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Archbishop-Emeritus John Francis Donoghue Dies
November 10, 2011Archbishop-emeritus John Francis Donoghue, the fifth archbishop of the Atlanta Archdiocese, died Friday, Nov. 11, at the age of 83. Archbishop Donoghue served as archbishop of Atlanta from Aug. 19, 1993, until Dec. 9, 2004, when Pope John Paul II accepted his retirement due to age. When he was appointed archbishop of Atlanta, Archbishop Donoghue […]
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‘I Can’t Stand The Music’—And Other Excuses
November 10, 2011Kids excel at excuses. “The dog ate my homework” tops the list of creative reasons to explain why Johnny showed up at school without his math assignment. And when it comes to missing Sunday Mass, it seems that Catholics give Johnny a run for his money, as seen in the following common excuses: “I can […]
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Priest Assignment
November 10, 2011Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following change in priest assignment. He has confirmed the recommendation of Father Rosendo Urrabazo, provincial superior of the Claretian Missionaries, U.S.A. province, and assigned Claretian Father Richard DeTore as parochial vicar at Corpus Christi Church, Stone Mountain. This assignment was effective Oct. 1.
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‘And With Your Spirit’: New Mass Prayers
November 10, 2011Catholics are very familiar with the parts of the Mass—perhaps too familiar. Sunday after Sunday, we recite certain words such as, “Amen … Thanks be to God … Alleluia … Holy, Holy, Holy Lord ….” These words are so ingrained in us that we often say them, almost robotically, out of routine. Indeed, if someone […]
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Local Justice Programs Receive CCHD Grants
November 10, 2011At St. Brendan the Navigator Church in Cumming, Hispanic adults learn the English language and computer skills through Tell Me More online language courses that will help them to integrate better into the community and to communicate more easily with their children’s schools. At Ignatius House Jesuit retreat center, Catholic Earth Day participants reflect in […]
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What I Have Seen and Heard (November 11, 2011)
November 10, 2011The month of November has long been associated with the Church’s ceaseless prayer for our faithful departed loved ones, our own dear deceased relatives and friends “who have gone before us with the sign of faith.” Each one of us holds within his or her own heart the memories of some departed loved one. We […]
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St. Peter Parish Celebrates 75th Anniversary
November 10, 2011Friends, current and former parishioners, and neighbors from other faith communities came together Oct. 23 to recognize the ministry that St. Peter Church has provided to the city of LaGrange and Troup County for 75 years. Hundreds filled the sunlit church to capacity, even standing, as Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory and Father Theodore Book, pastor, […] Full Story
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‘I Can’t Stand The Music’—And Other Excuses
November 10, 2011Kids excel at excuses. “The dog ate my homework” tops the list of creative reasons to explain why Johnny showed up at school without his math assignment. And when it comes to missing Sunday Mass, it seems that Catholics give Johnny a run for his money, as seen in the following common excuses: “I can […]
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‘And With Your Spirit’: New Mass Prayers
November 10, 2011Catholics are very familiar with the parts of the Mass—perhaps too familiar. Sunday after Sunday, we recite certain words such as, “Amen … Thanks be to God … Alleluia … Holy, Holy, Holy Lord ….” These words are so ingrained in us that we often say them, almost robotically, out of routine. Indeed, if someone […]
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Archbishop-Emeritus John Francis Donoghue Dies
November 10, 2011Archbishop-emeritus John Francis Donoghue, the fifth archbishop of the Atlanta Archdiocese, died Friday, Nov. 11, at the age of 83. Archbishop Donoghue served as archbishop of Atlanta from Aug. 19, 1993, until Dec. 9, 2004, when Pope John Paul II accepted his retirement due to age. When he was appointed archbishop of Atlanta, Archbishop Donoghue […]