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Sister Eileen Murray Honored On 70th Jubilee
June 9, 2011Looking back on her 70 years as a Grey Nun of the Sacred Heart, Sister Eileen Murray’s years as group mother at St. Joseph’s Home in Ogdensburg, N.Y., shine in her memory as some of the most meaningful of her ministry. So it seemed fitting that one of the boys she mothered there surprised her […] Full Story
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Chapel Blessing Completes Chancery Move
June 9, 2011Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory officially welcomed employees of the Chancery during the May 26 blessing of the chapel located at the new building, saying the move from Midtown is complete now that the Eucharist has taken up residence at the Smyrna offices on Lake Park Drive. “This, in a real sense, does complete our move […]
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Missionary Work Inspires Tri-Cities Scholar
June 9, 2011Hedith Lopez-Gomez once challenged herself to do something extraordinary: Step out of her comfort zone. So as a freshman, the 17-year-old sang in the school’s choral Winter Concert. She sang a solo in front of the large audience. It’s that attitude driving Hedith as she moves from Tri-Cities High School, in East Point, to Emory […]
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Gainesville Salutatorian May Be Nurse, Counselor
June 9, 2011Chestatee High School graduate Britni Esson has learned many lessons during her four years in high school. One is the importance of hard work. For her efforts, Britni earned the title of salutatorian in the 2011 graduating class of the Gainesville high school, the second highest academic honor in her class. The daughter of Deborah […] Full Story
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Rome Salutatorian To Enter Georgia Tech
June 9, 2011The Georgia Bulletin invited readers to send the names of Catholic students who graduated at the top of their class in 2011 at public high schools in North Georgia. Here are interviews with five outstanding students, who earned the rank of valedictorian or salutatorian in Gainesville, Rome, Alpharetta, McDonough and East Point. Rome High School […]
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St. Benedict Valedictorian Heads For Harvard
June 9, 2011The Georgia Bulletin invited readers to send the names of Catholic students who graduated at the top of their class in 2011 at public high schools in North Georgia. Here are interviews with five outstanding students, who earned the rank of valedictorian or salutatorian in Gainesville, Rome, Alpharetta, McDonough and East Point. St. Benedict parishioner […]
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Engaging Congress Speakers To Share Diverse Experiences
June 9, 2011When the doors open on Friday, June 24, and the 16th annual Eucharistic Congress commences, a group of renowned speakers will offer talks during the evening and throughout the next day on various aspects of the Eucharist and vocations—in six languages, in nine tracks, geared to attendees of all ages. Some 30,000 or more are […]
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Stepping Out In Faith: Two Ordained Deacons
June 9, 2011Nearly 20 members of St. Theresa of the Child Jesus Church surrounded Rev. Mr. Mark Starr, heads bowed in prayer. Ordained to the diaconate for less than an hour, the former parishioner at the Douglasville parish offered a prayer for the group of friends, from white-haired senior citizens to gangly teens. “He has so many […]
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Video Interview with Father James Martin
June 2, 2011Father James Martin, a Jesuit priest and best-selling author, visited Atlanta during the last week in May. He did a Q & A with young people at the Ignatius Jesuit Retreat House in Atlanta. Some 60 people came to hear him speak. After talking for close to two hours, posing for photos and signing his […]
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Pretty Good Mission Statement
May 31, 2011The great thing about the Web is how way leads on to way. You can forget where the trail started. That’s how I stumbled on this essay at a publication called Ekklesia: A New Way of Thinking. As someone who has hung out with the Religion Newswriters Association (RNA) types for a half century, I’d […]