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‘The Exorcist’: Setting The Record Straight
July 19, 2012Consider three excerpts from the readings from St. Mark’s Gospel we’ve heard at Sunday Masses this month: “There was a woman afflicted with hemorrhages for 12 years. She had suffered greatly at the hands of many doctors and had spent all that she had. Yet she was not helped but only grew worse.” “Jesus took […]
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Couples For Christ Region Event Focuses On Mary
July 19, 2012Nearly 1,000 people from 21 states associated with Couples for Christ USA attended the organization’s Eastern conference at the Marriott Marquis Hotel, Atlanta, June 29 to July 1. The conference theme for the “Magnificat weekend” was “Proclaim the Greatness of the Lord.” The mother of Jesus was held up as a model for couples in […]
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Encounter of Hispanic Ministries To Be Held Aug. 4
July 19, 2012The 2012 Encounter of Hispanic Ministries, known as “Encuentro,” will be held Saturday, Aug. 4, at St. Andrew Church in Roswell from 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Encuentro provides an opportunity for Catholics to share information and to exchange points of view about the integration process of the Catholic Hispanic community in the Archdiocese of Atlanta. The […] Full Story
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6 Incentives To Consider Natural Family Planning
July 19, 2012According to the Guttmacher Institute, statistics released earlier this year suggest that close to 90 percent of women of reproductive age—and 87 percent of Catholic women—use a method of contraception other than Natural Family Planning. While the percentages may differ in other studies, it is clear that contraceptive use is prevalent even among Catholics, making […]
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Father Scully Excited To Settle Into New Parish
July 10, 2012Marist Father Patrick Scully recently took on the role of pastor at St. Peter Church in LaGrange and administrator of its mission, St. Elizabeth Seton in Warm Springs, an appointment he is both passionate and excited about. “I’m excited to be in LaGrange. I’m excited with the locale, the feel, the people,” he said about […]
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Theology Of The Body Conference To Be Held In S.C.
July 7, 2012The Diocese of Charleston and Family Honor, Inc. are sponsoring a Theology of the Body conference from July 6-7 at St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church in Simpsonville, S.C. The event offers an opportunity for families to meet some of the foremost experts in the study of Pope John Paul II’s teaching called “The Theology of […]
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Offertory Event Gives Parish Leaders Best Practices
July 5, 2012Some 150 parish leaders, priests and deacons gathered at the Chancery recently to discuss ways to help parishes boost offertory contributions and make stewardship a central part of parish life. Villanova University economics professor Dr. Chuck Zech was the keynote speaker at the offertory workshop sponsored by the archdiocesan Stewardship Office May 30. Zech said […]
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Q&A With Archbishop Gregory On Religious Liberty
July 5, 2012As the Fortnight for Freedom began, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory was interviewed about the conflict over religious liberty since a 2012 federal mandate was announced that requires all employers to provide and pay for contraceptives, abortion-inducing medications and sterilizations in health plans for their employees. Catholic entities oppose this mandate in their health care plans […]
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Prayer For The Protection Of Religious Liberty
July 5, 2012O God our Creator, from your provident hand we have received our right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. You have called us as your people and given us the right and the duty to worship you, the only true God, and your Son, Jesus Christ. Through the power and working of your […]
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Longing For Faith
July 5, 2012“I wish I had more faith,” my aunt said. She is 91 and facing a recurrence of lung cancer. Doctors want her to undergo chemotherapy and radiation—and she is, understandably, fearful. She is well aware that some people refuse such treatments in the hopes of enjoying the time they have left without enduring the terrible […]