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‘Catholics aren’t Christians’ – and other common myths
October 13, 2011I was once thoroughly stunned when a lady asked me, in all seriousness, whether Catholicism was a cult. This was the first of many times I have found myself attempting to debunk myths about my faith. Following are some rather prevalent ones with ammunition for setting the record straight. Catholics worship Mary. Here’s the truth: […]
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What The Church Teaches About Cremation
October 13, 2011A Catholic interviewer recently asked Emilio Estevez why his new movie “The Way,” which is so respectfully full of Catholic imagery, has its main character (Martin Sheen) scattering the ashes of his son, a practice forbidden by Church law? Estevez answered that the “character of Tom is a lapsed Catholic. He wouldn’t be formed in […]
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Notable
October 13, 2011Transfiguration Church, Marietta, awarded its highest recognition honors at its 34th anniversary celebration. The Lumen Gentium (Light of Christ) Award was one of several handed out at the celebration on Saturday, Sept. 24. Nearly 200 people attended the Blue & Silver Ball with food prepared by the men’s club, and a musical performance by the […]
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Movie On Early Years Of Women’s Basketball Inspires
October 13, 2011“The Mighty Macs,” a new film produced and directed by Tim Chambers, follows a well-used formula: an untutored team is formed with awkward players, unpolished talent is given a chance to shine, the team finds its inspiration, and the underdogs finally triumph in the end. What makes “The Mighty Macs” special, however, is the heart […]
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Students Break World Record In Hide And Seek
October 13, 2011How do you break a world record? This was the question middle school video journalism students at Queen of Angels School were asked as part of a group project last year. Instead of just researching how it was done in the past, the Queen of Angels students decided to actually attempt to break a world […]
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St. Pius X Band Belts Out Championship Performance
October 13, 2011The marching Golden Lions of St. Pius X High School successfully competed in the Oct. 1 Lake Lanier Tournament of Bands, an annual band competition held at Chestatee High School Stadium, Gainesville. The St. Pius marching band captured first place among all AA bands and first place in the silver division. Their drumline and flagline […]
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Stars of movie, ‘The Way,’ make a Chancery stop
October 13, 2011SMYRNA–Actors Martin Sheen and Emilio Estevez visited the Archdiocese of Atlanta Chancery Sept. 27 to promote and discuss their new movie, “The Way,” which is scheduled to open in October. The visit was a brief detour on their bus tour, as Sheen and Estevez, who are father and son, went from city to city where […]
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10-year-old St. Peter Claver grows in enrollment
October 13, 2011DECATUR–Teacher Teresa Carnes steers her pint-sized girls and boys at St. Peter Claver Regional Catholic School to their chairs, instructing them gently to keep their hands to their sides and put their lunch boxes away. The letter A is getting special attention on the blackboard: Apple, airplane, ant are written in chalk. “The Grouchy Ladybug” […]
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Catholic school faculty treated to day of learning
October 13, 2011ROSWELL–Students remember only 5 percent of what they hear in a classroom lecture, but 90 percent of what they learn when students teach other students, educators were told at a recent workshop. The immediate use of knowledge and learning is the most effective teaching method, said Christian Brother Robert R. Bimonte, executive director of the […]
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What The Church Teaches About Cremation
October 13, 2011A Catholic interviewer recently asked Emilio Estevez why his new movie “The Way,” which is so respectfully full of Catholic imagery, has its main character (Martin Sheen) scattering the ashes of his son, a practice forbidden by Church law? Estevez answered that the “character of Tom is a lapsed Catholic. He wouldn’t be formed in […]