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Regional Meeting Timely, As Mass Changes Announced
September 2, 2010The Southeastern Music Symposium had been carefully planned for months. It was just fortuitous that the annual gathering of liturgical musicians in Atlanta was held one day after the long-awaited proclamation came from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops that the final English translation of the new Roman Missal was now complete. Presenters and attendees […]
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Heartfelt Treasures Came From Katrina Experience
September 2, 2010My family and I spent Katrina in an enclosed corridor leading to the stairwell of my fourth-floor office, a decision that with the clarity of 20/20 hindsight ranks somewhere on the top 10 list of “Mistakes I Have Made in My Brief Sojourn on Earth.” There’s a line describing a person who turns an easy […]
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CRS Meets With Parishes About Haiti Partnerships
September 2, 2010Representatives from nearly a dozen Georgia parishes met with Catholic Relief Services’ staff Aug. 19 to continue a discussion on how they can work together to increase the effectiveness of their partnerships with Catholics in Haiti. Parishes from Savannah to Cumming gathered in the social hall at the Cathedral of Christ the King, eager to […]
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Cobb Food Pantry Seeking Donations
September 2, 2010MUST Ministries, a faith-based, nonprofit charity, is at its lowest food level in years and needs help. The organization’s cupboard has run out of food, from canned chicken and tuna to beans and spaghetti meals. In addition, supplies are low for rice, dry beans, macaroni and cheese and spaghetti. The need in the last month […]
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Faith, Public Policy Workshop To Be Held At St. Andrew
September 2, 2010Catholics will explore the connection between their faith and politics at the Faith and Public Policy Workshop, sponsored by the Georgia Catholic Conference The focus will be on Catholic social teaching, “Faithful Citizenship” document and today’s public policy issues. The program is Saturday, Sept. 18, from 9 a.m. to noon at St. Andrew Church, 675 […]
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Weekend Conference To Focus On Fostering Parish Ministry
September 2, 2010“Transforming Hearts, Living the Gospel,” a regional workshop on parish social ministry, will offer inspiration about the connection between faith and actions of charity and justice. The gathering is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, Oct. 15-16, at Holy Spirit Church, 4465 Northside Drive, Atlanta. This regional event offers parish and diocesan leaders a chance to […]
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Notable
September 2, 2010Immaculate Heart of Mary School seventh-grader Jakob Spitzer moved quickly when a boat’s propeller severely cut his aunt’s arm. The quick thinking of this 12-year-old and his act of heroism during his summer vacation was applauded by his school community. Jakob rescued his aunt from Lake Hartwell after she was thrown from her boat by […]
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Retired Marist Father Eugene Hughes, 80, Dies
September 2, 2010Marist Father Eugene Hughes served the church for more than five decades, teaching in classrooms and working in parishes. Father Hughes, 80, died Tuesday, Aug. 24, at the North East Atlanta Health and Rehabilitation Center, in Atlanta, while he was recovering from a car crash. A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., Father Hughes was one of […]
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Adoption Lawyer Accused Of Forging Judge’s Name
September 2, 2010Leaders at Catholic Charities Atlanta are confident that the nonprofit’s internal controls are protecting clients after authorities arrested lawyer Lynn Swank after she allegedly forged a judge’s signature on adoption documents. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) said the questionable documents were connected to cases she worked on for Catholic Charities Atlanta in 2009. The […]
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Book Offers Unheard Stories Of The Migrant Trail
September 2, 2010It seems that most of the public immigration debate these days takes place in some political forum, making the issue about paper and laws rather than people. The authors of “Crossing With the Virgin: Stories From the Migrant Trail,” a new book published by University of Arizona Press, seek to return a human face to […]