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April 14, 2011Serra Atlanta, an organization of Catholic men and women that supports vocations of priests and sisters, helped finance a recent vocation conference at the Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Conyers. Some 20 vocation directors, both monks and nuns, from Trappist monasteries all over the United States, came to Conyers to pray for and share […]
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Archbishop Dolan To Open Eucharistic Congress
April 14, 2011New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan will be among a number of nationally recognized speakers and musicians who will lead reflections at the 2011 Eucharistic Congress. The focus will be on all vocations, following the theme, “The Harvest Is Abundant,” chosen by Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory. The Eucharistic Congress will open its doors on June 24 […]
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Catholic, Orthodox Leaders Sign Sanctity Of Life Text
April 11, 2011As part of the ongoing ecumenical dialogue between the local Roman Catholic and Greek Orthodox Churches, Atlanta Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory and Metropolitan Alexios, Greek Orthodox Archbishop of the Metropolis of Atlanta, recently signed a joint declaration on the sanctity of human life. On Sunday, April 3, Archbishop Gregory participated in an ecumenical service at […]
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Linda Smith To Speak At Magnificat April 30
March 31, 2011Linda Smith, a member of Holy Trinity Church in Peachtree City, will be the featured speaker at the Magnificat breakfast for women on Saturday, April 30. All women are invited to attend. The breakfast will take place from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Killian Hall, 908 Killian Hill Road, Lilburn. The event includes music, […]
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Inside HB 87
March 31, 2011Here are key points in the illegal immigration bill (House Bill 87) targeting immigrants who are undocumented and those who assist them. Georgia legislators appear likely to pass this legislation in April. The bill: • Creates a new criminal offense of aggravated identity fraud for anyone willfully using fraudulent documents to get a job. A […]
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St. Joseph Maronite Church Celebrates 100 Years
March 31, 2011In a symbolic act, 100 members of St. Joseph Maronite Church each, in turn, rang a bell following Mass on Sunday, March 20, to represent the 100 years the community has been in Georgia. It had been over two decades since the sound of the parish’s historic bell echoed throughout the church and the bell […]
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Ten Reasons Why I Love Lent
March 31, 2011It may seem strange for someone to say they love a season of repentance, but, in fact, I look forward to Lent every year with great enthusiasm. In many ways, I see it as a time when the rubber really hits the road for Catholics, as we put aside excuses and really get serious about […]
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What I Have Seen And Heard
March 31, 2011Each year the rather restrained season of Lent is interrupted by two extremely festive events—the feasts of St. Patrick and St. Joseph—coming annually in rapid succession. On these two days, we tend to set aside our penitential feelings to praise God for sending these two wonderful men into the heart of the Church. Saints are […]
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Lo Que He Visto Y He Oído
March 31, 2011Cada año, la Cuaresma –época en que tratamos de ser más medidos- se ve interrumpida por dos acontecimientos muy festivos: las fiestas de San Patricio y de San José que vienen una atrás de la otra. En estos dos días tendemos a dejar de lado nuestros sentimientos de penitencia para dar gracias a Dios por […]
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Transcending Nationality
March 31, 2011The Georgia House of Representatives and Senate have passed separate versions of an immigration bill. These bills, like similar legislation proposed or adopted by other states, aim to curtail “illegal immigration” into the state, in the alleged absence of federal action in this regard. For a variety of reasons, the Catholic Church is not “on […]