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Pope hails Ulma family as ‘ray of light in the darkness’
September 13, 2023In one of the most significant moments in Polish post-war history, the Ulma family was beatified in Markowa Sept. 10. They were killed by German occupants of Poland for giving shelter to eight Jews in their home.
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Father Thomas Ellerman, SM, remembered
September 12, 2023Along with his brother priests, the Marist School community is mourning the loss of alumnus Father Thomas Ellerman, SM, ’58, who died on Sept. 9, in Atlanta. He was 83 years old.
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New York cardinal: Let us remember 9/11 but not forget the day after
September 8, 2023Cardinal Timothy Dolan said that in remembering the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, one should also reflect on Sept. 12, 2001, when Americans came together, he said, to console and recover.
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Beauty of surrounding world inspires Catholic artist
September 8, 2023Artist Myrtha Vega sees the Creator’s work in even the smallest of things. Now in her 90s, the world continues to inspire the Immaculate Heart of Mary parishioner to make art.
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Christ the King School announces independent school status
September 8, 2023The new school year brings a different model of operation for Christ the King School. The 86-year-old school has announced it is now an accredited independent Catholic school within the Archdiocese of Atlanta.
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A treasure of immeasurable value
September 7, 2023She is lying in bed and stares at me without an ounce of recognition. “Hi, Mom, it’s Lolo,” I announce cheerfully. “I’ve come to visit you.” There is no response, though, so I sit on the bedside chair and continue talking, telling her funny stories about the past.
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‘Created to Praise God’ is theme of annual AACCW convention
September 7, 2023The Atlanta Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women (AACCW) is hosting its 67th Annual Convention Oct. 13-15 at St. Peter Church in LaGrange.
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An extraordinary World Youth Day
September 7, 2023I was pleased to be part of the gathering of young people recently at World Youth Day in Portugal. I had also attended the 2019 WYD in Panama. About 150 pilgrims from the Archdiocese of Atlanta were able this year to make the trip to Portugal.
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Cristo Rey: A timeline
September 7, 20232014: Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit High School opens with some 160 students in old Midtown offices of the Archdiocese of Atlanta. 2017: School moves from its home on West Peachtree Street to its existing building on Piedmont Avenue. The building repurposed former corporate headquarters at 222 Piedmont Avenue was donated by Jim Cumming, an Atlanta […] Full Story
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What the papacy of John Paul I, ‘The September Pope,’ could have looked like
September 7, 2023When the cardinals gathered 45 years ago to choose a successor to Pope Paul VI, they wanted—not unreasonably—a smiling pope. In the person of Cardinal Albino Luciani, patriarch of Venice, they got one.