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Catholic Schools Gauge Serving More With Special Needs
January 19, 2012The superintendent of Catholic schools, Dr. Diane Starkovich, has announced the launch of a new survey focused on gauging interest in and need for programs for students with special needs in the archdiocese. Coming on the heels of an announcement of the pursuit of district-wide accreditation, Starkovich and the Office of Catholic Schools are continuing […]
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Family Promise Begins In Rockdale, Newton Counties
January 19, 2012St. Pius X Church has allied with a dozen other congregations in Rockdale and Newton counties to start a small transitional housing program for homeless families living in the community. Elaine Brown, whose family is one of the first to enter Family Promise of NewRock, said, “God put us in the right place. We ended […]
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Drive To Raise Funds, Food For St. Vincent De Paul Begins At MLK Mass
January 19, 2012The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was remembered at the annual Atlanta Archdiocesan Mass with a call to care for the unemployed, the hungry, those forced to live in the shadows. People filled the pews on Saturday, Jan. 14, at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception downtown, to join with Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, […]
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2012 Father Bruce Wilkinson Founders Award
January 15, 2012I attended the 2012 Atlanta Archdiocese celebration of the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., on Saturday, Jan. 14. I interviewed Beatrice Soublet, who with her husband, Lawrence, earned The Father Bruce Wilkinson Award for their efforts at Our Lady of Lourdes Church. The couple do many things at the parish, which they […]
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Archbishop Gregory: Nation ‘Divided Against Itself’ On Right To Life
January 12, 2012Echoing the Gospel reading from St. Mark, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory said Jan. 23 that the United States is a “kingdom divided against itself” regarding the life issue, and “if a kingdom is divided against itself that kingdom cannot stand.” “We are a nation that was born while proclaiming life to be among the greatest […]
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Priest Assignment
January 6, 2012Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following change in priest assignment. Father Jaime Rivera has been assigned as parochical vicar at St. Pius X Church, Conyers, effective Jan. 2.
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Notable
January 6, 2012Dian Hall, who lives in Cartersville, was one of four candidates who took the first steps in becoming agrégées with the Sisters of St. Joseph of Concordia, Kan. Hall and the three other women in November attended a special Mass at the Sacred Heart Chapel at the Nazareth Motherhouse, at the end of the congregation’s […]
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At Christmas, Pope Intensifies Call For Peace
January 6, 2012Celebrating Christmas at the Vatican, Pope Benedict XVI appealed for peace in global trouble spots and protection of persecuted Christian minorities in places like China. At his Midnight Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica and in his Christmas Day blessing to the world, the pope called the birth of Christ the “culmination of creation” and an […]
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Saint Joseph’s Hospital, Emory Partnership Begins
January 5, 2012ATLANTA—Saint Joseph’s Hospital has formed a new venture with Emory Healthcare. As of Jan. 1, it is now part of a joint operating company, which combines Saint Joseph’s with the Emory Johns Creek Hospital, under the Emory Healthcare umbrella. Emory Healthcare is the majority stakeholder. However, Saint Joseph’s will remain sponsored by its founders, the […]
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What I have Seen and Heard
January 5, 2012