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Artist Tooker Found Catholic Faith An Inspiration
April 28, 2011Almost all of us who have ever read a psychology or sociology textbook have seen the work. It is as familiar as the contorted face in Edvard Munch’s “The Scream” or the lonely diners in Edward Hopper’s “Nighthawks.” The nervous, lonely faces that peer out from the multilayered canvas of George Tooker’s 1950 masterpiece “The […]
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All Saints Divine Mercy Mass To Honor Pope John Paul II
April 28, 2011All Saints Church will celebrate Mass on May 1, Divine Mercy Sunday, with a special commemoration of Pope John Paul II, who will be beatified on the same day. As part of the celebration, images of Pope John Paul II, the Blessed Mother and the Divine Mercy will be blessed. The assembly will also recite […]
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Jubilee Mass To Honor Priests’ Anniversaries
April 28, 2011Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory will preside over the annual Archdiocesan Jubilee Mass on Wednesday, May 11, at 10:30 a.m. at the Cathedral of the Christ the King. Msgr. William Hoffman, Father Denis Dullea and Father Thomas R. Flynn will be honored for golden anniversaries of 50 years of service as an ordained priest, while Father […]
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Monastery To Host Healing Retreat For Veterans
April 28, 2011The Monastery of the Holy Spirit will host a special healing retreat for war veterans from Monday to Thursday, June 6-9, on the monastery grounds in Conyers. Led by monks, counselors, chaplains and Andy Farris, a Vietnam veteran, retreat organizers hope to help veterans struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder. Farris is the founder of HealingVeterans.com, […]
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Notable
April 28, 2011Students at St. Jude the Apostle School, Atlanta, will be well represented at the upcoming world finals of the Odyssey of the Mind competition. At the Georgia competition, on Saturday, April 16, the school placed three first-place teams among 15 coveted spots to attend the world finals in Maryland during Memorial Day weekend. Some 21 […]
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ND President Speaks On Faith Beliefs In Public Square
April 28, 2011The University of Notre Dame president urged Catholics to live their Christian values as the best antidote to bitter partisan political debate. Holy Cross Father John I. Jenkins, speaking at Emory University, said people of faith must be engaged in politics, but not in a way that gives ammunition to people who do not hold […]
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In Show Of Faith, Supporters Wash Immigrants’ Feet
April 28, 2011Juan Vazquez slipped off his sneakers and his socks. Cherilyn Larsen cracked open a water bottle and poured the water over his feet before it tumbled into a plastic basin. Using a hand cloth, she dried his feet. “I felt very good, really blessed,” said the 33-year-old Vazquez, in Spanish. “It felt like a very […]
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Pinecrest Boys Fall To Wesleyan In Soccer
April 14, 2011Wesleyan School, Norcross, took a 2-0 lead into halftime on the foot of junior midfielder Garrett Busch during its April 6 soccer match against Pinecrest Academy. In the second half, with 17:28 remaining, Pinecrest junior forward Nico Sanchez scored a header goal with an assist from senior midfielder Labib Marmarchi. The Pinecrest defense held Wesleyan […]
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Deacon Hears Christ’s Command To Visit Prisoners
April 14, 2011The Prison and Jail Ministry of the Atlanta Archdiocese aims to make stronger links between parishioners and Catholics behind bars. Inmates should have a sacramental presence in their lives, said Deacon Richard Tolcher, a retired federal chaplain who is now the ministry leader. Prisoners can at times wait a month between Masses or to participate […]
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Loving Your Enemies
April 14, 2011There is that saying that distance makes the heart grow fonder for loved ones far away. It is also distance that enhances the maintenance of hatred, grudges, false projections and the like. I recently read a story that actually took place in World War II. Captured German soldiers, many of them not much older than […]