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What The Magi Saw That Night
January 5, 2012“Oh, it’s the feast of the Epiphany, right? That’s about the three guys in fancy clothes, who show up in Bethlehem with gifts, correct? Yeah, I’ve heard about that one before.” Maybe because we commemorate this day every year, it’s in danger of losing its sparkle, especially for those who have grown somewhat cynical over […]
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What I Have Seen And Heard
January 5, 2012All in all, I think there were about 40 of them, many of them looking quite relaxed wearing jeans and running shoes. Some sported mustaches while others were clean shaven. There were Koreans, Hispanics, Vietnamese, Anglos and African-Americans. Their ages varied perhaps from the early 20s to the mid-30s—maybe one or two of them in […]
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Photos From 2011
December 31, 2011Photojournalist Michael Alexander selected these photos to look back at some of the events that took place in the Atlanta Archdiocese in 2011.
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What I Have Seen And Heard for December 22, 2011
December 22, 2011I’ve now made it somewhat of a personal campaign that whenever a person wishes me the generic greeting “happy holidays,” I respond with an enthusiastic “Merry Christmas.” I suppose that for some people it might seem just an inconsequential gesture, but I have become more and more frustrated at the progressively growing and quite obvious […]
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‘For All Or For Many?’: New Mass Prayers
December 22, 2011Of all the changes in the new Mass translation, two words used by the priest at the consecration have evoked the most questions. Those two words are “for many.” Until the new translation, the priest had been referring to Jesus’ blood having redemptive value “for all”: “… this is the cup of my blood, the […]
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Notable
December 22, 2011The St. Brigid Church Under-10 boys soccer team, the Red Fury, won the Catholic Metro Soccer League (CMSL) championship. The Red Fury defeated a skilled St. Jude team 5-4. According to coach Miguel Villar, the first four St. Brigid goals were scored by Charlie Fleming. The game was tied 4-4 late in the second half when Nickolas […]
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Local Catholics React To New Missal
December 22, 2011On the first Sunday of Advent, the Catholic Church officially implemented the new Roman Missal, with new English translations of various parts of the Mass. Some parishes took advantage of the permitted introduction during the fall of some of the new sung responses to introduce the wording changes gradually to their congregations, while others dove […]
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‘For All Or For Many?’: New Mass Prayers
December 22, 2011Of all the changes in the new Mass translation, two words used by the priest at the consecration have evoked the most questions. Those two words are “for many.” Until the new translation, the priest had been referring to Jesus’ blood having redemptive value “for all”: “… this is the cup of my blood, the […]
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Faith & Public Policy Workshops To Begin In January
December 22, 2011The Georgia Catholic Conference is sponsoring the first Faith & Public Policy Workshop of 2012, to be held on Jan. 7 at St. Ann Church. Speakers at the workshop will include Frank Mulcahy, executive director of the Georgia Catholic Conference, Mary Boyert, director of the archdiocesan Respect Life Ministry, Kat Doyle, director of Social Justice […]
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CTK To Host Benefit For Hapeville Pregnancy Center
December 22, 2011The Advice and Aid Pregnancy Center (AAPC) in Hapeville is celebrating its 27th year of ministry for life with a special evening at the Cathedral of Christ the King, Atlanta, on Friday, Jan. 20, 2012. Mass will be celebrated at 6 p.m. by Bishop Gregory J. Hartmayer of Savannah. Following Mass at 7 p.m. will […]