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Holy Spirit Lower School building, field rededicated
October 13, 2011ATLANTA–Holy Spirit Preparatory School held a rededication for its Lower School building and field on Sept. 29, after a $2 million renovation was completed over the summer. The renovated Lower School building houses students from kindergarten through fourth grade. Holy Spirit Prep’s current enrollment for grades kindergarten through sixth is 351 students. The structure, originally […]
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New Holy Spirit Prep chaplain coaches as well
October 13, 2011ATLANTA–A fan of fast cars, a former DJ, a blues singer and now a spiritual leader to more than 700 young people, the new chaplain is now on campus at Holy Spirit Preparatory School. A native of Milwaukee, Father Jason Brooks spent part of his college days on the gridiron where he played NCAA Division […]
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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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GRACE opens Catholic school doors to 450 students
October 13, 2011ATLANTA–Haile and Nigist Woldu last year traveled with their son Enoch by MARTA from their Auburn Avenue apartment in Atlanta to Decatur every weekday and then walked with him from the station to St. Thomas More School, overjoyed by the chance to give him a Catholic education like the one they received when they were […]
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African Catholics join together in solidarity at Mass
October 13, 2011STONE MOUNTAIN–Worshippers recited prayers in five languages as they praised God, African-style. Five women danced down the center aisle of Corpus Christi Church at the start of Mass to the drumbeat of African rhythms. One woman carried the book with the day’s Scripture readings on her back, presenting it to Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, the […]
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Couples married 50, 60 years honored at Mass
October 13, 2011JOHNS CREEK–Barbara and Earl Beck laugh about it, but they are serious when they say their first meeting left them with “mutual dislike.” Their moms had played matchmakers. If they knew one thing, dates arranged by mom could not end well. Said a smiling Barbara, “I told my mother I wanted to do my own […]
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50 Years later, here they are, Earl and Barbara Beck
October 10, 201150 Years of Marriage Begins with Mutual Dislike by GeorgiaBulletin Please listen to Barbara Beck tell how her marriage of 50 years to her husband, Earl, began with mutual dislike. It’s a great story. You can read my article in the Georgia Bulletin about the annual Mass honoring couples in 2011 who celebrate their 50th and 60th […]
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Voices of the Nigerian Catholic Community Choir
October 4, 2011I set out for the inaugural Mass of the Pan African Catholic Organization of the Atlanta last weekend. Wandering around before the service began, I found a choir of women, wearing colorful clothes, practicing for the upcoming Mass. You can hear the choir below. Here’s my lede for the story: Worshippers recited prayers in five […]