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Catholic Foundation Announces Spring Grants
June 9, 2011The Catholic Foundation of North Georgia recently awarded 25 grants totaling $100,000. These grants provide support to a variety of causes throughout the Archdiocese of Atlanta. The following 18 grants came from the General Grants Program, which is funded by the Foundation’s General, Goizueta, Community Services and Nellie Dodd McAdams Endowment Funds. The preschool at […]
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What I Have Seen And Heard
June 9, 2011I used Skype for the first time last week to video chat with one of our seminarians who is currently studying in Mexico. For those of you who, like myself, continue to be initiated into the 21st-century’s communication opportunities by our younger colleagues, Skype is a computer-generated video-telephone service. You can see the other person […]
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Lo Que He Visto Y He Oído
June 9, 2011Usé Skype por primera vez la semana pasada para un ‘video chat’ con uno de los seminaristas que está estudiando en México en este momento. Para aquellos que, como yo, siguen siendo instruidos por colegas más jóvenes en las posibilidades de las comunicaciones del siglo 21, les comento que Skype es un servicio telefónico de […]
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A Cabin, A Loft And A Troubled Heart
June 9, 2011One of my favorite sayings by Jesus is very simple: “Let not your hearts be troubled.” I don’t know how many times I repeat that to myself each day, but it always helps. You see, given my strong imagination and my rather anxious personality, I am quite skilled at pondering worse-case scenarios, and unfortunately they […]
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Deacon Assignment
June 9, 2011Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following change in deacon assignment. Deacon Thomas J. Metzger has been transferred from St. Augustine of Hippo Church, Covington, to serve at St. Anna Church, Monroe, effective June 6.
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Archbishop announces New Priest Assignments
June 9, 2011Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following priest assignments. The assignments are effective July 7, 2011, unless otherwise noted. PASTORS Father Joseph Liem Nguyen, who has been serving as national advisor for the Vietnamese in the United States, has been appointed pastor of St. Francis of Assisi Church, Blairsville. Father Richard Wise, pastor of […]
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‘Jesus Had Fun,’ Says Father Martin, Of Faith, Joy
June 9, 2011Like many best-selling authors, Father Jim Martin faced one last difficulty in writing his newest book. What to call it? It’s about joy and humor in the spiritual life. Father Martin thought of “Sarah’s Laugh” with its link to the Genesis story of the elderly Sarah laughing at the promise of angels that she would […]
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Msgr. Leo P. Herbert To Retire In July
June 9, 2011Msgr. Leo Herbert, pastor of Our Lady of the Mount and administrator of St. Katharine Drexel Mission, Trenton, will retire July 7. A native of Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, Msgr. Herbert came to the U.S. after being ordained at All Hallows College in Dublin in 1967. The youngest in a family of four sisters and a […]
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Eagle’s Landing Top Student Drawn To Law
June 9, 2011Jessica Tripp graduated at the top of her class at Eagle’s Landing High School and has her eyes on a future as a lawyer. She aims to study English in college, but her long-term goal is to move to Boston and work as a lawyer. “I fell in love with Boston. One day I hope […]
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Notable
June 9, 2011Pinecrest Academy student Caitlin Nelson won first place in the Inspire Life Competition, sponsored by Beacon of Hope in Johns Creek. Judges selected her digital image titled “Rose E’er Blooming” from all high school work submitted for the competition. She received a $250 scholarship. Beacon of Hope began the Inspire Life art competition in 2010 […]