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A Secret Recipe For Befriending God
May 13, 2010Have you ever had a day when all the floors are polished, the beds are made, the bathrooms are gleaming, the larder is full—and there’s nothing left to do? Me neither. Instead, it seems I am always chasing a frisky dust bunny across the living room, scouring the bathtub or putting laundry away. As I […]
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After Illness, Donovan Senior Will Help Others
May 13, 2010Instead of being in classes and taking exams, Marissa Kennedy spent two months hospitalized during her junior year as her weight dropped to less than 85 pounds. She spent the time undergoing medical tests at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite. At the hospital, she was persuaded by caring physical therapists to get out […]
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Holy Spirit Student Sees Hard Work Pay Off
May 13, 2010Jeannine Torres is wrapping up her senior year at Holy Spirit Prep School in a whirlwind of activity starting with prom, then a weeklong jaunt with the senior class to see the antiquities of Rome and ending with graduation. But rewind four years and, but for a persistent mom, high school would have been very […]
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Motivated BT Senior Finds The Best In Life
May 13, 2010Maegan Ulrich is the type of person who sees a job and gets it done. When she wasn’t getting the necessary photos to finish a yearbook project, Maegan grabbed a camera and took the photos herself. There’s also a whimsical side to her. As a stage manager for Blessed Trinity High School’s dance company, at […]
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Pinecrest World-Traveler Selects College Nearby
May 13, 2010In the last month, Pinecrest Academy senior Kristen Petros has visited two different countries on mission trips. These trips have become the norm for the young woman, who recently spoke about her high school experience and what she has planned for the future. During Holy Week, Kristen ventured to Mexico with her family on a […]
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Marist Senior Learns To Challenge Others, Herself
May 13, 2010As Emily Saunders reflects on her four years at Marist School, she smiles and laughs as if she’s talking about an old friend. She has learned many life lessons through class and extracurricular activities and looks forward to bringing those valued lessons with her as she moves on to college in the fall. “I was […]
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Pius Senior Finds His Niche In Sports Reporting
May 13, 2010St. Pius X senior Patrick Tighe learned more than algebra or grammar during his four years in high school. For him, it has been a time of learning, growing and facing new opportunities with a positive attitude and a good heart. Patrick, one of a set of triplets, is not hesitant to tell you about […]
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At OLM, Student Discovers Love Of Literature
May 13, 2010Isis Freeman transferred into Our Lady of Mercy High School her junior year. During her two years at the Fayetteville school, she has earned the respect of faculty and peers. There is little she hasn’t done on campus. She was elected president of the Fatima House, which gives her an inside track to advise the […]
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Three Priests Honored As Advocates For Those In Need
May 13, 2010At one of the largest and most diverse parishes in the Atlanta Archdiocese, Father Jim Kuczynski saw the turmoil and division that surrounds the immigration debate. He didn’t run from it. Instead, he and parish leaders at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Smyrna, faced it. “It was a transforming experience, not just for the participants, […]
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Priest Reflects On Life’s Journey, Call To Serve
May 13, 2010Father Edward Thein’s journey to the priesthood started as “a local admiration for my parish priest, Father Francis Cronin,” he said, remembering the pastor of his childhood parish of St. Lawrence Church in Pittsburgh, Pa. “He was a man of the people. Parishioners would invite him into their lives and homes. He would play with […]