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Regional Stewardship Conference To Be Held In N.C.
March 3, 2011Whether your parish is just starting to promote stewardship as a way of life or has been actively involved for years, the tenth Regional Stewardship Conference will feature something for you. The conference, sponsored by the Archdiocese of Atlanta and the Dioceses of Charlotte, Charleston, Raleigh and Savannah, will be held on Saturday, April 9, […]
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Reflections On A Gathering Of Consecrated Religious
March 3, 2011February 2 was the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord. The celebrations began beautifully. We welcomed the morning with a candlelight procession through our cloister and on into the church. We moved slowly, chanting an ancient Latin hymn as we walked. People from the area joined us in the procession. The small candles flickered, […]
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Catholic Health Care In The United States
March 3, 2011The journey began some 2,000 years ago when an itinerant preacher told a parable about a man who was beaten and left for dead at the side of the road. Three people came upon the man. Two left without offering assistance. The third, a Samaritan, not only aided the man but even took him to […]
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Georgia Bishops Articulate Immigration Stance
March 3, 2011Five years ago, we, the Catholic bishops of Georgia, issued a pastoral statement voicing our heartfelt concerns about the human suffering arising from inhumane national and state policies affecting immigrants. Since that time, the destructive climate affecting the day-to-day struggles of our immigrant brothers and sisters in Georgia seems to have further deteriorated. The Georgia […]
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March 1, 2011
I am having a hard time gearing up for Lent, which begins Ash Wednesday, March 9th. It’s easy to get into the introspective mood that the holy season demands. Scratch that. It’s easy when it’s cold, overcast and just plain icky to get into the introspective mood that the holy season demands . The weather […]
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Area Catholic Athletes Sign On To Play College Sports
February 17, 2011National Signing Day took place this year on Wednesday, Feb. 2. Joining other athletes around the country, local Catholic high school seniors made it official when they signed binding national letters of intent to play collegiate sports at the college or university of their choice. The list below includes area Catholic athletes who made commitments […]
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Meet the New Deacons
February 17, 2011Deacon Fernando Barrueta Age: 70 Born: May 30, 1940 in Havana, Cuba Family: He and his late wife, Raquel, were married for 43 years and have three daughters, Libertad, Ana and Rachel, three grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Education: Graduate of Inter-American Aviation School as an air conditioning mechanic. Studied at preparatory school in Havana, Cuba. […]
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What I Have Seen And Heard
February 17, 2011During the past couple of weeks the Gospel selections at daily Mass have provided us with a number of narratives of Jesus’ healing power and ministry. We begin each calendar year with quite a few examples of Jesus’ outreach to and care for the sick. One of the conclusive signs of the era of the […]
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Words That Last A Lifetime
February 17, 2011I met a young woman not too long ago. She was at a parish celebration not far from here and we struck up a conversation. During a pause in the flow of words, she suddenly asked me if I knew Father Anthony. I told her that I did, that he is one of our monks […]
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Priest Assignments
February 17, 2011Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following priest assignments. Father Terry Crone has been assigned as the first pastor of the newly designated parish of St. Catherine Laboure, Jefferson, effective Feb. 2. He will continue to serve as the pastor of St. Mary Church, Toccoa. Father John T. Howren has been assigned as pastor […]