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Doubting The Devil Is Dangerous
February 17, 2011Many people who believe in God still wrestle with the notion of the devil. They think that perhaps he’s just a symbol of evil, or maybe he’s a holdover from ancient times when people weren’t as scientifically advanced as we are today. But if you go to see “The Rite,” you get a new twist […]
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A Salute To Hu-manly Catholic Men And Women
February 17, 2011A recent column by Lorraine Murray (“A Salute To Manly-Man Catholics,” Oct. 14, 2010) led me to give the role of men in today’s world a closer look. I found some of the phrases and images used truly needed a close, Gospel-eyed examination of their content. I’d like to share another perspective on this, both […]
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Father Druding, Founder Of Airport Ministry, Dies At 74
February 17, 2011Father Jack Druding, a priest who shared a morning coffee with Pope John Paul II and was the Catholic priest who offered a friendly ear to travelers and workers alike in ministry at then newly opened Hartsfield International Airport, died on Feb. 12 at St. George Village. He was 74. Father Druding crossed paths with […]
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Rebecca Gallagher Dies
February 17, 2011Rebecca Gallagher, the mother of six children, including Father Timothy Gallagher of the Atlanta Archdiocese, died at her home in Godfrey, Ga., on Feb. 12 after an extended battle with brain cancer. She was 72. Born on Dec. 19, 1938 to Pauline Hale Dryden and the late Quinton Dryden, Mrs. Gallagher, known as Becky, grew […]
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Education Celebrated At Catholic Schools Banquet
February 17, 2011Nancy Crane’s office is cozy with its couch, rocking chair, blankets made by her mom. Not the kind of place you’d expect for the school’s director of discipline. She laughed. “It’s really kind of a joke. We don’t have discipline (problems) at Our Lady of Victory,” she said. A long-time educator, Crane was chosen from […]
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Catholics Urged To Support Archbishop’s Appeal
February 17, 2011Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory is asking Catholics of the archdiocese to “reflect on how God has worked in your own life and participate again, or for the first time,” in this year’s Archbishop’s Annual Appeal, which will run from January to December of this year. The weekend of Feb. 26-27 is Commitment Weekend, when Catholics […]
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Notable
February 17, 2011It is a tradition at Christ the King School that leaders say feeds both the body and the soul for its families. As Catholics, when a new sibling is born or a family loses a loved one, prayers are offered. It is second nature. And at the Peachtree Way school, there is something else. A […]
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Fathers Told Their Family Life Is Saintly
February 17, 2011What’s a 16th-century martyr have to teach 21st century fathers? A lot, it turns out. Leave it to Msgr. Richard Lopez to lead a cafeteria of men at St. Pius X High School through the life and times of St. Thomas More and find nuggets of wisdom for them. Try writing a letter to their […]
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10 Years After 9/11, Different Faiths Seek Harmony
February 17, 2011It’s always good to have friends in times of crisis. But it’s even better to have friends all the time. A panel of religious leaders encouraged faith communities to talk, learn and celebrate together. More than 160, Jews, Muslims, Christians, Buddhists and Hindus gathered in Atlanta Feb. 2 to mark the first United Nations World […]
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Walker Percy’s 1961 Novel Worth Reading Every Lent
February 17, 2011I’ll begin this commentary by making a rather bold statement: Of all the books I’ve read, of all the novels I’ve taught, none achieves quite the same sense of revelation that I discover upon each re-reading of Walker Percy’s 1961 novel “The Moviegoer.” When Percy’s debut novel won the National Book Award 50 years ago, […]