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Decatur Pastor Reflects On Heeding God’s Call
April 15, 2010“Be open to what God is calling you to do. Being a priest is not a job, it is a way of life,” said Father Eric Hill, pastor of Sts. Peter and Paul Church in Decatur. “It is a life choice, not a job choice. It is who I am.” Coming to this life view […]
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Local Churches Take Action To Celebrate Earth Day
April 15, 2010From demonstrating how to make and use low-cost, non-toxic cleaners around the house to hosting environment-themed movie nights, the social justice committee at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Atlanta has been finding ways to educate and motivate parishioners to take action to care for God’s creation. In early 2009, the 15-member committee turned to […]
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Faith Of Young Mother Focus Of May Magnificat
April 15, 2010Julie Goodrow, 32, wife and mother of three young children, will be the speaker on Saturday, May 15, at the Magnificat breakfast for women. A graduate of the University of Georgia, the speaker will talk about her journey in faith, which led her to become a Catholic in college and then helped her and her […]
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Our Lady Of Mercy Names New Head Football Coach
April 15, 2010Excitement and anticipation surround the football program at Our Lady of Mercy High School with the recent hiring of new head football Mike Earwood. With a career record of 186-62, Coach Earwood leaves neighboring Starr’s Mill High School, where he was the first and only football coach at the Fayette County public school. Starr’s Mill […]
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Marist Girls Pound Pace Academy In Lacrosse
April 15, 2010The Marist School girls established a two-game winning streak and produced their highest goal output of the season on their home field with a 20-2 victory over Pace Academy, April. 7. Marist School senior Sascha Brown (#4) scored three of her four first-half goals in the first two minutes of the game as she helped […]
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Archdiocese To Host 15th Annual Eucharistic Congress
April 15, 2010Catholic faithful from throughout the Archdiocese of Atlanta and the Southeast will again gather en masse to attend the region’s largest gathering of Catholics—the annual Eucharistic Congress. Members of parishes throughout the archdiocese will be present with their representative banners flying high for the popular opening procession, while other members of the local church plan […]
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Curia meeting seen as way to give pope more input from ‘entire church’
April 1, 2010NEW ORLEANS (CNS)—Boston Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley, one of eight cardinals appointed by Pope Francis to advise him on possible reforms of the Roman Curia, said Sept. 18 he has received extensive feedback from cardinals and archbishops in the U.S. and Canada in preparation for an Oct. 1-3 meeting with the pope. In New Orleans […]
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Real St. Patrick Is Inspiring Human Figure, Priest Says
April 1, 2010Growing up in Ireland, Father Darragh Griffith remembers his boyhood impression of St. Patrick as someone completely unlike himself. “It was only when I got to seminary did I really discover St. Patrick, the real person,” said Father Griffith. “Reading the confessions (of St. Patrick) revealed a different St. Patrick. Here was a person I […]
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What I Have Seen And Heard (April 1, 2010)
April 1, 2010This week in great metropolitan communities, in remote tropical locations, and in little rural villages throughout the world, Catholics will recall the events that mark our salvation. We will listen to the words of Sacred Scripture and follow the ritual traditions that are now almost two thousand years old that recall and renew the Mystery […]
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No Gold Stars On My Lenten Report Card
April 1, 2010It’s time to fill out your Lenten report card. How did you do this year? Do you get an A, a B—or a big fat F? I’m afraid I really overdid it as far as Lenten promises go. You see, I vowed to stop doling out unasked-for advice, but that didn’t seem like enough. So […]