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Death Through The Eyes Of A 7-Year-Old Boy
October 28, 2010My mother, a quiet pillar of long-suffering and determination and grandmother to our four children, died recently. She lived a good and valiant, but difficult, life due to the relentless march of multiple sclerosis. Our children visited her often, and on Sundays, we would bring Communion to my parents as my mom was bedridden for […]
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Revised Roman Missal: What’s In The New Translation?
October 28, 2010The new English translation of the new Roman Missal will soon be the way that most English-speaking Catholics around the world celebrate the Eucharist. Changes to the liturgy in the Archdiocese of Atlanta are set to take place at the beginning of Advent 2011. Following is the second part of an interview with Msgr. James […]
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All Souls’ Day Mass To Be Held At Arlington
October 28, 2010The annual All Souls’ Day Mass for the deceased bishops, priests and deacons who have served in the Archdiocese of Atlanta will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 2, at 10:30 a.m. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory will celebrate the Mass at Arlington Memorial Park at the priest burial site. All priests are invited to concelebrate and […]
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Priest Assignments
October 28, 2010Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following change in priest assignment. Father Daniel J. Fleming, pastor of St. Mary Magdalene Church, Newnan, has been appointed dean of the Southwest Deanery, effective Oct. 1. Father Philip G. Ryan, pastor of Christ Our King and Savior Church, Greensboro, has been appointed dean of the Southeast Deanery, […]
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What I Have Seen And Heard (October 28, 2010)
October 28, 2010Last Monday evening I had to fly to New York City for a Tuesday meeting of a committee that I serve on with Archbishop Timothy Dolan, Cardinal William Keeler, Bishop Basil Losten and a number of Reform rabbis and Catholic and Jewish leaders. This dialogue has been going on now for several years and aims […]
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Love Never Dies
October 28, 2010In my family there were certain forbidden topics, and one of them was death. If anyone mentioned cemeteries, funerals or hearses, my mother would be sure to say, “Stop being so morbid!” Of course, my family wasn’t alone. Most of us get uneasy when the word death is mentioned, and we may harbor a deep, […]
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Evening For Hope Moves SVdP Efforts Forward
October 28, 2010A record crowd participated in the fourth annual “Evening for Hope” of the Atlanta Society of St. Vincent de Paul, a dinner and fundraiser for the Society’s person-to-person work with the poor, on Saturday, Oct. 9, at the Cobb Galleria Centre. Featuring speakers, fellowship and food, the event drew more than 400 people and raised […]
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Pope Names 24 New Cardinals, Two From U.S.
October 28, 2010Pope Benedict XVI named 24 new cardinals, including two from the United States: Archbishop Raymond L. Burke, head of the Vatican’s highest tribunal, and Archbishop Donald W. Wuerl of Washington. The pope announced the names at the end of his weekly general audience Oct. 20 and said he would formally install the cardinals during a […]
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Theology Thursday A Draw At UGA Catholic Center
October 28, 2010Students grab slices of hot Papa John’s pizza from the dining room table, plop down on the comfortable couches, bar stools, folding chairs, getting ready to dissect, discuss and disagree. The nearly three dozen University of Georgia students cram the apartment above the Catholic Center for Thursday Night Theology when they put aside their assigned […]
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St. Jude Church Gathers Flock For 50th Anniversary
October 28, 2010The parish named for St. Jude has a dedication to its patron saint that has been a part of the community from the very beginning and continues today, on its 50th anniversary. The story is recounted in the latest parish bulletin anticipating the Oct. 28 feast of St. Jude. Land for the parish was donated […]