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CCHD Youth Art Contest Winners Announced
April 12, 2012Winners of the youth multimedia art contest sponsored by Catholic Campaign for Human Development were announced March 24 at a reception held at the Atlanta Chancery offices. Pinecrest Academy senior Sarah Stubbs (“Wall of Ignorance”) and Gina Valecruz, an eighth-grader at St. Jude School (“Digging Up Issues of Poverty”), were named the local grand-prize winners, […]
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Kids And Laws
April 12, 2012Recently I was asked to preach at a Mass and was told beforehand that the congregation would be mostly young people. It was a family Mass, and when I looked out on the large gathering, it was easy to see that most of those before me were indeed very young. There were three readings from […]
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Lo Que He Visto Y He Oido
April 12, 2012“Graba en tu corazón los mandamientos que yo te entrego hoy, repíteselos a tus hijos.” (Deuteronomio 6:7) Este año nuestros vecinos judíos comenzaron su celebración de Pascua el mismo día que nosotros los católicos celebramos el Viernes Santo. El mismo día, ambas familias religiosas fueron llamadas por la amonestación que encontramos en el libro de […]
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Priest Assignment
April 12, 2012Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following change in priest assignment. At the recommendation of Passionist Father Robert H. Joerger, provincial superior, Archbishop Gregory has confirmed the appointment of Father Alberto A. Cabrera, CP, as parochial vicar for St. Paul of the Cross Church, Atlanta, effective March 29.
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Leaving Tony Behind
April 12, 2012Most children are thrilled to hear they have an angel assigned especially to them. But many adults leave behind some beautiful beliefs from childhood—and that often includes guardian angels. So what happens to our angel in this situation? Does it return to heaven, all bedraggled and blue, and ask for a reassignment? Or does it […]
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Vocations Office Sponsors Discernment Events
April 12, 2012The Archdiocese of Atlanta Office of Vocations is sponsoring a worship and discernment event entitled “First Call Atlanta,” as well as Masses for vocational discernment for men and women. “First Call Atlanta” features Father Tim Hepburn, archdiocesan vocations director, and Paul George, co-founder of ADORE Ministries, as speakers, with live music provided by Greg Boudreaux. […]
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Oils Blessed For Sacraments, Priests Renew Promises
April 12, 2012A few days before the Easter Vigil, when over 2,000 new Catholics would enter the Church in North Georgia’s parishes and missions, the sacred oils that would be used in their sacraments of baptism and confirmation were blessed at the annual Chrism Mass. The Holy Week liturgy is a prelude each year to the renewal […]
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Chancery Staffer Enters Church Among Co-Workers
April 12, 2012It took me 40 years to find the Catholic Church. I was raised very religious as a primitive Baptist. We had Catholic neighbors and for all intents and purposes I was like a son to them. They were such wonderful people. They never tried to convert me, but I saw from them a way of […]
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‘We Have To Open The Door And Let The Lord In’
April 12, 2012Growing up, I always thought my religion was Buddhism. But as I grew older, I started to wonder why we did not go to the temple as much and why we did not follow certain practices as Buddhists. My parents explained to me that although we believed in Buddhism, we practiced more by praying to […]
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My Journey To The Roman Catholic Church
April 12, 2012Growing up in a small town in Alabama, I didn’t exactly see a Roman Catholic church that often. There was one Catholic church and I remember one person that I went to school with was Catholic. That was my very limited experience with the Catholic Church growing up. My family had a history of being […]