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National Deaf Catholic Meeting Focuses On Teens
February 3, 2011It was during an International Catholic Deaf Association conference in Baltimore in 1971 that members of the deaf community decided it was time to have a national voice. The conference served as a springboard for the deaf community to express its spiritual needs and establish the National Catholic Office for the Deaf, which this year […]
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Catholic Foundation Distributes Almost $100K In Grants
February 3, 2011The Catholic Foundation of North Georgia approved 21 grants worth $99,900 in the fall of 2010 to support a variety of causes throughout the Archdiocese of Atlanta. The projects ranged from classroom improvements to the archdiocesan-wide Catholics Come Home initiative. The following grants came from the general grants program, which is funded by the foundation’s […]
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Notable
February 3, 2011Immaculate Heart of Mary School opened its own Facebook page just as Pope Benedict XVI praised the role of social networking sites in the 45th World Communications Day message. It is part of a new media effort as the school, at 2855 Briarcliff Road, NE, Atlanta, launched an improved website. “The Archdiocese of Atlanta has […]
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Scenes from Our Move
January 20, 2011We put the paper to bed on Tuesday, Jan. 18, and movers showed up on Wednesday. I took some time to capture photos with my iPhone as people packed up offices and the community areas, gathered photos for archives and discarded the garage door openers that opened up the parking lot gate. You can see […]
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Notable
January 20, 2011Christopher Currere will be joining a select group of athletes in Greece during the summer. The St. Andrew Church parishioner is one of just four athletes from Georgia to be part of Team USA at the Special Olympics World Summer Games. He also serves his Roswell parish by being an usher and is a member […]
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Dream Entrusted To Young People, Archbishop Says
January 20, 2011A gym filled with parents and students listened to an hour of song, dance and words as young people celebrated the life of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Musicians from schools across the Atlanta Archdiocese performed at St. Peter Claver Regional School on Sunday, Jan. 16, as part of the annual weekend celebration […]
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A Glimpse Of Mysterious Love
January 20, 2011There is ordinary love and there is something else. There is love for those who look like us, who are related to us, who befriend us, who make us happy. This love flows freely and is easy to understand. But there is another, more mysterious love, which is rarely seen. I had a glimpse of […]
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Priest Assignments
January 20, 2011Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following changes in priest assignments. He has confirmed the recommendation of Father John L. Connor, territorial director of the Legionaries of Christ, and assigned Father John F. Donahue as assistant chaplain to college-age men of Regnum Christi, effective Jan. 7. For canonical status, Father Donahue is also appointed […]
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Trusting In What We Do Not Understand
January 20, 2011I have a photograph taken many years ago, taken by my father a few weeks before Christmas. It is a picture of my youngest brother and our mom. Peter was about 4 years old, and he is standing before mom. She is holding him to herself, as if to make sure he would not wander […]
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Msgr. Reynolds Left Footprints On Our Hearts
January 20, 2011The man is blessed who can count 10 really good friends in his lifetime. Some come into our lives and the spark of friendship lives on for a few years, and then we go separate ways and, even though the contact continues periodically with cards, letters, phone calls and visits, we grow apart. Really good […]