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Pope says focus on morality can obscure Gospel message
May 27, 2010VATICAN CITY (CNS)—In a lengthy and wide-ranging interview with one of his Jesuit confreres, Pope Francis spoke with characteristic frankness about the perils of overemphasizing Catholic teaching on sexual and medical ethics; the reasons for his deliberate and consultative governing style; and his highest priority for the church today. The pope’s remarks appeared in an […]
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May 27, 2010North Georgia priests are a happy lot, who would be helped if they exercised more. Also, they like their boss, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory. Msgr. Stephen Rossetti, a clinical associate professor at The Catholic University of America, came to town on Monday, May 10, to present his findings on a national survey of priest wellness. […]
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GSU, Catholic Students Deliver Food To St. Francis Table
May 27, 2010The general manager of campus services at Georgia State University calls it “a meaningful partnership.” It’s the very practical way that he and his co-workers, with the help of the Georgia State Catholic Student Association, are redirecting unused campus food items to the St. Francis Table soup kitchen at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. […]
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SCC Undergrads Plan Transfers
May 27, 2010While a public appeal continues trying to raise $6 million by June 30 so that Southern Catholic College in Dawsonville can reopen, many undergraduates there have applied to other colleges, several of which have stepped forward to help students with transfers and financial aid. Among the colleges are Franciscan University of Steubenville in Steubenville, Ohio, […]
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Southern Catholic ‘Alive In You,’ Graduates Told
May 27, 2010Smiling brighter than their parents’ flashing cameras, Southern Catholic College graduates in cap and gown, marching to “Pomp and Circumstance,” evoked the catch-in-the-throat moment of joy. Almost like uncorking champagne, they seemed ready to pop with vitality and an eagerness to show the world what years of family life, education, prayer and seasoning has produced […]
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Pius Students Live Out Latin Lesson
May 27, 2010Last fall, St. Pius X Latin honors teacher Susan Belmonte asked her students for ideas for a class video project. Several months later, students were lining up around the track to participate in the school’s first chariot race. “I wanted the project to be student-driven, not simply assigned by me,” said Belmonte. “We narrowed the […]
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Learning from the Good Shepherd
May 27, 2010Most members of the animal kingdom have far more developed senses of smell than we humans possess. It is one of the important ways that they can find their meals and of course, manage to avoid becoming meals for other animals. People have often made effective use of these highly developed senses of smell in […]
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Camp Continues To Honor Miralles’ Legacy
May 27, 2010The threat of the year’s first May showers did not deter nearly 80 young men and women with developmental disabilities from getting outside and having fun. Whether facing each other in kickball or paddling a boat across a lake, the campers and the volunteers dedicated to them were both sure to have a good time […]
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Convocation Seeks Church Unity In Diverse World
May 13, 2010The universality of the Catholic Church and the cultural diversity of the church in the United States were on display at the University of Notre Dame May 6-8 in the person of 300 church leaders, including Atlanta Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, with cultural heritages that span the globe. The Catholic Cultural Diversity Network Convocation produced […]
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What I Have Seen And Heard (May 13, 2010
May 13, 2010Last week an important national gathering held at Notre Dame University brought together a team of Catholic people who represent the great diversity of cultures, ethnic groups, races and regions of our Church in the United States of America. The conference was called by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, and approximately a dozen bishops, […]