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Irish Musician To Play St. Patrick’s Day Concerts
March 15, 2012Among the many activities planned in Atlanta for St. Patrick’s Day will be appearances by Irish musician Liam O’Connor. Kicking off an Irish Pride Festival on the afternoon of March 17, and later giving an evening concert at the Buckhead Theatre, O’Connor will perform music rooted in the Irish tradition, accompanied by traditional Irish dancers. […]
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Cathedral of Christ The King: A Day In The Life
March 15, 2012The Gothic Cathedral of Christ the King overlooks the famed Peachtree Road of Atlanta. Beneath its spires, generations of Catholics in the archdiocese have experienced the life cycle of their faith from joyous baptisms as holy water touches the foreheads of youngsters to tearful funerals as Catholics pray for their beloved dead. For 75 years, […]
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Cathedral of Christ the King: A Day In The Life
March 13, 2012Forty-five years ago The Beatles released a song entitled “A Day In The Life.” The first line of the song starts out: I read the news today…. Well, I hope you read your Georgia Bulletin this week. The newspaper’s staff did a Day In The Life project at the Cathedral of Christ the King, a […]
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What I See
March 7, 2012At work, a wall was covered in a large mural of St. Peter Basilica, Rome. It’s a dramatic scene walking out of the elevator. I suggested gelato and cappuccino be served to complete the atmosphere.
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Read about Adults Joining the Church at the Rite of Election
March 6, 2012The Rite of Election is such a great time in the Catholic Church as adults make a conscience choice to join the church. Speaking as a cradle Catholic, to see folks make that decision and hear their stories helps renew my faith. I interviewed a few folks about the experience. Our paper on March 1 couldn’t […]
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Pius Wins First Home Game On Its ‘Field of Dreams’
March 1, 2012On a balmy, February winter afternoon, the St. Pius X High School baseball team christened its new field, the Seaver Family Sports Complex, on the first day of the 2012 season with a 2-1 victory over Blessed Trinity High School, Roswell. In the school’s 53-year history, it was the baseball team’s first home game on […]
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Reader’s Lenten Recipe: Linguine alla Puttanesca
March 1, 2012The first Lenten recipe this year comes from Penny Ortolano of St. Benedict Church in Duluth, who sent in one for a linguine sauce “put together by my husband’s cousin, Henry Carrone, who takes great pleasure in cooking, especially Italian food.” She likes how easy it is to put together based on ingredients commonly found […]
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Cristo Rey School Plans Gain Momentum In Atlanta
March 1, 2012The Cristo Rey Network opened 24 independent Catholic high schools for underprivileged urban youth in its first decade and aims to duplicate that in the next, emboldened by its success serving low-income families with its rigorous college preparatory curriculum. And an Atlanta feasibility study board now is completing groundwork and forges ahead with plans to […]
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Sophia Academy Seeks Catholic Identity With Marist Aid
March 1, 2012Sophia Academy, founded by a Catholic, Marie Corrigan, 13 years ago to meet the learning needs of one of her daughters, has affiliated with the Society of Mary and is seeking to attain designation as an independent Catholic school. The school on Dresden Drive, Atlanta, opened in 1999 as the first Christian school here to […]
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Lenten Ashes Offered At Atlanta Airport
March 1, 2012Travelers towing roller bags, military service members, along with pilots and flight attendants came to the Interfaith Chapel at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport at the start of Lent to receive a smudge of ashes. Katie Hughes heard over the loudspeaker that ashes were available. Hughes and her two small children were sitting at their gate […]