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Cross memorial at Lyke House Newman Center honors slain student
November 30, 2023A granite cross now stands in the parking lot of the Lyke House Newman Center where Jatonne Sterling was killed. Family and scores of students from Clark Atlanta University gathered at the Catholic center at the Atlanta University Center on Nov. 16 to remember him.
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‘No curtain, no scenery’: At 85 ‘Our Town’ Endures in the Catholic imagination
November 30, 2023I’ve always loved the weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas, particularly the week before Advent begins, the waning days of what Catholics call Ordinary Time.
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Tiny baby was a witness to Christ
November 30, 2023How sad I was to read the story of Indi Gregory, a baby in England born with serious heart and brain issues. Right up until her birth, the doctors were pressuring the parents to abort the child, but they didn’t.
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Advent of the heart
November 30, 2023We hear Christmas music all around. For those of us who like to shop online, our inboxes are full of advertising, coupons and special offers. While the world is busy promoting and pursuing its commercial interests, the church has entered into the holy season of Advent.
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Pope launches appeals to pray for peace, prevent ‘mountain of dead’
November 22, 2023At his Nov. 22 general audience, Pope Francis appealed for perseverance in praying for peace, especially in the Holy Land where the conflict is no longer “warfare,” but has become “terrorism.”
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Adoration: what, how and why?
November 22, 2023How is adoration like watching Netflix with your parents? Stargazing with your daughter? How about sitting next to a friend in the hospital, silently reading a favorite book? The answer is simple.
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Sixty years of The Georgia Bulletin
November 20, 2023On the cover of the Nov. 28, 1963 issue of The Georgia Bulletin, in its inaugural year, Archbishop Paul Hallinan offered prayer following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. He wrote, “John F. Kennedy was a man, a husband, a father, a son, a brother. The entire human family mourns his death.”
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Archbishop Hartmayer offers condolences to family of former First Lady Rosalynn Carter
November 20, 2023Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., sent a letter of condolence to President Jimmy Carter and his family upon learning of the death of Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter Nov. 19.
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Save the date for #iGiveCatholic
November 20, 2023Giving Tuesday is Nov. 28. The initiative, started in 2012, aims to celebrate generosity by spotlighting the work of nonprofits. #iGiveCatholic is part of the Giving Tuesday tradition. The day makes it easy to support one or more of the 96 Atlanta Catholic organizations participating.
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St. Pius X High School commemorates Veterans Day
November 17, 2023Students crowded each other to shake the hand of Hilbert Margol, a 99-year-old Jewish WW II veteran who helped liberate a concentration camp, after his address to the Veterans Day assembly at St. Pius X High School.