns To Our Lady of Victory School
September 27, 2012Students and faculty at Our Lady of Victory School, Tyrone, recently welcomed back a former student and Olympian Christian Taylor. Taylor, 22, brought home the gold medal for the United States in the triple jump at the 2012 London Olympics. He shared his journey to achieve his gold medal and the story of his success. […]