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Keeping A Balance At Christmas
December 23, 2010Christmas season in this country is different from what I used to know back in my home country when I was growing up. It is more festive here: more lights glittering, more shopping and spending, more secular and more commercialized. It is more “joyful” here, too, even though not all the joy is for the […]
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His gifts of beauty surround us
December 14, 2010Sometimes in our busy and hurried schedules we fail to stop and take in the beauty of God around us. Recently I was on my way to an assignment when I noticed the December evening sky below. I’ve never taken a photograph that God didn’t see first, because it was his creation. Ordinarily I would […]
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Georgia Catholic Men Get ‘Closer to Christ’
December 9, 2010Over 300 men from Georgia answered with a resounding “yes” to attend the first Georgia Catholic Men’s Conference on Saturday, Nov. 6. The conference featured a full slate of prominent Catholic speakers, the sacrament of reconciliation offered throughout the day, and a closing Mass celebrated by Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory. Several hundred attendees from across […]
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Deacon Assignment
December 9, 2010Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following change in deacon assignment. Deacon Robert J. Hauert, who has been serving at St. Stephen the Martyr Church, Lilburn, will now serve at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Atlanta
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Confessions Of A Doormat
December 9, 2010Doing good deeds can be quite dangerous at times. For example, you might feel so amazingly virtuous that you start suspecting a halo is attached to your head. I confess this has happened to me. You see, I sometimes get the “glow” of goodness, which comes from realizing I’m making a big sacrifice for someone. […]
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New Life Of Faith Came With Sobriety
December 9, 2010Kenny McMann’s journey to the Catholic Church has not been an easy one. However, through his struggles with belief, various addictions and an overpowering feeling of being alone, McMann has emerged a confident man of faith who realizes the power of having God present in his life. McMann, who grew up south of Atlanta near […]
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After Time Away, Active Catholic Finds Fulfillment
December 9, 2010It was during a Protestant worship service that Sherial Cubit sensed that after 10 years away from the Catholic Church, it was time to return. “We were singing a song about money and it was just so uncomfortable to my spirit, I couldn’t be a part of it anymore,” she said. Her return to the […]
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Faithful Woman Finds ‘Home’ In Catholic Church
December 9, 2010It is easy to see after spending just a few minutes with Tiara Chivers that her faith is very dear to her. She clearly remembers her experiences as a child and has kept a scrapbook of significant mementos from her adult faith life also. One of her earliest memories is attending a Protestant church with […]
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Lawyer Finds Answers, Guidance At Church
December 9, 2010From all appearances, Chris Kellner had it all. A degree from a prestigious law school. A job with one of Atlanta’s silk-stocking law firms. Good times with friends. But he carried around an “emptiness” that dulled his sense of success. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Kellner grew up in Tampa, Fla. His parents divorced when he […]
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IHM Strides High In AIDS Walk Fundraiser
December 9, 2010In October, a team of walkers from Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish completed the annual 5K AIDS Walk, led by parochial vicar Father Juan Anzora and Nancy Koughan, the team captain. Each year for the past 10 years the parish AIDS ministry at IHM has organized a walk team and raised an impressive amount of […]