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Race Marks Comeback Of Priest Sidelined By Leukemia
September 29, 2011For Father Joseph Peek, the journey of 26.1 miles begins with a 5K on Oct. 15. And the leukemia survivor has chosen the Winship Win the Fight 5K as his comeback race. More importantly, he says, he is entering the race as a way to support research at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University. All […]
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Is God Still In Control Of The World?
September 29, 2011Reading the news can definitely bring on the blues. In India, a cluster of bystanders lost their lives when a bomb exploded. In our own country, many people are out of work and some have lost their homes. Whenever you turn on your computer or pick up a newspaper, the headlines blare at you: terrorism, […]
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Priest Assignments
September 29, 2011Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following changes in priest assignments. He has confirmed the assignment of Father Luis Garza as territorial director of the Legionaries of Christ, effective Sept. 19. He has confirmed the recommendation of Father Garza and assigned Father Joseph Ramos, LC, to work with the men of the Regnum Christi, […]
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Local Programs Focus On Why ‘Life Matters’ At All Stages
September 29, 2011The Archdiocese of Atlanta will be joining with Catholics across the country in the 40th annual observance of October as Respect Life Month. Begun in 1972, the Respect Life program combines all four aspects of the U.S. bishops’ “Pastoral Plan for Pro-Life Activities”—education, prayer, service and advocacy. It kicks off each year on Respect Life […]
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Next Execution In Georgia May Take Place Oct. 5
September 29, 2011Coming quickly on the heels of the execution of Troy Davis, Catholic spiritual leaders and death penalty opponents are again taking a public stand to oppose the use of the death chamber. Marcus R. Johnson on Wednesday, Oct. 5, is scheduled to be put to death for the 1994 killing of Angela Sizemore, whose body […]
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Embrace Ministry Born Out Of Couple’s Grief
September 29, 2011Out of her own heartbreak, Nicole Hartman is reaching out to other couples that share the grief of losing a child still in the womb. “It is this awful cross,” she said. The 39-year-old is leading the effort to form a ministry in the Atlanta Archdiocese called Embrace to aid other couples with support and […]
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Glendon speaks on threats to religious freedom
September 29, 2011ATLANTA–The trend of Americans becoming less connected to religious institutions and looking upon spirituality as a private matter could hurt liberal democracies and undermine the cause of religious freedom, according to the head of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences. Mary Ann Glendon, professor of law at Harvard University, spoke Sept. 20 at the Emory […]
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At the Cathedral, recalling the historic first Mass
September 29, 2011Driving by the Cathedral of Christ the King on Monday, Aug. 15, one might have seen people gathered for Mass not inside the church, but on the front steps of the rectory and on the front lawn. They were standing in the footprints of earlier generations of Catholics. The congregation prayed where exactly 75 years […]
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Fellini’s ‘La Strada’ Emphasizes Catholic Truths
September 29, 2011Not long ago a former student of mine wrote to me with a compelling question. The student is currently serving in the Peace Corps, and to pass time in the evenings he is re-viewing many of the films he first studied in college. “I’ve just finished watching Fellini’s ‘La Strada,’” he wrote, “and I think […]
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Notable
September 29, 2011United Cerebral Palsy of Georgia honored a parishioner at All Saints Church, Dunwoody, for his years of service. Jay Kapp was named the Volunteer of the Year for his many roles in serving the organization. The United Cerebral Palsy of Georgia held its annual Community Awards reception on Sept. 20 at the Marriott Atlanta Century […]