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Pilgrimage To Link Christ’s Passion, Social Justice
March 29, 2012The 32nd annual Good Friday Pilgrimage, which is a “walking prayer” linking the solemn remembrance of Christ’s Passion with contemporary social justice questions, will take place on April 6, sponsored by the social justice ministries of the archdiocese. Participants will gather on the steps of the state Capitol at 8:45 a.m. on Good Friday. Archbishop […]
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Social Justice Series Starts With Nuclear Disarmament
March 29, 2012A new series for Catholics will begin in April, with the aim of providing in-depth discussions on current social justice topics that are often overlooked. The first program will focus on the Church’s teaching on nuclear weapons, weapons of mass destruction and nuclear disarmament. “Part of the reason we are doing the series is […]
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Pasolini’s ‘Gospel’ Endures As Compelling Faith Film
March 29, 2012In Flannery O’Connor’s wonderful story “Parker’s Back,” O.E. Parker, a man festooned from head to toe with tattoos, visits a tattoo parlor to bring to completion the illustration of his body. He wants a tattoo on his back. A religious tattoo. He intends for the illustration to please his fundamentalist wife, Sarah Ruth; instead, […]
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Emory Chaplain Sees ‘Profound Faith’ In Students
March 29, 2012During the past months, The Georgia Bulletin has profiled the new college and high school chaplains in the Atlanta Archdiocese. Father Diosmar Natad, 45, serves the Catholic students at Emory University and Agnes Scott College. His first undergraduate degree was in chemical engineering. Later he went on to study philosophy in seminary and earn two […]
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For Sixth ‘Via Crucis,’ Parishioner Portrays Jesus
March 29, 2012Throughout Lent and leading up to Holy Week, Catholics are encouraged to meditate on the Passion, death and resurrection of Jesus through many means, whether by fasting, sacrifice or special prayers such as the Stations of the Cross. For Sacred Heart Basilica parishioner Justo Roman Zepeda, Holy Week has taken on special meaning. For the […]
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Notable
March 29, 2012Our latest update about ‘Pip’ Arnold, the young man from St. Joseph Church, Marietta, on “The Voice” comes courtesy of his mom, Chris. “We were SO happy Pip made it through The Voice ‘battle rounds’! Praise God, He seems to have Pip on a path that follows his dream,” she wrote in an email. His […]
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Atlanta Rally Echoes Call To Rescind HHS Mandate
March 29, 2012Catholics and others crowded the Georgia statehouse plaza on Friday, March 23, and spilled across Washington Street at a rally for religious freedom. Standing under umbrellas in the spring rain, speakers passionately opposed a recent U.S. Health and Human Services’ mandate, which requires health insurance plans to include and pay for employees’ contraception, including abortion-inducing […]
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Religious Freedom Rally in Atlanta
March 23, 2012Here’s a report about the Stand Up Rally in Atlanta. Let me apologize for the unclear footage of the second speaker. Something, perhaps the rain, got on the lens and made it blurry. You’ll hear from folks who attended the rally, their motivation for attending and other insights, along with photos in next March 29 […]
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‘Pip’ Moves with The Voice
March 20, 2012“Pip” Arnold, who was recently the focus of a story in the Georgia Bulletin, made it past the battle round of The Voice. He worships at St. Joseph Church, Marietta, where he got his start singing for Life Teen and other worship services. Here’s his latest appearance on the national hit show:
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Cathedral Organist Talks about Playing
March 15, 2012As part of the day-in-the-life series at the Cathedral of Christ the King featured in this week’s “Georgia Bulletin,” I spent some time with Tim Wissler, the organist at the Cathedral of Christ the King. He plays for three Sunday liturgies and aims to practice three hours a day. And here’s a little known trivia: […]