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One-Act ‘Wise Men’ Bring Story To Local Churches
December 23, 2010What did the Wise Men talk about in the moments before they wandered into the stable to see the Holy Child? That’s the question at the center of the quick moving, fast-talking one-act play “Wise Men.” The play opens with two of the Magi, traditionally known as Balthasar and Melchior, although there is no mention […]
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Son Influences Dad’s Return To Church
December 23, 2010Reading about the Catholics Come Home Georgia initiative brings back fond memories of my Dad and how, as a young boy, I was instrumental in his conversion to Catholicism. We lived in Buffalo, N.Y. My mother was not a practicing Catholic at the time. Dad said he was Lutheran but didn’t attend church either. I […]
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Parishes Active In Catholics Come Home Campaign
December 23, 2010The Catholics Come Home Georgia campaign officially kicked off Dec. 17 in the Archdiocese of Atlanta as primetime television commercials hit the airwaves across the state. Many of the parishes in the archdiocese have joined in the campaign efforts, implementing various ways to reach inactive Catholics and encouraging parishioners to reach out to friends and […]
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Keeping A Balance At Christmas
December 23, 2010Christmas season in this country is different from what I used to know back in my home country when I was growing up. It is more festive here: more lights glittering, more shopping and spending, more secular and more commercialized. It is more “joyful” here, too, even though not all the joy is for the […]
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His gifts of beauty surround us
December 14, 2010Sometimes in our busy and hurried schedules we fail to stop and take in the beauty of God around us. Recently I was on my way to an assignment when I noticed the December evening sky below. I’ve never taken a photograph that God didn’t see first, because it was his creation. Ordinarily I would […]
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Georgia Catholic Men Get ‘Closer to Christ’
December 9, 2010Over 300 men from Georgia answered with a resounding “yes” to attend the first Georgia Catholic Men’s Conference on Saturday, Nov. 6. The conference featured a full slate of prominent Catholic speakers, the sacrament of reconciliation offered throughout the day, and a closing Mass celebrated by Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory. Several hundred attendees from across […]
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Deacon Assignment
December 9, 2010Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following change in deacon assignment. Deacon Robert J. Hauert, who has been serving at St. Stephen the Martyr Church, Lilburn, will now serve at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Atlanta
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Confessions Of A Doormat
December 9, 2010Doing good deeds can be quite dangerous at times. For example, you might feel so amazingly virtuous that you start suspecting a halo is attached to your head. I confess this has happened to me. You see, I sometimes get the “glow” of goodness, which comes from realizing I’m making a big sacrifice for someone. […]
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New Life Of Faith Came With Sobriety
December 9, 2010Kenny McMann’s journey to the Catholic Church has not been an easy one. However, through his struggles with belief, various addictions and an overpowering feeling of being alone, McMann has emerged a confident man of faith who realizes the power of having God present in his life. McMann, who grew up south of Atlanta near […]
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After Time Away, Active Catholic Finds Fulfillment
December 9, 2010It was during a Protestant worship service that Sherial Cubit sensed that after 10 years away from the Catholic Church, it was time to return. “We were singing a song about money and it was just so uncomfortable to my spirit, I couldn’t be a part of it anymore,” she said. Her return to the […]