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What I Have Seen And Heard
March 3, 2011Canon 511 from the 1983 Code of Canon Law may not be one of the more recognized of the Church’s canons, perhaps because it addresses the issue of the optional establishment of a diocesan pastoral council. In many respects, I continue to find it to be one of the most beneficial of all of the […]
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Send Us Your Lenten Recipes
March 3, 2011Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, March 9, and the tradition of meatless Fridays in Lent typically brings forth the tried-and-true macaroni and cheese, fish sticks, tuna casserole, cheese pizza and the like. What does your family eat during Lent? The Georgia Bulletin staff is offering a challenge to readers to come up with more creative […]
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Letter To A Pregnant Friend
March 3, 2011Dear Sandra: You sounded so upset when you called me today. You were in tears, and my heart broke for you. I thought something terrible had happened, and then you told me you had just discovered you are pregnant. For so many women this is such happy news, but for you, it is a great […]
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Catholic Conference Testifies Against Immigration Bill
March 3, 2011Legislation that proposes new penalties for employing illegal immigrants, possessing fraudulent identification and for transporting or “harboring” illegal immigrants will be debated in the full Georgia House of Representatives. The legislation also proposes giving law enforcement officers in the state the power to enforce federal immigration laws in certain circumstances and requires employers to use […]
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Catholics At Capitol Knock On Legislators’ Doors
March 3, 2011While the docket of the Georgia House of Representatives includes high-profile legislation aimed at immigrants to this country, legislators heard a reflection Feb. 17 from the chaplain of the day, Bishop Luis R. Zarama, a naturalized U.S. citizen. “You have an enormous task before you this year,” Bishop Zarama said, speaking from the well of […]
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Saint Joseph’s Hospital Sale Appears Imminent
March 3, 2011The sale of Atlanta’s oldest and only Catholic hospital, Saint Joseph’s Hospital of Atlanta, is imminent, according to hospital officials. The hospital and related entities, Saint Joseph’s Translational Research Institute, Saint Joseph’s Medical Group, Saint Joseph’s Service Corp. and Saint Joseph’s East Georgia in Greensboro, are those being considered for sale to a new parent […]
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Catholic Charities, Legislators Honoring Msgr. Kiernan
March 3, 2011Msgr. R. Donald Kiernan poked his head into the doorway to check on the kindergarteners as they practiced the rosary. This unexpected visitor asked if they were well behaved. The class of youngsters became quiet as he gently taught them to make the sign of the cross. Touch your forehead. Belly button. Left shoulder. Right […]
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Priest Who Started Airport Ministry Loved Travel
March 3, 2011Father Jack Druding spent more time than most on airplanes. He’d seen 49 states. (He skipped South Dakota because he couldn’t see the point after a visit to North Dakota.) He visited more than a dozen countries in his travels. So it was no surprise a 2010 trip to Seattle included a stop at the […]
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Combined Collection To Benefit Mission Work
March 3, 2011The Archdiocese of Atlanta has combined several second collections into one collection, which will be taken up in all parishes on the weekend of March 12-13. This combined collection will benefit Black and Indian Missions, Catholic Home Missions, and Mission Cooperative. The National Collection for Black and Indian Missions began in 1884 and supports evangelization […]
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Notre Dame Glee Club To Perform March 16
March 3, 2011Our Lady of the Assumption Church will host the Notre Dame University Glee Club for a special concert on Wednesday, March 16, at 7:30 p.m. at the Atlanta church. Four Georgia Catholics will be singing with the group during their spring tour of the Southeast, including Trigg Ferrano of Holy Family Church, Marietta, Brian and […]