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March Madness is contagious at the high school level too
March 3, 2011**UPDATE** St. Pius X High School was defeated by Dalton High School in the quarterfinals of the state basketball tournament 50-36. St. Pius finished the season with a record of 25-6. My high school, DuPont Manual, defeated Mercy Academy 55-52 to win their region championship. Now they advance to the Sweet Sixteen round of the […]
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Emory And Saint Joseph’s Announce Formal Partnership
March 3, 2011Emory Healthcare and Saint Joseph’s Hospital announced March 11 that they have established a formal partnership that will create the largest and most clinically comprehensive health care network in Georgia. While the arrangement would give Emory Healthcare a majority ownership of Saint Joseph’s, Saint Joseph’s will retain involvement in governance of the joint operating company, […]
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Lenten Regulations—Archdiocese Of Atlanta
March 3, 2011Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent and is a day of universal fasting and abstinence. The following fasting and abstinence regulations are observed throughout Lent: Abstinence from meat is observed on Ash Wednesday (March 9), Good Friday (April 22) and all the Fridays of Lent by all Catholics 14 years of age and older. […]
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Priest Assignments
March 3, 2011Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following changes in priest assignments. Msgr. R. Donald Kiernan has retired as pastor of All Saints Church, Dunwoody, effective Feb. 24. In acknowledgment of his many years of service to the Archdiocese of Atlanta, Archbishop Gregory appointed him as pastor-emeritus of the parish where he will continue to […]
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What I Have Seen And Heard
March 3, 2011Canon 511 from the 1983 Code of Canon Law may not be one of the more recognized of the Church’s canons, perhaps because it addresses the issue of the optional establishment of a diocesan pastoral council. In many respects, I continue to find it to be one of the most beneficial of all of the […]
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Send Us Your Lenten Recipes
March 3, 2011Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, March 9, and the tradition of meatless Fridays in Lent typically brings forth the tried-and-true macaroni and cheese, fish sticks, tuna casserole, cheese pizza and the like. What does your family eat during Lent? The Georgia Bulletin staff is offering a challenge to readers to come up with more creative […]
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Letter To A Pregnant Friend
March 3, 2011Dear Sandra: You sounded so upset when you called me today. You were in tears, and my heart broke for you. I thought something terrible had happened, and then you told me you had just discovered you are pregnant. For so many women this is such happy news, but for you, it is a great […]
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Catholic Conference Testifies Against Immigration Bill
March 3, 2011Legislation that proposes new penalties for employing illegal immigrants, possessing fraudulent identification and for transporting or “harboring” illegal immigrants will be debated in the full Georgia House of Representatives. The legislation also proposes giving law enforcement officers in the state the power to enforce federal immigration laws in certain circumstances and requires employers to use […]
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Catholics At Capitol Knock On Legislators’ Doors
March 3, 2011While the docket of the Georgia House of Representatives includes high-profile legislation aimed at immigrants to this country, legislators heard a reflection Feb. 17 from the chaplain of the day, Bishop Luis R. Zarama, a naturalized U.S. citizen. “You have an enormous task before you this year,” Bishop Zarama said, speaking from the well of […]
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Saint Joseph’s Hospital Sale Appears Imminent
March 3, 2011The sale of Atlanta’s oldest and only Catholic hospital, Saint Joseph’s Hospital of Atlanta, is imminent, according to hospital officials. The hospital and related entities, Saint Joseph’s Translational Research Institute, Saint Joseph’s Medical Group, Saint Joseph’s Service Corp. and Saint Joseph’s East Georgia in Greensboro, are those being considered for sale to a new parent […]