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Celebremos La Buena Nueva
December 22, 2011Saludo de Navidad. Desde finales de Octubre ya los almacenes empezaban a presentar sus mercancías para la temporada de Navidad, y a mediados de noviembre se escuchaban ya los anuncios en la televisión. Desde temprano estamos bombardeados por anuncian que nos invitan a gastar, prometiéndonos unas Felices Navidades. Se enfoca el mundo en un afán […]
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Let Us Celebrate The Good News
December 22, 2011Christmas Greetings. In late October, stores began putting out their Christmas merchandise, and by mid-November Christmas commercials could be heard. Beginning early on in the season, we are bombarded with commercials that invite us to spend our money with promises of a Merry Christmas. The world focuses on consumption and consumerism in hopes that all […]
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Where Do I Find You? Be Alert To God’s Presence
December 22, 2011While Advent is a time to anticipate the Second Coming of Christ, the words that constantly spring up in my heart when this wonderful Church season rolls around each year are: “Stay awake! Be on guard! Be watchful!” I find my antennae at full mast! The founder of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Father John […]
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Journeying With Jesus, Longing For Peace
December 22, 2011Advent is this great season of leaning into the future with hope in the heart and a deep longing for a world of peace, compassion and justice. How can we not be on Jesus’ journey bent on turning swords into plowshares and spears into pruning hooks? At every turn in the road, adversarial personalities and events sought […]
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Learning Again How To Wait With Mary
December 22, 2011Waiting is something I do not do very well. I’m always aware of that, but Advent brings “waiting” to my mind in a very special way. What were Mary’s thoughts as she waited? She knew all too well that the baby she carried was, oh, so special. He was the one people throughout the ages […]
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Notable
December 22, 2011The St. Brigid Church Under-10 boys soccer team, the Red Fury, won the Catholic Metro Soccer League (CMSL) championship. The Red Fury defeated a skilled St. Jude team 5-4. According to coach Miguel Villar, the first four St. Brigid goals were scored by Charlie Fleming. The game was tied 4-4 late in the second half when Nickolas […]
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Local Catholics React To New Missal
December 22, 2011On the first Sunday of Advent, the Catholic Church officially implemented the new Roman Missal, with new English translations of various parts of the Mass. Some parishes took advantage of the permitted introduction during the fall of some of the new sung responses to introduce the wording changes gradually to their congregations, while others dove […]
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CTK To Host Benefit For Hapeville Pregnancy Center
December 22, 2011The Advice and Aid Pregnancy Center (AAPC) in Hapeville is celebrating its 27th year of ministry for life with a special evening at the Cathedral of Christ the King, Atlanta, on Friday, Jan. 20, 2012. Mass will be celebrated at 6 p.m. by Bishop Gregory J. Hartmayer of Savannah. Following Mass at 7 p.m. will […]
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Annual St. Pius Basketball Classic Set For Dec. 27-29
December 22, 2011St. Pius X High School will host the 12th annual St. Pius X Christmas Classic, Dec. 27-29. The tournament features 16 boys and girls basketball teams from seven states and the District of Columbia. It’s considered one of the premier Catholic high school basketball tournaments. Winners of the event are presented with the Monsignor Richard Lopez […]
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Christmas Movie Tradition Evokes The Sacred
December 22, 2011Christmas Day, according to both conventional wisdom and actual box office receipts at some of the nation’s busiest movie theatres, is the biggest day of the year for Hollywood films. For many people, and not just those who practice religions other than Christianity, going to the movies is as much a part of family Christmas […]